District Court Judge Loretta Biggs has dismissed the NCAA from the putative class action filed by former UNC-Chapel Hill women’s basketball player Rashanda McCants and former UNC football player Devon Ramsay alleging state law claims against the NCAA and UNC. McCants, et al. v. NCAA, et al., No. 1:15-cv-176 (M.D. N.C. Aug. 12, 2016).
Alyson J. Guyan
The NCAA And Transgender Student-Athlete Participation
“Transgender” is an umbrella term for a person whose gender identity presentation is outside stereotypical gender norms and who may seek to change his or her physical characteristics through hormones, gender reassignment surgery, or other actions. Specifically, one’s internal psychological identification as a boy/man or girl/woman does not match the person’s sex at birth. For…
Colleges and Universities Must Address Sexual Violence Against Students
The University of Connecticut (UConn) has agreed to pay nearly $1.3 million to settle a federal lawsuit filed by five current and former female undergraduates who claimed the university mishandled their complaints of sexual assault.
UConn was accused of mishandling rape cases and refusing to condemn or intervene following reported harassment of female students, in…
NCAA Initiates Formal Changes to Student-Athlete Well-Being Rules
The NCAA Legislative Council has approved proposals for “student-athlete well-being rules.”
One proposed rule change would provide Division I student-athletes (both scholarship athletes and walk-ons) with unlimited meals and snacks in conjunction with their athletics participation. Under current NCAA rules, schools can provide three meals per day or a stipend for those meals to scholarship…
Why Agents Should Be Aware of All Relevant Agent Athlete Laws
The hefty contracts and marketing deals athletes now command have attracted states’ attention to the conduct of sports agents in light of state laws and regulations. Forty-three states have athlete agent regulations that regulate the registration, licensing, and conduct of athlete agents. As the following example illustrates, athlete agents who do not diligently follow state…