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Female Athletes Appeal Landmark NCAA Settlement, Saying It Violates Federal Antidiscrimination Law
- A settlement paying $2.8 billion to former college athletes unable to earn name, image and likeness dollars is being appealed by female athletes who argue it violates Title IX gender equity laws.
- The payments to athletes are held in an escrow account until the appeal process concludes, according to an NCAA litigator.
- Attorney John Clune stated paying the settlement funds as proposed would 'cause irreparable harm to women's sports' by incorrectly calculating over $1.1 billion in damages favoring men's sports.
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Female athletes appeal landmark NCAA settlement, saying it violates federal antidiscrimination law (copy)
Eight female athletes filed an appeal Wednesday of a landmark NCAA antitrust settlement, arguing that women would not receive their fair share of $2.7 billion in back pay for athletes who were barred from making money off their name, image…
Female athletes appeal landmark NCAA settlement
Eight female athletes filed an appeal Wednesday of a landmark NCAA antitrust settlement, arguing that women would not receive their fair share of $2.7 billion in back pay for athletes who were barred from making money off their name, image…
Democrats criticize latest effort by Congress
WASHINGTON — The latest effort by Congress to regulate college sports generated predictable partisan outrage on Thursday, with Democrats saying Republican-led draft legislation would claw back freedoms won by athletes through years of litigation against the NCAA.
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