By Peter Dawson, Senior Editor Sports law is so intertwined in the legal landscape these days that almost every national story involving the law has a sports law component. Take the passing of United States Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, and...
By Doriyon C. Glass, of Jackson Lewis P.C. The Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals affirmed summary judgment for Shelby County Board of Education (“SCBE”) in a lawsuit brought on behalf of a former Martha Layne Collins High School (“MLCHS”) student alleging multiple...
By Ellen J. Staurowsky, Ed.D., Senior Writer and Professor, Sports Media, Roy H. Park School of Communications, Ithaca College, staurows@ithaca.edu To quote Yogi Berra or John Fogarty, it was like déjà vu all over again at the College of William & Mary (W...
By Ellen J. Staurowsky, Ed.D., senior contributor, Professor, Sports Media, Roy H. Park School of Communications, Ithaca College, staurows@ithaca.edu Following a decision by the Big Ten Conference to postpone fall sport competition due to the COVID-19 pandemic,...
By Brian G. Nuedling, of Jackson Lewis P.C. As a matter of athletic department administration, Title IX is an obligation that is more than just numbers. While maintaining a level playing field in athletic opportunities and support often seems like simple math,...
A federal judge from the Northern District of New York has dismissed the claim of a high school field hockey player, who alleged that the school district violated several federal laws, including Title IX and failed to respond in a timely manner to the head coach’s...
An LSU football player, who was suspended for one year after a Title IX violation, has filed a complaint against the university. The unnamed player claims LSU made an “unjust and discriminatory decision… following a biased, flawed, confusing and unlawful...
By Ellen J. Staurowsky, Ed.D., Contributing Writer & Professor, Sport Management, Drexel University & Professor, Sports Media, Ithaca College ejs95@drexel.edu In May of 2020, Brown University (BU) announced an initiative to revitalize its athletics...
By Ellen J. Staurowsky, Contributing Writer and Professor, Sport Management, Drexel University & Professor, Sports Media, Ithaca College, ejs95@drexel.edu On May 28, 2020, in the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic, Brown University president Christina Paxson...
The Nebraska State College System has settled a pair of Title IX lawsuits brought by the family of Fatima Lissette Larios, who had alleged that Chadron State College (CSC) failed to prevent dating violence, which led to the softball player’s suicide in 2015....
By Loren Galloway When do roster decisions constitute gender-based discrimination? That’s the question at the center of a suit filed by a former women’s soccer player at the University of California, Berkeley against the institution as well as Cal women’s...
By Doriyon Glass, of Jackson Lewis A United States District Court for the District of Hawaii recently denied a motion for class certification filed by female high school students of James Campbell High School (“Campbell” ), regarding their claims that the Oahu...
