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UPDATE: Dartmouth Union Election Results Certified
By Gregg Clifton, David Tango, and Christina Stylianou
In an expected and anticipated procedural step forward, the results of the Service Employees International Union (SEIU), Local 560 election victory at Dartmouth College to represent and serve as the legal representative of the Dartmouth College Men’s basketball team for purposes of collective bargaining have…
Dartmouth Athletes Vote To Unionize: Now the Legal Challenges Begin
By Gregg Clifton and Christina Stylianou
In a historic moment for college athletics, Dartmouth College (“Dartmouth” or “the College”) men’s basketball team voted 13-2 to unionize and become members of the Service Employees International Union (“SEIU”), Local 560. The vote was held following the Decision and Direction of Election issued by National Labor Relations Board…
UPDATE: NLRB Regional Director Determines that Dartmouth’s Men’s Basketball Players Are Employees
Christina Stylianou & Gregg Clifton
Late last year, the Dartmouth men’s basketball team filed a petition with Region 1 of the National Labor Relations Board (“NLRB”) seeking to become union members. The petition sought to allow the 15 members of the team, excluding managers and supervisors, to join and become members of the Service Employees…
Utah Court of Appeals Confirms Athletes’ First Amendment Rights: Keisel v Westbrook and the Utah Jazz
By Rosa Maria León & Gregg E. Clifton
The Utah Court of Appeals has spoken: an athlete’s opinion on what connotes racist rhetoric is protected free speech. In a significant legal ruling that underscores the balance between sportsmanship, the right to free expression, and the duty of professional athletes to maintain their composure, the…
The NCAA Legal Drama Continues: 14-Day Temporary Restraining Order Becomes Joint Motion Requesting Preliminary Injunction Permitting Two-Time Transfer Athletes to Play Despite NCAA Rule
By Christina Stylianou & Gregg E. Clifton
In a fast moving series of legal actions and agreements involving the NCAA and the state attorneys general from Ohio, Colorado, Illinois, New York, North Carolina, Tennessee and West Virginia, the NCAA and the seven plaintiff states have now filed a joint motion seeking to convert the recent…
The College Athlete Right To Organize Act Is Back: Reintroduced To Encourage And Simplify Student-Athlete Unionization After Reclassification To University Employee Status
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ALERT: The Final Leg of the NCAA’s Amateurism Model Buckles Under the Association’s Year-End Proposal to Member Schools
By Christina Stylianou & Gregg E. Clifton
Following a three-year spell of changes in college sports and increased pressure to adapt its policies under the weight of aggressive state legislation and mounting litigation, the NCAA has now issued a proposal that acknowledges the cracks in the NCAA’s longstanding amateurism model. In a multi-page letter to…
UPDATE: Judge Wilken Renders Additional Decision Against NCAA
By: Gregg Clifton and Christina Stylianou
U.S. District Judge Claudia Wilken of the Northern District of California has continued her ongoing pattern of decisions against the NCAA by granting class-action status for the damages portion of the ongoing House v NCAA action. The case involves current and former student-athletes who have sued the NCAA and…
Following Ongoing Federal Legislative Inaction, NCAA Outlines Proposed Steps To Help Regulate NIL
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