The National Women’s Soccer League today announced the addition of three senior-level hires to the front office, including Dr. Andria Johnson as Senior Director of People and Inclusion, Bobbi-Sue Doyle-Hazard as Vice President of Legal and Jordan Dolbin as Head of Social and Influencer Marketing. “These three highly accomplished individuals bring with them incredibly relevant…
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The Women’s Sports Foundation is enlisting support for a measure to award its founder, sports legend Billie Jean King, Congressional Gold Medal. “As we commemorate 51 years of Title IX, we take a moment to honor one of the law’s unwavering advocates, WSF Founder Billie Jean King. A sports icon and social justice pioneer, BJK…
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Last last week, Texas Governor Greg Abbott signed the Save Women’s Sports Act passed during the 88th Regular Legislative Session into law at the Texas Capitol. This new law will “protect the integrity of women’s sports by prohibiting biological men from competing against female athletes at Texas colleges and universities.” “Today is an important day…
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Arizona Superintendent of Public Instruction Tom Horne recently submitted a formal legal response in his defense of a lawsuit challenging the state law that prohibits biological boys from playing on girls’ teams. Horne is the only remaining defendant in the case since the other named parties have declined to defend the law. In a news…
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Alabama Governor Kay Ivey signed House Bill 261 last week, which limits transgender students to playing sports in public colleges and universities only with their biological sex. Upon taking this latest action to “protect female athletes,” Governor Ivey issued the following statement: “Look, if you are a biological male, you are not going to be…
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The Big Ten Conference (Big Ten) hosted its first LGBTQ+ Symposium today, at the Big Ten Headquarters and Conference Center in Rosemont, Illinois, to celebrate the start of PRIDE Month. The Big Ten will welcome more than 100 student-athletes, coaches and administrators from its 14 (soon-to-be 16) member institutions – along with a remarkable group…
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(EDITOR’S NOTE: What follows is the “experience” of Emma Peck, a Division 1 athlete playing field hockey for the University of Massachusetts.) My main goal of this writing is to explain my side of my mental health journey and how this entire process and field hockey program has detrimentally ruined myself along with many other…
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Kelleigh Irwin Fagan, of Church Church Hittle + Antrim, has been recognized as one of Indianapolis Business Journal’s Forty Under 40 in the Class of 2023. Fagan is a partner in the firm’s sports law and business services sections. Each year, the Indiana Business Journal recognizes the top professional leaders in Indianapolis who have achieved…
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Shumaker practice focuses primarily on higher education and includes representing clients in NCAA regulatory matters such as waivers and infractions, as well as Title IX gender equity reviews and sexual harassment investigations. Hackney Publications announced today that Todd S. Shumaker, a sports lawyer and partner at Church Church Hittle + Antrim, is the featured guest…
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NASCAR driver Zach Herrin has announced a partnership with Lambda Legal, the leading national legal organization whose mission is to achieve full recognition of the civil rights of LGBTQ+ people and everyone living with HIV through litigation and public advocacy. As an openly gay NASCAR driver, Herrin said he is honored to support the important work of…
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