Sports:
- Swimmers suing World Aquatics over alleged antitrust violations say the objection to an additional $1.16 million in attorney fees is “absurd,” arguing the international governing body knows payment would come from a fund separate from the already negotiated attorney fees. Swimmers Defend $1.16M Fee In Antitrust Fight With Aquatics – Law360
- In seven weeks, the U.S. Supreme Court will hear oral arguments in two cases involving challenges to the constitutionality of laws in Idaho and West Virginia that prohibit transgender women and girls from participating on ...
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MUSIC
- Warner Music Group and artificial intelligence music generator Udio said they settled claims that Udio had used copyrighted music to train its AI models and announced a collaboration to create a licensed AI music service. Warner Music Group, Udio settle copyright case, plan new AI song creation platform | Reuters
- Live Nation Entertainment Inc. urged a New Jersey federal judge Tuesday to bar all evidence of damages in a long-running concert interference lawsuit, arguing that a defunct promoter’s trial plan attempts to revive allegations the court ...
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- A New York federal court judge denied a Long Island school district’s bid to amend claims in a lawsuit challenging the state’s ban on Indigenous mascots, calling proposed changes a “constitutional word salad,” but said a district parent could add First Amendment claims to the litigation. ‘Constitutional Word Salad’: Judge Rips Suit Over Mascot Ban – Law360
- A proposed bill in Massachusetts would require high school athletes to undergo additional health tests as part of their yearly sports physical. ‘Freddy’s Law’: Proposed bill would require ...
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NCAA
- The NCAA on Friday declared six former Division I men’s basketball players permanently ineligible after investigations found they tried to fix games and provided information to gamblers about how they would manipulate performances and outcomes. NCAA bans 6 ex-college basketball players from 3 schools for betting violations – The Athletic
- A recent member of Penn State‘s governing body sued the university and its top board leadership Thursday, claiming he was subjected to defamation and civil rights violations for exercising his right to free speech and ...
Sports:
- Seventeen years after losing the 2008 Formula 1 World Championship by a single point to Lewis Hamilton, the former Ferrari driver Felipe Massa is now taking legal action. How Felipe Massa’s $80M ‘Crashgate’ Lawsuit Against F1 Affects Lewis Hamilton – Athlon Sports
- Three women fencers, including a member of the 2024 U.S. Olympic team, accused their sport’s national governing body of discriminating against them by allowing transgender female athletes to participate in women’s competitions. USA Fencing Let Trans Athletes In Women’s Events, Suit Says ...
Sports:
NCAA
- It might have been nothing more than coincidence, but the NCAA released a statement on Wednesday denying athletes five years of college eligibility for now, with Illinois athletic director Josh Whitman explaining the decision. NCAA Won’t Change Rule, Which Keeps Manu In Limbo – SI
- A court-ordered federal mediator has reported an impasse between the NCAA and college tennis players challenging the rules barring them from competing in and earning prize money in professional events without forfeiting their college eligibility. NCAA, Tennis Players Can’t ...
Sports:
- California Gov. Gavin Newsom signed a bill into law on Monday that approved a study on potential inequities in youth sports, including “race, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability, income, or geographic location.” Newsom signs law to approve athlete equity study as more California schools oppose males in girls’ sports – Fox News
NCAA
- Mark Few contributed a written statement to the lawsuit filed by Tyon Grant-Foster, who continues to seek an additional year of eligibility after the NCAA denied the player’s appeal last Friday — the ...
Sports:
NCAA
- Jacob Manu, a linebacker at the University of Washington, filed an antitrust lawsuit against the NCAA on Wednesday, challenging the association’s “unreasonable restrictions that arbitrarily cut short his ability to compete as a college athlete,” according to the suit acquired by The Seattle Times. Washington Huskies’ Jacob Manu sues NCAA over eligibility rules | The Seattle Times
- The NCAA moved Wednesday to relax a long-standing gambling restriction, with Division I adopting a proposal that would allow student-athletes and athletics department staff to ...
Sports:
- Michael Jordan stood on the steps outside a federal courthouse and acknowledged he was willing to settle an antitrust suit against NASCAR. The judge hearing the case months ago admonished both sides to come to a resolution. The biggest names in NASCAR — Roger Penske, Rick Hendrick, Joe Gibbs and Richard Childress — have called for a settlement. NASCAR teams urge settlement as trial looms for Michael Jordan’s antitrust suit against series – AP
- A judge for the New York Supreme Court on Monday ruled that Nassau County‘s ban ...
Sports:
- Pittsburgh’s so-called jock tax, which levies a 3% tax on income earned by visiting athletes and performers at publicly funded stadiums, discriminates against nonresidents, the Pennsylvania Supreme Court ruled Thursday. Pittsburgh’s ‘jock tax’ on visiting athletes, performers at publicly funded stadiums shot down – AP
NCAA
- The NCAA’s decision allowing Canadian Hockey League players to compete at the U.S. college level for the first time won’t alter how the NHL evaluates draft-eligible talent. Pro Hockey Players Taking Advantage of New NCAA ...
