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Hall Benefits Law Blog
U.S. Supreme Court Strikes Down NCAA Rules Restricting Education-Related Compensation and Benefits for College Athletes
By Anne Hall
On June 21, 2021, the U.S. Supreme Court unanimously upheld a Ninth Circuit ruling that the National Collegiate Athletic Association’s (NCAA) rules limiting athletes’ education-related compensation and benefits violate U.S.…
Franchise Law Update
Franchises Have NIL Questions . . . We Have (Some) Answers
Starting on July 1, 2021. the NCAA permitted student-athletes throughout the country to profit from their name, image, and likeness (“NIL”). This decision marks a major shift from the NCAA’s…
The Traklight Blog
College QB Files First Trademark Under New NCAA Guidelines
By Mike Willee
One of the bedrock principles of our capitalist arrangement is that people have the ability to use what ability they have to make a buck for themselves, however that may…
Expert Institute Insights
Supreme Court Permits Some Compensation for NCAA Student-Athletes
The Supreme Court recently held that the National Collegiate Athletics Associate (NCAA) cannot prohibit student-athletes from receiving certain types or amounts of compensation for their athletic performances. The decision represents…
Wage & Hour Developments
Student Athletes Oppose Motion to Dismiss FLSA Claims in Light of Supreme Court’s Alston Opinion
In October 2019, Ralph “Trey” Johnson filed a putative class action lawsuit in the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania against the National Collegiate Athletic Association…
MediaWrites
Alston v. NCAA – drawing a (blurred) line in U.S College Sports
US Collegiate sport The history of US collegiate sports begins in 1852: Students from Harvard and Yale participated in what many regard as the Nation’s first intercollegiate competition— a boat…
Louisiana Law Blog
The Ball’s In Their Court Now: NCAA’s NIL Policy Provides Trademark Opportunities for College Athletes
By Devin Ricci, Randy Cangelosi
In the United States, name, image, and likeness (“NIL”) are the three elements that make up a legal concept known as the right of publicity. The right of publicity is…
Hurley Burish, S.C. Current Publications
New NCAA Rulings – July 1, 2021
By Hurley Burish, S.C.
As of July 1, 2021, the NCAA suspended its rules prohibiting athletes from selling the rights to their names, images, and likenesses. Players will be able to monetize their social…
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Score One for the Student Athletes: NCAA Adopts Interim Name, Image, Likeness Policy
By Stacy K. Marcus, Michael Isselin, Deborah Bessner
The National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) has officially adopted interim policy changes that will allow college athletes the opportunity to benefit from their name, image, and likeness (NIL). This change…
Texas Law Blog
It Pays to go to College: NCAA Allows College Athletes to Profit from their Name, Image, and Likeness
By Kean Miller
Effective today, July 1, the NCAA has officially suspended the organization’s rules prohibiting athletes from selling the rights to their names, images, and likenesses (“NIL”). Despite the NCAA’s longstanding principles…