In a decision issued on April 8, 2025, the Wisconsin Supreme Court reversed the Court of Appeals’ ruling in favor of high school wrestler Hayden Halter, upholding the Wisconsin Interscholastic Athletic Association’s (WIAA) interpretation and application of its suspension rules. Background In February 2019, Hayden Halter, a sophomore wrestler at Waterford Union High School, was… Continue reading Wisconsin Supreme Court Rules in Favor of the WIAA in Halter Case
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Frieser Legal Named to Top 100 Law Firms with Sports Practices for 2025
For the second year in a row, Frieser Legal has been named to Hackney Publications’ list of Top 100 Law Firms with Sports Practices. The list is published “with the goal of providing the sports industry with a guidebook to the top 100 law firms with an exemplary sports law practice.” Hackney Publications is the… Continue reading Frieser Legal Named to Top 100 Law Firms with Sports Practices for 2025
Wisconsin Football Player Granted an Injunction in Eligibility Suit Against the NCAA
Nyzier Fourqurean, the starting cornerback for the University of Wisconsin–Madison’s football team, was granted a preliminary injunction against the NCAA for a possible fifth year of athletic eligibility. Although the NCAA has appealed the decision, this student-athlete victory—though potentially temporary—marks a significant challenge to the NCAA’s long-standing eligibility rules and highlights growing tensions between the NCAA’s… Continue reading Wisconsin Football Player Granted an Injunction in Eligibility Suit Against the NCAA
AAA Publishes Due Process Guidelines for NIL Disputes
On February 1, 2025, the American Arbitration Association published Due Process Guidelines for the Arbitration of Disputes over Sports Participation and Name, Image, and Likeness. Frieser Legal Principal Attorney Joshua Frieser served on the Sports Advisory Committee that supported the AAA in preparing these guidelines. The Due Process Guidelines can be viewed here: AAA Due… Continue reading AAA Publishes Due Process Guidelines for NIL Disputes
Effectively Navigating MOUs, Revenue Sharing, and Collective Contracts
As the House case nears a potential settlement, Division I universities and their associated NIL collectives have established strategic plans for the dawn of the “revenue sharing era” of college sports. As the ground is shifting in the NIL world once again—perhaps more substantially than at any point before—college athletes and their agents should be… Continue reading Effectively Navigating MOUs, Revenue Sharing, and Collective Contracts
Representing Athletes: The Legal Implications for NIL Agents
Since July 1, 2021, high school and college athletes have signed thousands of name, image, and likeness (NIL) endorsement deals. NIL deals have been signed with local companies like car dealerships and national brands like Pepsi and Dr. Pepper. Additionally, college athletes have signed contracts with NIL collectives (booster groups that support NIL efforts at… Continue reading Representing Athletes: The Legal Implications for NIL Agents