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Litigation

Oct. 30, 2013

NCAA seeks Supreme Court help in student-athlete case

The NCAA filed papers Friday seeking to intervene in a petition to the U.S. Supreme Court about whether the First Amendment bars former and current student athletes' right of publicity claims in a federal lawsuit in California.

By Hadley Robinson
Daily Journal Staff Writer

The NCAA filed papers Friday seeking to intervene in a petition to the U.S. Supreme Court about whether the First Amendment bars former and current student athletes' right of publicity claims in a federal lawsuit in California. Electronic Arts Inc., which originally filed the petition, recently settled with the athletes. The NCAA, the sole defendant remaining, fears the Supreme Court will drop the petition and not resolve the Fir...

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