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On June 6, 2025, the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California granted final approval to the House v. NCAA settlement, marking a foundational shift in the governance and economic structure of college athletics.[i] The settlement allows schools to directly compensate student-athletes through a revenue-sharing model tied to institutional athletic revenues, fundamentally reshaping the longstanding amateurism model. It also provides for the distribution of $2.576 billion in damages to current and former Division I athletes and eliminates NCAA-imposed scholarship limits across all sports. While the agreement stops short of explicitly classifying athletes as employees, it raises substantial legal questions regarding the application of federal labor law, the future scope of Title IX protections, and the financial sustainability of non-revenue sports programs, particularly those within women's athletics.
The Department of Education released the long awaited Title IX regulations focusing on sexual misconduct on May 6. The regulations were initially proposed in November, 2018. It is the first time that the Department has issued regulations dealing with sexual harassment or sexual assault. Previously, the Department has issued Dear Colleague letters setting forth guidance to covered entities.
The August 14, 2020 effective date gives institutions only three months to make necessary changes to their existing policies and procedures at a time when most are devoting huge amounts of time and resources to COVID-19. Most institutions will have to make significant changes to existing policies and procedures.
On May 6, 2020, the U.S. Department of Education issued its long-awaited Title IX regulations (hereinafter referred to as “the Final Rule”), impacting the potential liability of educational institutions in terms of their response to allegations of sexual harassment and implementing new criteria relating to due process and other concerns. Educational institutions must ensure they are in compliance with the new requirements by August 14, 2020, at which point the Final Rule will have the force of law.
Ohio State head football coach Urban Meyer has come under fire for his handling of domestic violence and stalking allegations against his former assistant coach. Under his contract, Meyer could be fired for cause and face other legal consequences for his role in this growing scandal.
Former Michigan State football player Keith Mumphery has sued the school over its handling of the sexual misconduct claims against him, claiming it violated his due process right and protections under Title IX.
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