Loren Galloway Bowans has joined Southwestern University in Georgetown, Texas as its new Title IX Coordinator. Bowans was previously at the University of Texas at Austin, where she was a member of the University Risk and Compliance Services team and manager of UT’s Clery Act compliance program. She also worked closely with UT Austin’s Title…
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“Amid a staggering volume of Title IX complaints,” the U.S Department of Education (ED) and the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) announced Friday the “Title IX Special Investigations Team” (SIT) to “ensure timely, consistent resolutions to protect students, and especially female athletes, from the pernicious effects of gender ideology in school programs and activities.” The…
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Clarkson’s Arthur Bryant continues to be a prominent voice in the battle for gender equity and Title IX compliance in intercollegiate athletics. With decades of experience representing women athletes and championing equal rights in college sports, Bryant is arguably America’s most accomplished Title IX lawyer. He has been cited by the press nationwide for his views on recent developments,…
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The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has initiated a compliance review of the University of Maine following the State of Maine’s blatant disregard for President Trump’s Executive Order (EO) 14201, Keeping Men Out of Women’s Sports. “President Trump has made it abundantly clear: taxpayers’ hard-earned dollars will not support institutions that discriminate against women,” said U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Brooke…
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Hackney Publications announced today a client referral program, leveraging 25 years of editing and publishing experience in the sports law field to pair potential legal clients with sports lawyers. Those “friends of Hackney Publications,” defined as subscribers and sponsors, will receive notification when a potential legal client reaches out through Sportslawexpert.com (https://sportslawexpert.com/seeking-a-sports-lawyer/) as well as…
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Two female high school athletes from California, K.S. and T.S., along with their families, and the Save Girls’ Sports association, have filed an amended federal lawsuit against the State of California, Riverside Unified School District, and school officials. The lawsuit challenges AB 1266, the California law that “requires schools to allow biological males to compete…
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The Sports and Recreation Law Association (SRLA) has announced that Chance Miller, the Vice President for Intercollegiate Athletics and University Recreation at Coastal Carolina University, will be its keynote speaker for the 38th annual SRLA Conference, being held February 26 to March 1 in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina. The association also announced that it has…
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From the office of US Congresswoman Harriet Hageman (of Wyoming): “The Biden administration’s effort to fundamentally rewrite the very meaning and purpose of Title IX would threaten the integrity and safety of women’s sports nationwide by allowing men and boys to compete alongside women and girls. These actions have undermined decades of progress and robbed…
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By Christopher R. Deubert, Senior Writer at Hackney Publications In February 2020, MLS and the MLS Players Association (MLSPA) agreed to an unprecedented provision in their new collective bargaining agreement (CBA) – the salary budget (cap) would increase if MLS’ broadcast revenues increased “above the amount generated by the league in 2022 plus $100 million.”…
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Jane McGill, of Church Church Hittle and Antrim, recently gained admission to the Indiana Bar. Already licensed in Virginia, the additional admission will allow McGill to provide “even more value to CCHA’s Sports Law and Higher Education clients, complementing her extensive experience and specialized knowledge,” according to the firm. Having served as an NCAA Compliance…
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