In a provocative post this morning, Tim Nevius of dispute resolution provider Fair Sports (https://www.fairsports.org/) writes the following: “Eighteen Nebraska football players have reportedly challenged the College Sports Commission’s (CSC) rejection of their NIL agreements with PlayFly, Nebraska’s multimedia rights partner and a third-party sponsor. The contracts, reportedly worth more than $1 million collectively, were…
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Members of the Marshall University women’s swimming and diving team filed a class action lawsuit against the school and its Board of Governors for violating their civil rights under Title IX, which prohibits sex discrimination in all educational institutions that receive federal funds. The plaintiffs have also asked the court to issue a temporary restraining…
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The 9th Annual Tulane Entertainment & Sports Law Conference is scheduled to return to the Tulane University Law School campus April 10–11, featuring former Heisman Trophy winner and Super Bowl MVP Desmond Howard as the keynote speaker. The event, co-presented by the Tulane Law School and the Tulane Center for Sport, will be held at John Giffen Weinmann Hall in Uptown…
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(The following is shared from Sports Litigation Alert, which publishes 24 times a year, and features a searchable archive of more than 6,000 articles and case summaries.) By Luke Price Four former University of Michigan football players have filed a proposed class action seeking to extend the reach of name, image, and likeness (“NIL”) compensation…
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By Donald Remy College athletics has always been a uniquely American institution. Yesterday, that institution again found itself at the center of a conversation with a sitting United States President. A roundtable of roughly 50 leaders from government, athletics, broadcasting, business, and higher education met at the White House to hear a familiar message. The status quo…
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By Bernard G. Dennis, III & Jason S. Kaner Takeaways The NCAA has made enforcement of tampering rules a priority and warned institutions that violations will lead to “significant penalties,” reaffirming restrictions on unauthorized contact with student-athletes. The Division I Football Oversight Committee recommended emergency legislation imposing strict penalties on schools that circumvent the transfer process. The…
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The University of Miami School of Law will host its annual Global Entertainment & Sports Law + Industry Conference on March 26–27, 2026, bringing together leading lawyers, executives, and industry experts to discuss the most pressing legal and business issues shaping the sports and entertainment sectors. The two-day conference will take place at the Shalala…
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The Sandra Day O’Connor College of Law at Arizona State University has announced that Professor Don Gibson will assume the role of Executive Director of the Allan “Bud” Selig Sports Law and Business program following the departure of Aaron Hernandez on July 31. Hernandez, who has served as Assistant Dean and Executive Director, helped guide the program’s continued…
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Ifrah Law has announced the appointment of Kyra Pulliam as Licensing & Compliance Specialist at the firm. Prior to joining the firm, Pulliam served as Senior U.S. Licensing & Regulatory Coordinator at Better Collective, a global sports betting and iGaming affiliate network, where she managed licensing applications with regulatory authorities, developed tracking procedures for regulatory…
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Frank Hawkins, a nationally recognized sports executive and attorney with more than three decades of experience advising professional sports organizations and stakeholders at the highest levels, has joined Shumaker’s Sports Law Team. Hawkins brings significant depth of experience across complex legal, financial, media, technology, and governance matters that have helped shape the modern sports industry.…
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