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By Dr. Kyle Conkle In Young Harris College v. Peach Belt Athletic Conference, Inc. (Ga. Ct. App. 2025), the Georgia Court of Appeals addressed whether an exit fee imposed by a collegiate athletic conference constituted a valid liquidated damages clause or an impermissible contractual penalty. The dispute arose after Young Harris College, a member institution […]
By Holt Hackney Many state high school athletic associations impose penalties on athletes who transfer schools during their high school careers – sometimes costing them an entire year of participation. While intended to prevent improper recruiting (e.g., poaching) and maintain competitive balance, these rules also impose a heavy burden on young athletes and their families […]
By Matthew Hoffman, of Tucker Arensberg, P.C. A federal judge from the Middle District of Pennsylvania has ruled the denial of a parochial student’s participation in interscholastic athletics violates the constitution. The impetus of the litigation was the desire of parents of parochial school students, who resided within the State College Area School District (School […]
A Franklin County (Ohio) judge has ruled that high school athletes in that state can be compensated for their name, image, and likeness (NIL), after a plaintiff claimed that he had suffered extensive losses in NIL deals because of an Ohio High School Athletic Association (OHSAA) policy that banned such compensation. The impetus for the […]
United States District Court Judge Fred W. Slaughter issued a 29-page Order granting Plaintiffs’ Motion for Preliminary Injunction this fall that bars Concordia University Irvine (“CUI”) from “eliminating its women’s swimming & diving team, its women’s tennis team, and all other women’s varsity teams at CUI for the 2025-26 academic year, and for the duration […]
