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10 Legal Issues Collegiate Athletics 1 (2008-2009)

handle is hein.journals/lica10 and id is 1 raw text is: November 2008 Volume 10, Issue 1 Legal Issues in A Report of Court Decisions, Legislation and Regulations Affecting Collegiate Athletics IN THIS ISSUE 2 Outgoing NCAA Infractions Committee Member Recommends Changes In my nine-year span of service, the Committee on Infractions has processed over 100 major cases, either through a hearing or through the summary disposition pro- cess. Through service on the Committee and other roles in college athletics, I have expe- rienced the NCAA infractions process from nearly every side. 3 Fourth Circuit Sides with JMU in Title IX Dispute The 4th US. Circuit Court ofAppeals has affirmed a lower court' ruling denying a motion for a preliminary injunction, which would have halted the dismantling ofseveral mostly men' athletic pro- grams at James Madison University until the court could consider a plaintiff' discrimination claim. 3 Florida Gulf Coastal Settles Gender Discrimination Lawsuits A school that should be known for its remarkable transition from NAIA to Division Ipreliminary status in just 7years is getting quite the reputation for something else - its gender discrimination litigation. 5 Coaches -How Hard Is it to Sign a Multi-Million Dollar Deal? As every lawyer was taught in his or her first year contract course, the essential elements ofan agreement between two or more parties are offer, acceptance, consideration, legality and capacity. Additionally, any contract which terms cannot be performed and completed within one year has to be reduced to writing. 6 Another Lawyer Turned AD: Indiana Hires Fred Glass Indiana University has followed the lead of neighboring Notre Dame and filled its Athletic Director' position with an attorney from Indianapolis office of the law firm Baker r Daniels. 7 Resignation Spurs Dismissal of Improper Investigation Claim The Arkansas Supreme Court has dismissed a lawsuit that was critical of the University ofArkansas's handling of an investigation within its athletic department. 8 Eight Questions with Joshua Snyder Innovation goes hand-in-hand with Josh Snyder, the Associate Athletic Director for Compliance at Iowa State University. Hes even been a requested speaker at conferences, where he talks about his ideas for communicating the importance ofcompliance not only to student-athletes and coaches, but also the school' fans. 9 Making the Case for Reasonable Standards You know, once the NC4A membership passes a new rule, the compliance folks on campus are supposed to find a way to make sure that rule is understood and then followed. These verifications are referred to as compliance monitoring systems. Route To: / /

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