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SRLA Publishes Safe at First, a Detailed Risk Management Guide for the Academic Community and Industry Professionals

October 31, 2024

The Sport and Recreation Law Association (SRLA), whose mission is to further the study and dissemination of information regarding legal aspects of sport and recreation, announced today that it has published Safe at First, making it available through its distribution partner, Hackney Publications, at https://pubs.hackneypublications.com/SRLA/subscribe.html “This is the most detailed risk management guide ever written…
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Will the NCAA Settlement Lead to Finalization of Agreements, or Are More Disputes and Legal Actions on the Horizon?

August 6, 2024

By Gregg E. Clifton The NCAA and the recognized Power 5 Conferences (the ACC, Big Ten, Big 12, Pac-12 and the SEC) and the athletes represented as part of the multiple class action antitrust litigations (House, Hubbard and Carter) have filed a motion for preliminary approval of their more than 100- page proposed settlement agreement with the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California in an effort to finalize the resolution and settlement of three of the outstanding class action antitrust lawsuits that have been…
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THIRD CIRCUIT REJECTS NCAA APPEAL ARGUMENT REGARDING STUDENT-ATHLETE EMPLOYEE STATUS UNDER THE FLSA

July 18, 2024

By Gregg Clifton and Christina Stylianou, of Lewis Brisbois In a long-awaited decision on the NCAA’s interlocutory appeal in Johnson v. NCAA following a February 2023 oral argument, a three-judge panel of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit has now rejected the NCAA’s effort to overturn the District Court’s denial of its motion to…
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Directly Paying Student-Athletes Opens ‘New World’ of Intercollegiate Athletics

May 30, 2024

By Charles Anzalone The recent settlement between the National Collegiate Athletic Association and the Power Five conferences paving the way for schools to pay student-athletes is no less than a “watershed moment in the history of collegiate athletics,” says University of Buffalo sports law expert Helen “Nellie” Drew. The landmark agreement is new, so it…
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Constangy Attorney Christopher Deubert Featured on Sports Law Expert Podcast

May 7, 2024

Hackney Publications (HP) has announced that Christopher Deubert of Constangy, Brooks, Smith & Prophete, LLP, one of the nation’s “leading young sports lawyers”, has been featured on Sports Law Podcast. The segment can be heard here (Christopher Deubert of Constangy). In addition, the firm was recognized in the 4th annual list of the “100 Law…
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College Athletics Returns to the NLRB With Notre Dame ULP Charge

April 23, 2024

By Gregg Clifton, Christina Stylianou, and David Tango The debate over student-athletes’ employment status has once again returned to the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB), this time drawing the University of Notre Dame into the dispute. Just weeks after the Dartmouth College Men’s Basketball team voted to unionize and be represented by the Service Employees International Union (SEIU) in an…
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Sports Lawyer Promoted to Deputy Athletic Director for Legal and Regulatory Affairs at Virginia

April 16, 2024

The University of Virginia has promoted Jason Baum to the position of deputy athletic director for legal and regulatory affairs. Baum has been a member of the Virginia athletics department since 2014. Most recently, he has overseen the compliance department as the associate athletics director for governance & regulatory affairs. He replaces Jim Booz on…
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An Interview with Sports Law Expert Peter Carfagna About the State of Collegiate Athletics

April 5, 2024

Harvard Law Today recently interviewed sports law professor Peter Carfagna about the state of collegiate athletics. Among the questions was this one, and his answer: “Beyond NCAA enforcement action, it’s hard not to notice a considerable amount of open court cases regarding these rules and rights. Can you walk me through some of the ongoing…
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Sports Law Attorney Mit Winter Talks Dartmouth

March 30, 2024

(Editor’s note: Courtesy of 2adays.com and journalist Bella Kevin, shared below is a question and answer from a recent interview the media outlet had with sports law attorney Mid Winter of Kennyhertz Perry. The insightful interview centered primarily on NIL and can be viewed here. However we wanted to share Winter’s thoughts on the developing story at…
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Dartmouth Refuses to Bargain With SEIU

March 20, 2024

By Gregg Clifton, David Tango and Christina Stylianou Dartmouth College (Dartmouth) has announced its refusal to bargain with the Service Employees International Union, Local 560, the recently certified union for the Dartmouth men’s basketball team. Although this reaction was anticipated, some still felt that Dartmouth might engage in negotiations with Local 560 based upon the union’s representation of Local…
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