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May 08, 2025
Current and prospective college athletes whose spots on their team rosters were jeopardized by the NCAA's settlement of a name, image and likeness antitrust class action will be allowed to play again, according to the latest version of the deal, which a California federal judge found last month needed a revision.
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April 25, 2025
In this week's Off The Bench, the landmark $2.78 billion settlement to compensate college athletes hits a snag, a former New York Knick's assault case against Madison Square Garden may be on shaky ground, and Vanderbilt University's quarterback fights to protect his successful challenge against the NCAA's eligibility rules.
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April 24, 2025
The California federal judge overseeing the $2.78 billion settlement between the NCAA and college athletes seeking compensation remained unsatisfied with the NCAA's insistence on roster limits she considers unfair to class members, so much so that she gave the sides two weeks to resolve the issue or risk having the settlement tossed and sent back to litigation.
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April 18, 2025
In this week's Off The Bench, the Trump administration takes aim at Maine's policy on transgender athletes, the NCAA's settlement with athletes stands firm on a contentious clause, and a university that displayed a controversial quiz question at a football game settles with the quiz's creator.
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April 15, 2025
In court-ordered revisions to their $2.78 billion antitrust class action settlement, the NCAA and the athlete class added greater protections for athletes entering college throughout the deal's 10-year span, but refused to budge on roster limits opposed by several objectors.
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April 11, 2025
In this week's Off The Bench, the big NCAA name, image and likeness settlement still needs more work, a long-awaited settlement between U.S. Soccer and a prominent sports promotion company is completed, and a resolution of the conflict between Northwestern University and its football players is a step closer.
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April 07, 2025
A California federal judge declined Monday to immediately approve the National Collegiate Athletic Association's $2.78 billion name, image and likeness deal, giving counsel a week to propose "fixes" that address objections raised by some athletes, including ex-Seattle Seahawks linebacker Benjamin Burr-Kirven and gymnast and social media influencer Olivia Dunne.
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March 05, 2025
The California federal judge overseeing the massive $2.78 billion name, image and likeness settlement between the National Collegiate Athletic Association and former and current student-athletes has released guidelines for the deal's final approval hearing in April.
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March 04, 2025
The response by the class of college athletes to the NCAA's settlement providing name, image and likeness compensation and revenue sharing has been "overwhelmingly positive,'' the attorneys for the athletes told a California federal judge as part of their bid for final approval of the $2.78 billion settlement next month.
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January 31, 2025
In this week's Off The Bench, critics get their knives out for the NCAA's $2.78 billion class action settlement with college athletes over name, image and likeness rights, the family feud over ownership of the San Diego Padres intensifies, and a federal gambling probe ensnares Miami Heat guard Terry Rozier.