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Women’s Sports Already Winning
When the NIL era arrived at midnight on July 1, top men’s basketball and football players immediately cashed in. . . . But just as experts predicted, it wasn’t just the top men’s sports athletes who profited. By AMANDA CHRISTOVICH
DI Council recommends DI Board adopt name, image and likeness policy
The Division I Council voted to recommend the Division I Board of Directors adopt an interim policy that would suspend amateurism rules related to name, image and likeness. By Michelle Brutlag Hosick
NCAA NIL Rules Will Permit College Athletes in All States to Enjoy NIL
The NCAA has thrown up its hands at the challenges of paying its athletes and will leave the issue to individual schools.by MICHAEL MCCANN Michael McCann Legal Analyst and Senior Sports Legal Reporter at Sportico.
WHAT WOMEN ATHLETES WON WHEN TITLE IX BECAME LAW
See video of Jill Pilgrim and other prominent sport women as they discuss the impact of Title IX of the Education Amendments Act of 1972 on women in college sports. The webinar panel took place on June 24, 2021, and was hosted by Arizona State University's Global...
Free Program to Connect Live Performance Venues to Federal Relief
NYC’s Mayor’s Office of Media and Entertainment announced the launch of Curtains Up NYC, a program to provide application assistance to live-performance venues, organizations and workers applying for federal relief.
Resources for Businesses – Paycheck Protection Program
To connect New York City’s small business owners to federal relief funds, the NYC Department of Small Business Services (SBS) has launched Fair Share NYC, offering free webinars, technical assistance and access to lenders to help businesses interested in applying for PPP loans.
New York Enacts New Post-Mortem Publicity Rights Law with Significant Implications for Commercial Advertising and Marketing Uses
A sea-change in NY's privacy/publicity rights law went into effect on November 30, 2020, when Gov. Cuomo signed legislation establishing a new Civil Rights Law Section 50-f (S5959D /A.5605-C), which for the first time grants a 40-year post-mortem right of publicity...
New Power-of-Attorney Law & Form in New York
In a major victory for New York State Bar Association advocacy on behalf of its members, Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo has signed a new NYSBA-advanced bill into law that simplifies and improves for consumers the state’s power of attorney form.
Japan considers compulsory private health insurance for international Olympic visitors
The Japanese government is considering making private health insurance coverage compulsory for overseas visitors to next summer's postponed Tokyo Olympics, sources familiar with the plan said. By Japan Today
DeGette legislation to reform U.S. Olympic Committees signed into law
WASHINGTON, D.C. – A key piece of legislation, originally introduced in the House by U.S. Rep. Diana DeGette (D-CO), to reform how the U.S. Olympic and Paralympic Committees operate was signed into law last night. Oct 31, 2020 Press Release
Bill which gives Congress power to remove USOPC Board members to become law after Trump signature
The Empowering Olympic, Paralympic and Amateur Athletes Act of 2020 has been signed by United States President Donald Trump, which will see the legislation become law.
Gift From Davis Polk to Expand Legal Services in West Harlem
Columbia Law School today announced a $500,000 grant from Davis Polk & Wardwell LLP to expand the Law School’s Entrepreneurship and Community Development Clinic. Students in the clinic provide free, transactional business law services to entrepreneurs, nonprofit...
U.S. senators lay out framework for future college sports legislation
A group of United States senators on Thursday morning released a list of items they see as important rights belonging to college athletes that they hope to soon protect or enforce with federal laws. READ MORE Dan Murphy ESPN Staff Writer
Far from the Finish Line – Transsexualism and Athletic Competition
Far from the Finish Line - Transsexualism and Athletic Competition
Who’s Protecting Athletes Rights – The Tonya Harding Story
Who's Protecting Athletes Rights - The Tonya Harding Story