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Ncaa Enactment Of A Disciplinary Policy: Uniformity To Regain Institutional Legitimacy, Matteson Landau

Loyola of Los Angeles Entertainment Law Review

This article examines issues surrounding decentralized disciplinary systems and inconsistent enforcement against student-athletes who engage in criminal misconduct across the National Collegiate Athletic Association (“NCAA”). The NCAA recognizes the inherent conflicts of interest that arise when institutions are left to regulate their own recruiting practices. To negate these conflicts, the NCAA has established a robust disciplinary system, the NCAA Committee on Infractions, which oversees investigations into violations of NCAA Bylaws, reviews materials provided by the athlete and/or institution, and issues binding rulings which may include suspensions and fines. Yet the NCAA fails to see how the same conflict issues arise …

The Deception Of Student Athlete Protection: The Failures Of The Miller-Ayala Athlete Agents Act In The Age Of Nil, Matthew R. Hand

Loyola of Los Angeles Entertainment Law Review

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The Flsa And The Ncaa's Potential Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day, Sam Ehrlich

Loyola of Los Angeles Entertainment Law Review

The NCAA is at a crossroads with student-athlete compensation. Over the past few decades, the NCAA and its partners have faced lawsuits from several different angles with essentially one consistent argument: Student-athletes deserve to be compensated for what they provide to colleges and universities.

In two such lawsuits—Dawson v. NCAA and Livers v. NCAA—the plaintiffs have attempted a new strategy: arguing that revenue sport student- athletes are employees under the Fair Labor Standards Act (“FLSA”). These cases have gained some traction, and the distinctive protections granted to employees under the FLSA present unique challenges worth exploring.

This Article analyzes the …

The One-Sided Games Of The Ncaa: How In Re Ncaa Student-Athlete Levels The Playing Field, Jennifer Hinds

Loyola of Los Angeles Entertainment Law Review

This Comment discusses renewed support for challenging the National College Athletic Association (NCAA) waivers that bar its student-athletes from receiving compensation as unconscionable in light of the recent Ninth Circuit holding in In re NCAA Student-Athlete Name and Licensing Litigation (In re NCAA Student Athlete). While critics previously debated whether the NCAA waivers are unconscionable, the Ninth Circuit’s holding that student-athletes have a right to publicity strongly suggests that the waivers as they currently stand are no longer enforceable. Part II of this Comment provides a background on the NCAA waivers and Electronic Arts’s (EA) use of the student-athletes’ images …

Full Court Press: Northwestern University, A New Challenge To The Ncaa, William B. Gould Iv, Glenn M. Wong, Eric Weitz

Loyola of Los Angeles Entertainment Law Review

In recent years, a host of issues have arisen between the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) and the college athletes who provide the labor from which the NCAA and its member universities derive their profits. Many of these issues have been heavily publicized and have spurred a heated debate over the status of college athletes and the future of the collegiate athletic system. This Article primarily focuses on the issue of college athletes’ status as employees for purposes of federal labor law. The significant increase in the popularity of college sports in recent years has led to conference realignment, facility …