Newsletter & News
Hazing Is an Institutional Warning
Opening Statement: Colleges must recognize hazing as broader organizational risk
Exhibit A: PCSA conference-membership cap faces difficult House opposition
Exhibit B: Saban’s player-pay argument exposes college sports power imbalance
On the Docket: Rising travel costs threaten treasured college football band traditions
Protect College Sports Act passes senate, heads to house
Emily Staker provided legal insight to 9News in Denver about the impact of the Senate passing the Protect College Sports Act.
The Numbers We Weren’t Supposed to See
Opening Statement: Louisiana budgets expose revenue-sharing’s entrenched gender inequities
Exhibit A: Coaching-pay amendment spotlights athletes-only compensation limits
Exhibit B: NCAA loses again after contradicting its eligibility rulebook
On the Docket: Secrecy + federal protection = weakened accountability
College Sports Needs Accountability, Not Just Federal Protection
Opening Statement: Federal college sports rules need reciprocal institutional accountability
Exhibit A: Oregon State hearing tests athletes’ employee and union rights
Exhibit B: TEAM USA Act could reshape international recruiting pipelines
On the Docket: Griffen hearing challenges House settlement roster-limit enforcement
Adaptive Athletics Needs an Accountability Standard
Opening Statement: Adaptive athletes need visibility, opportunity and institutional accountability
Exhibit A: ESPN puts women’s sports in premium Sunday windows
Exhibit B: Youth sports’ escalating costs become reality television fodder
On the Docket: Tenth Circuit broadens Title IX third-party control analysis
WYFF: Legal expert breaks down potentially impact of LSU SEC lawsuit
Emily Staker provided legal insight to WYFF in Greenville, S.C., about the SEC filing a lawsuit against LSU after the school let a former NFL prospect join the team.
The One-Year Scholarship Loophole Is College Sports’ Quietest Roster Weapon
Opening Statement: Scholarship fine print enables quiet roster-management cuts
Exhibit A: Financial strain tests college sports’ growth narrative
Exhibit B: NCAA federal-relief campaign faces shrinking legislative window
On the Docket: College sports confronts financialized winning and betting risks
Can Conferences Replace the NCAA Without Repeating Its Mistakes?
Opening Statement: Conference power rises as NCAA governance continues to fracture
Exhibit A: Women’s volleyball’s accelerating growth earns a bigger stage
Exhibit B: Oregon State union case tests college-athlete labor rights
On the Docket: Callaway controversy reveals costly failures in brand governance
