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Executive Order Targets College Athletics Compliance & Federal Funding
A recent executive order on college sports frames eligibility violations, improper NIL arrangements and transfer-related conduct as potential federal funding compliance issues — not just athletic department governance problems. Baker Donelson attorneys Kordell Caldwell, Benjamin West Janke and Lesli Harris explain what covered institutions and third-party market participants need to understand before an August deadline.
Executive Order Targets College Athletics Compliance, NIL Practices, and Federal Funding - Part 2
On April 3, 2026, the White House issued the Executive Order titled "Urgent National Action to Save College Sports." The order is designed to promote a more uniform national approach to core college-sports rules – especially athlete eligibility, transfers, revenue-sharing, and pay-for-play activity – by leveraging federal grants and contracts and by pressing the NCAA to update or clarify its rules before August 1, 2026.
Executive Order Targets College Athletics Compliance, NIL Practices, and Federal Funding
Federal funding and contracting risk: Covered institutions may face heightened exposure under federal suspension/debarment and "present responsibility" concepts tied to violations of certain college-athletics rules effective August 1, 2026.
Supreme Court Denies Certiorari in Thaler v. Perlmutter: AI Cannot Be an Author Under the Copyright Act
The Supreme Court of the United States on March 2, 2026, denied certiorari in Thaler v. Perlmutter, leaving intact the D.C. Circuit's ruling that the Copyright Act requires copyrightable works to be authored by a human being. For businesses incorporating generative artificial intelligence (GAI) into their workflows, this decision reinforces the Copyright Office's position that, under current law, AI is a tool, not an author.
Lesli Harris: New Orleans' homeless strategy is working. Let's move it forward.
New Orleans' recent events, placing it on the national stage, have demonstrated the need for collaboration and long-term, cost-effective measures to tackle the homelessness crisis. As we work to ensure that every resident has access to stable housing and supportive services, we must also demand accountability and transparency in how we approach those solutions.
Lesli Harris: New Orleans' homeless strategy is working. Let's move it forward.
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