For decades, college athletes have benefited from scholarship-funded education and stipends but were otherwise unable…
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On January 9, 2025, a district court within the Sixth Circuit decided the case of…
On April 19, 2024, after reviewing and responding to over 230,000 public comments, the Department…
The NCAA Blows the Whistle on NIL Violations in First-Ever Charges Against a Higher Ed Institution
March 10, 2023
The NCAA’s first-ever sanctions against a university highlight the importance of NIL compliance across all…
On October 26, 2022, the NCAA Division I Board of Directors published new guidance clarifying…
Name, Image and Likeness: What Higher Education Institutions Need to Know for Legal Compliance
September 15, 2022
More than a year has passed since the NCAA v. Alston ruling and roll-out of…
Sorting Through the NCAA, State and Institutional Guidelines for Name, Image and Likeness
September 1, 2022
In June of 2021, the Supreme Court held that the NCAA cannot restrict education-related benefits,…
Michigan K-12 Schools Closed to In-Person Instruction Following Executive Order 2020-35
April 3, 2020
In-person instruction is over for the 2019-2020 school year, but public school districts and public…
Closure of Michigan Schools Due to Coronavirus Concerns Creates Host of Legal Issues
March 13, 2020
On March 12, 2020, Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer and State Superintendent Michael Rice announced that…
This article was originally published in Michigan Association of School Boards Council News Spring 2016…
In an important decision for Michigan’s public universities and proponents of affirmative action, the full…