NIL, Title IX

Fact Sheet on NIL, Title IX Should Be Considered With a Grain of Salt
There are persuasive arguments that Title IX ought to apply to distributions from the NCAA's pending settlement to resolve the House, Carter and Hubbard antitrust litigations. But just because a Department of Education says Title IX applies,
OCR Confirms Title IX Applies to Institutions’ Direct NIL and Revenue-Sharing
On January 16, 2025, the Office of Civil Rights of the Department of Education – the agency responsible for enforcing Title IX at institutions
Dept. of Ed: Title IX Applies for NIL Payments, Must Be Proportional for All Athletes
The U.S. Department of Education published a memo on Thursday providing guidance regarding name, image and likeness (NIL) compensation and its
NCAA Athlete NIL Pay Must Be Title IX Compliant, Dept. of Education Says
The Department of Education’s Office for Civil Rights (OCR) has issued guidance regarding college athlete name, image and likeness, putting the onus on schools to ensure their male and female athletes receive proportionate NIL opportunities and resources—regardless of whether the funding comes from external sources.
Title IX memo throws wrench in plans for schools to pay NIL money directly to athletes
The U.S. Department of Education says plans for colleges to pay athletes directly for their name, image and likeness deals would run afoul of Title IX.
Department of Education Warns NCAA Schools That NIL Deals May Implicate Title IX Obligations
The U.S. Department of Education warned National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) schools that payments to athletes for the use of their names, images, and likenesses (NIL) implicate the gender equal opportunity requirements of Title IX of the Education Amendments,
Dept. of Education says Title IX applies to payments to athletes
The direct payment plans that many major college athletic departments are making for athletes would violate Title IX law, according to a Department of Education memo.
Department of Education releases memo on student-athlete NIL pay, Title IX compliance
The Department of Education's Office of Civil Rights released a fact sheet on Thursday clarifying the rules of NIL payments ...
Explaining what Department of Education's startling Title IX memo could mean for revenue-share future
Last June, a month after the landmark House settlement was agreed to, NCAA president Charlie Baker told a group of athletes ...
DOE memo says NIL payments must be proportionate between male, female athletes, but guidance could be short-lived
The nine-page fact sheet says NIL payments qualify as “athletic financial assistance which, under Title IX, must be made ...
New Title IX Guidance Could Provide Huge Financial Boon To Female Athletes
College sports has been upended by athletes gaining rights to profit off of their Name, Image, and Likeness. What was not ...
New Title IX guidance from President Biden's administration threatens to upend school rev-share plans in college sports
The outgoing administration's Department of Education dropped an 11th-hour salvo saying any payments must be “proportionately ...
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Title IX Risk and Legal
Title IX, enacted as part of the Education Amendments of 1972, is a federal civil rights law that prohibits sex-based ...