July 22, 2024
While the NCAA has never been a stranger to high-stakes litigation, the past six months have seen a deluge of courtroom intrigue as college athletes flex their legal muscle amid a quickly shifting consensus on the organization's overall business model.
July 12, 2024
In this week's Off The Bench, the Third Circuit enlivens the debate over whether college athletes can be considered employees, the Fifth Circuit is skeptical of Brett Favre's defamation suit and the NFL disputes claims of racism.
July 11, 2024
Amateurism can't shield the NCAA from student-athletes' Fair Labor Standards Act claims, the Third Circuit ruled Thursday, laying out a test to sort out whether athletes can be considered employees under the federal statute.
January 01, 2024
An ever-increasing volume of lawsuits involving the NCAA highlights the list of sports and betting cases to watch in 2024, including battles over athletes' right to compensation for their name, image and likeness and their fight to collectively bargain and be designated as employees. Plus, racial discrimination suits against the NFL, and more. Here, Law360 looks at the top sports and betting cases the legal world will be watching in the new year.
February 15, 2023
The Third Circuit on Wednesday delved into whether student-athletes are employees and therefore entitled to wages under the Fair Labor Standards Act, with a panel recognizing that the NCAA has some degree of control over them but more discovery might be necessary to answer the question.
February 14, 2023
A Third Circuit panel is scheduled to hear oral arguments Wednesday in a case that asks whether college student-athletes may sue the NCAA and individual institutions with claims they should be considered employees entitled to wages.
January 02, 2023
Pennsylvania-based cases that may be decided in 2023 will determine whether to count undated or misdated mail-in votes, if college athletes are "employees" of their institutions who can seek pay for their performances, and where companies can be sued within the Keystone State — if they're subject to its courts' jurisdiction at all.
November 23, 2022
In the next couple of months, federal appeals courts will hear cases questioning the U.S. Department of Labor's rulemaking powers and whether the U.S. Supreme Court's recent antitrust ruling for college athletes opens the door for them to pursue employee wages. Here, Law360 previews five oral arguments to keep an eye on.
August 19, 2022
The NCAA has continued to insist that college athletes should not be considered employees, telling the Third Circuit that last year's bombshell U.S. Supreme Court decision knocking down payment restrictions should not disturb its decades-long tradition of amateurism.
July 29, 2022
The Third Circuit on Friday allowed a law professor to proceed with his amicus brief supporting a group of students who are pushing back against the National Collegiate Athletic Association's stance that athletes are not considered paid employees.