A plan by the N.C.A.A. for a series of reforms that includes uncapped compensation for athletes could help address the growing inequities of a system in which sports like football and men’s basketball generate billions in television and other revenue yet share a minuscule amount directly with the athletes. In a sharp break from his […]
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In and Out of the Courtroom, O’Connor Inspired a Generation of Women
When Laney Serface was a young girl growing up in Northern California, she pinned a news article about Sandra Day O’Connor among the ephemera of theater tickets and photographs on her bulletin board. “She sat in one of the highest positions in our government, and that made me feel like I could, too,” said Ms. […]
Read MoreHawaii Settles Sex Discrimination Case With High School Female Athletes
Hawaii education officials on Friday agreed to settle a class-action lawsuit filed by female athletes at the state’s biggest public high school alleging widespread and systemic sex discrimination, as well as retaliation against the girls who raised those concerns. The lawsuit filed by the athletes and their families from James Campbell High School, located in […]
Read MoreHow a Yale Student’s Rape Accusation Exposed Her to a Defamation Lawsuit
Naomi Shatz, a lawyer who has represented accusers and accused in other hearings, has noticed an uptick in such suits, but they are uncommon, she said. The accused usually wants to move on, especially if the case is not public. (Mr. Khan’s case had received significant news media coverage, including in The Times, before he […]
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