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Dominic Hardie v. NCAA

  1. September 11, 2017

    9th Circ. Won't Rethink Decision Over NCAA No-Felons Rule

    A Ninth Circuit panel on Monday refused to rethink its ruling that the NCAA could keep its policy excluding convicted felons from coaching in NCAA-sanctioned youth basketball tournaments.

  2. August 11, 2017

    Coach Asks 9th Circ. To Rehear NCAA No-Felon Rule Suit

    A youth basketball coach on Thursday urged the Ninth Circuit to review its finding that the NCAA could keep its policy excluding convicted felons from coaching in NCAA-sanctioned youth basketball tournaments, saying the decision sets an impossibly high bar for anyone bringing disparate impact claims.

  3. June 27, 2017

    9th Circ. Upholds NCAA's No-Felon Rule Amid Bias Row

    A Ninth Circuit panel on Tuesday unanimously agreed the NCAA can keep its policy that excludes convicted felons from coaching in its sanctioned tournaments, ruling a youth basketball coach failed to present viable alternatives amid claims the policy is discriminatory toward African-Americans.

  4. January 11, 2017

    Coach Tells 9th Circ. NCAA's No-Felon Rule Is Illegal Bias

    A youth basketball coach with a drug conviction urged the Ninth Circuit on Wednesday to revive his suit alleging the NCAA's rule barring felons from coaching in NCAA-sanctioned tournaments violates the Civil Rights Act, arguing the rule's disproportionate impact on African-Americans is illegal, regardless of the NCAA's intent.

  5. February 08, 2016

    High Court Ruling Bars NCAA No-Felons Rule, 9th Circ. Told

    A youth basketball coach who can't participate in NCAA-sponsored tournaments due to a rule banning felons asked the Ninth Circuit to reverse a finding that the policy doesn't violate the Civil Rights Act, saying the rule disproportionately affects African-Americans and is therefore illegal under a recent U.S. Supreme Court decision.

  6. January 04, 2016

    Interest Groups Side With NCAA In Anti-Felon Policy Appeal

    A trio of legal interest groups last week weighed in on a Ninth Circuit appeal of a decision finding that the NCAA does not discriminate against African-Americans by barring ex-convicts from coaching in high school basketball tournaments.