Yempabou Palo v. Iowa Board of Regents: Is Athletic Participation a Right or a Privilege?
Yempabou Palo (“Palo”) was a member of the Iowa State University (“ISU”) men’s basketball team. On September 18, 2012, he was formally charged by the Story County, Iowa Attorney with sexual abuse in the second degree as a result of an alleged incident that occurred in May 2012. Subsequently, in January 2013, the Story County, […]
Maryland Countersues the Atlantic Coast Conference
Maryland Countersues the Atlantic Coast Conference The University of Maryland (“Maryland”) has filed a $157 million countersuit against the Atlantic Coast Conference (“ACC”) in a North Carolina state court. In the lawsuit, for the first time, Maryland is claiming that the ACC attempted to recruit two Big Ten institutions to leave the Big Ten after […]
US Supreme Court Will Not Hear the NCAA’s Appeal to Intervene in the Electronic Arts Settlement
US Supreme Court Will Not Hear the NCAA’s Appeal to Intervene in the Electronic Arts Settlement The NCAA recently filed a Motion to Intervene relating to the First Amendment claims addressed in Electronic Arts v. Keller. The NCAA requested the opportunity to be heard on the issues presented to “ensure that [the NCAA’s] membership is […]
Paterno Suit May Move Forward Against the NCAA
Paterno Suit May Move Forward Against the NCAA The Court of Common Pleas of Centre County, Pennsylvania entered an order granting preliminary objections set forth by the NCAA and denying others. In pertinent part, the Court ruled that it would be “unjust” to rule on Pennsylvania State University’s (“Penn State”) agreement with the NCAA (i.e., […]
The NCAA Committee on Infractions Has Spoken: Southeastern Louisiana University
The NCAA Committee on Infractions Has Spoken: Southeastern Louisiana University The NCAA Committee on Infractions (“Committee”) recently issued its findings and found that Southeastern Louisiana University (“SELU”) committed major violations of NCAA legislation. After the investigation concluded the case was submitted to the Committee through the summary disposition process, which is an alternative to a […]
The NCAA Committee on Infractions Has Spoken: Fordham University
The NCAA Committee on Infractions Has Spoken: Fordham University The NCAA Committee on Infractions (“Committee”) recently issued its findings and found that Fordham University (“Fordham”) committed major violations of NCAA legislation. After the investigation concluded the case was submitted to the Committee through the summary disposition process, which is an alternative to a formal hearing […]
ACC v. Maryland: North Carolina Court of Appeals Upholds Denial of Motion to Dismiss
ACC v. Maryland: North Carolina Court of Appeals Upholds Denial of Motion to Dismiss The NCAA Committee on Infractions (“Committee”) recently issued its findings and found that Chadron State College (“CSC”) committed major violations of NCAA legislation. At issue were allegations of lack of institutional control due to athletics funds being held in outside bank […]
Northwestern University Athletes Seek to Unionize
Northwestern University Athletes Seek to Unionize For the first time, a group of student-athletes at Northwestern University have sought to unionize and have filed a petition with the Chicago, Illinois office of the National Labor Relations Board (“NLRB”). Under federal labor law, the NLRB will conduct a vote of potential members to determine whether there […]