Hackney Publications, the nation’s leading publisher of sports law periodicals, announced last month that new tools have been added to Sports Litigation Alert (Alert), a periodical that has been used in sports law classrooms for more than 15 years, which will make it even more useful for professors and their college students. Shortly thereafter, several…
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Earlier this week, the NCAA Board of Governors “discussed three issues of importance to college sports: the gender equity review of NCAA championships by Kaplan, Hecker & Fink LLP, transgender athlete participation in NCAA championships, and the Association’s sexual violence policy.” Specifically, the board received the first report from Kaplan, Hecker & Fink’s gender equity review,…
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By Doriyon C. Glass and Gregg E. Clifton , of Jackson Lewis Legislation recently reintroduced by Senators Maria Cantwell (D-Wash.) and Shelly Moore Capito (R-W.Va.) joins a growing number of federal bills on pay equity for female athletes. The “Equal Pay for Team USA” Act of 2021, first introduced in 2019, would require equal…
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By Susan D. Friedfel, Monica H. Khetarpal and Carol R. Ashley. of jackson Lewis It will fully enforce Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972 to prohibit discrimination based on sexual orientation and gender identity in education programs and activities that receive federal financial assistance from it, the U.S. Department of Education has clarified…
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The LEAD1 Association (“LEAD1”), which represents the athletic directors of the 130-member schools of the Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS), announced today the creation of the “LEAD1 Diversity Fellowship Program.” This new program will result in a year-long opportunity for each class of people of color and female administrators to better prepare to assume the athletics…
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The following is a press release from Florida Governor Ron DeSantis’ Office: Governor Ron DeSantis signed SB 1028 creating the “Fairness in Women’s Sports Act” and preserving fair opportunities for female athletes to demonstrate their strength, skills, and abilities in athletic competition. The bill specifies that an athletic team or sport that is designated for…
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Experienced sports lawyer Vered Yakovee has opened her own law firm, specializing in sports law and commercial transactions. Yakovee told Sports Litigation Alert that she started Yakovee Law “after lawyer friends at two professional sports teams contacted me to work with them on projects. “Yakovee Law allows me to offer the broad experience I gained…
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By Professor Paul Anderson, Director, Sports Law Program and National Sports Law Institute, Marquette University Law School (The following passage is excerpted from an exclusive article that appeared in Sports Litigation Alert and Legal Issues in Collegiate Athletics.) On July 8, 2020, Stanford University announced that it would discontinue 11 varsity sports programs at the…
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The Ithaca College Park School of Communications will host a virtual program, entitled The State of Gender Equity in College Sport, on May 10, from 7 to 8:30 pm (EST). The program, which will be moderated by Dr. Ellen Staurowsky, Professor, Sports Media, Roy H. Park School of Communications, Ithaca College, will feature “a discussion…
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(What follows is commentary from the Women’s Sports Policy Working Group, which is comprised of Olympic gold medalist swimmer Donna de Varona, former President, Women’s Sports Foundation, USOPC Board of Directors; International Tennis Hall of Famer Martina Navratilova, 18-time Grand Slam singles champion, 31 Grand Slam doubles titles and 10 Grand Slam mixed doubles titles;…
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