Sports Litigation Alert Current Issue

Here’s the latest issue of Sports Litigation Alert, the nation’s only subscription-based periodical reporting on the intersection of sports and the law. We also publish 11 other sports law periodicals. Visit hackneypublications.com to learn more.

July 11,  2025

Vol. 22, Iss. 13

Case Summaries

Articles

Attorneys Offer Insights Into the Sports Memorabilia Industry

By Holt Hackney Memorabilia has been a part of the America sports culture for more than 100 years. But like the games themselves, the memorabilia industry has undergone tremendous change. Fueled by the literal growth in sports fans and the money they spend, new...

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The Death of College Athletics:  House v. NCAA

By David J. Kaufman, Thompson Coburn LLP Since its founding in 1906, the Intercollegiate Athletic Association of the United States, now known as the National Collegiate Athletic Association or NCAA has been under an almost continuous attack for its illegal collusion...

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Analyzing House – What It All Means

By Sabria McElroy, Partner, Boies Schiller Flexner On June 6, 2025, U.S. District Judge Claudia Wilken granted final approval to one of the most significant antitrust settlements in sports history in House v. NCAA. The settlement resolves a trio of antitrust cases,...

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NIL Alert: $2.8 Billion Athlete Revenue Settlement Approved

By Adam R. Bialek and Dara S. Elpren* On June 6, 2025, U.S. Northern District of California Judge Claudia Wilken approved the National Collegiate Athletic Association’s (NCAA’s) $2.8 billion athlete revenue settlement (Settlement) in the consolidated case, In re...

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News Briefs

Sports Lawyer Jill Kelley joins Hogan Lovells in New York

Hogan Lovells has announced that Jill Kelley has joined the firm's Corporate & Finance practice as a partner in the New York office. Kelley joins from the New York Jets, where she was General Counsel and Vice President of Legal Affairs. “From her time at the Jets,...

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