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West Virginia will ask US Supreme Court to lift injunction on law restricting transgender athlete participation

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West Virginia Attorney General Patrick Morrisey Thursday announced that his office plans to “fight for fairness in women’s sports” and will ask the US Supreme Court to lift an injunction on H.B. 3293, a law restricting transgender students from “participating on athletic teams” that match their gender identity.

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“Appeals court rules letter that allegedly shows MLB hid Yankees’ sign stealing should be unsealed”

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“Appeals court rules letter that allegedly shows MLB hid Yankees’ sign stealing should be unsealed”: Brendan Kuty of The Newark (N.J.) Ronald Blum of The Associated Press reports that “ Appeals court orders Manfred letter to Yankees unsealed.” Star-Ledger has this report.

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Student Athletes or Independent Contractors? The Supreme Court Moves the Goalposts on College Sports

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Below is my column in the Hill on the recent ruling on college athletes by the Supreme Court. The decision could prove to be the critical “crossing the Rubicon” moment for college sports and force schools to address long unsettled questions regarding big sports programs. Then came the horse collar tackle.

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NCAA athletes win 9-0 on educational perks as Kavanaugh calls out ban on direct payments

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Share The Supreme Court on Monday reshaped the relationship between universities and the athletes who play college sports. In a concurring opinion, Justice Brett Kavanaugh wrote that the NCAA’s policies banning those types of compensation “raise serious questions under the antitrust laws.”. Monday’s decision in NCAA v.

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US appeals court rules cisgender girls lack standing to challenge Connecticut transgender athlete policy

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The US Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit ruled Friday that four cisgender girls do not have standing to challenge the Connecticut Interscholastic Athletic Association’s (CIAC) policy , which allows transgender athletes to compete in sports according to their gender identity. The lawsuit arose in 2020.

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Stern Rebuke: Auburn University Hit With Punitive Damages in Free Speech Case

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In that case, the Supreme Court ruled in favor of public high school teacher Marvin Pickering, who wrote a letter to the local newspaper criticizing a school board’s allocation of funding for athletic programs. He argued that academic integrity was being sacrificed for sports. 205 , 391 U.S. 563, 574 (1968).

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US judge declines to pause challenge to Alabama law criminalizing gender-affirming care for minors

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Burke dismissed the government’s motion without prejudice, noting that a stay may be appropriate if the Eleventh Circuit or Supreme Court take up these cases. This case had already made its way up to the Eleventh Circuit when the court ruled that the ban could go into effect.

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