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In re College Athlete NIL Litigation

  1. June 10, 2026

    NCAA Athletes Fight To Limit Review Of Third-Party NIL Deals

    College athletes urged a California federal magistrate judge Wednesday to find their deals with multimedia rights companies and third-party brand sponsors aren't subject to oversight by the College Sports Commission, a new entity created following the NCAA's landmark $2.78 billion name, image and likeness settlement.

  2. June 05, 2026

    Judge Rejects Objectors' Bid For More Equity In NIL Proposal

    A California federal magistrate judge has turned down a group of athletes' objection to a proposed addition to the $2.78 billion settlement with the NCAA that the group said would disproportionately benefit men in major revenue college sports.

  3. May 26, 2026

    College Athletes Say NIL Oversight Loophole Hurts Women

    A group of female athletes told a California federal judge that attempts to eliminate certain revenue streams from the NCAA's $2.78 billion class action settlement benefits mostly male athletes while diminishing the protections for women in college sports.

  4. May 05, 2026

    NCAA Insists Athletes Must Arbitrate NIL Deal, Not 'Rewrite' It

    College athletes' attempt to go through the courts to exempt certain revenue streams from NCAA oversight is an end-run around the resolution they reached in last year's $2.78 billion class action settlement, the association has told a California federal judge.

  5. December 23, 2025

    The Court Cases That Defined Sports Law In 2025

    From a landmark settlement that looks to reshape the future of college athletics to an eye-popping victory for a golf legend, the sports legal world was teeming with cases that commanded attorneys' attention throughout 2025.

  6. November 14, 2025

    Judge Again Rejects Title IX, Class Rep Objections To NIL Deal

    The NCAA's $2.78 billion settlement with college athletes who sought compensation for their name, image and likeness survived objections from seven athletes who lodged various claims of discrimination and inadequate representation for future athletes.

  7. November 06, 2025

    Cal Poly Athletes Rip NIL Deal For Impact On Women's Sports

    California Polytechnic State University athletes criticized the NCAA's $2.78 billion name, image and likeness settlement, telling a California federal judge during a hearing Thursday that it has harmed women's sports and caused inequitable cuts, while class counsel defended the deal, saying that it specifically preserves class members' Title IX rights.

  8. October 15, 2025

    Cal Poly Athletes Told Objections To NIL Deal Don't Hold Water

    The members of a college swimming and diving team that was eliminated by its school last March should blame the school itself for its demise, not the negotiators of a $2.78 billion class action athlete compensation settlement, the NCAA and the athlete class representatives told a California federal court in response to their objections.

  9. September 26, 2025

    Off The Bench: NCAA Mostly Beats Trans Suit, Faces Another

    In this week's Off The Bench, the NCAA beat the majority of claims over its former transgender policy, but faced a new lawsuit in New York, along with the State University of New York, stemming from its current ban of transgender athletes competing in women's sports.

  10. September 24, 2025

    Swimmers, Divers Rip School, NIL Deal After Team Dropped

    Four former swimming and diving team members at California Polytechnic State University have filed objections in federal court to the NCAA's $2.78 billion name, image and likeness settlement, after university officials pointed to the financial consequences of the settlement as the reason the swimming and diving program was eliminated.