5 days ago
Dolly Parton's estate says yellow caution tape and barbed wire crisscrossed the steps to her nephew Bryan Seaver's front door as a process server was making repeated attempts to serve him with a lawsuit accusing him of using a "campaign of threats" to "extract money" from the late music icon's business interests.
Lawyers for the estate filed a photo of the alleged barricade as they urged a judge to deny Seaver's request for additional time to find a lawyer in the messy legal dispute. They also argued that Seaver's security company missed a deadline last week to challenge an emergency restraining order granted in the case, so the order should therefore be converted into a permanent injunction covering both the company and Seaver himself, as its chief. A hearing on the matter is set for Friday, Oct. 9, unless the court grants Seaver's request for more time to hire an attorney.
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Lawyers for the estate filed a photo of the alleged barricade as they urged a judge to deny Seaver's request for additional time to find a lawyer in the messy legal dispute. They also argued that Seaver's security company missed a deadline last week to challenge an emergency restraining order granted in the case, so the order should therefore be converted into a permanent injunction covering both the company and Seaver himself, as its chief. A hearing on the matter is set for Friday, Oct. 9, unless the court grants Seaver's request for more time to hire an attorney.
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8 days ago
Charles Spencer is sharing more details about Princess Diana's claims that King Charles III was "in love with his valet."
During a Thursday, October 1, interview on Next Question With Katie Couric, the 9th Earl Spencer, 62, discussed his new memoir, Swan Song: Diana, My Sister, and his late sister's controversial remark about Charles, now 77.
Spencer recounted in the book that Diana took him to lunch and told him she was divorcing Charles.
"And then she said this line, which I put in the book, which was, 'My husband's in love with his valet,'" Spencer shared. "We didn't push that any further, because the headline was, 'I'm getting divorced.' So I remember that, what she said though, because it was quite a jarring thing."
Rumors about Charles and an alleged "incident" involving a staffer first surfaced in 2003, when a former royal aide secured an injunction preventing the Mail on Sunday from publishing the allegedly libelous story, per CBS News.
#spencer #love #princess
During a Thursday, October 1, interview on Next Question With Katie Couric, the 9th Earl Spencer, 62, discussed his new memoir, Swan Song: Diana, My Sister, and his late sister's controversial remark about Charles, now 77.
Spencer recounted in the book that Diana took him to lunch and told him she was divorcing Charles.
"And then she said this line, which I put in the book, which was, 'My husband's in love with his valet,'" Spencer shared. "We didn't push that any further, because the headline was, 'I'm getting divorced.' So I remember that, what she said though, because it was quite a jarring thing."
Rumors about Charles and an alleged "incident" involving a staffer first surfaced in 2003, when a former royal aide secured an injunction preventing the Mail on Sunday from publishing the allegedly libelous story, per CBS News.
#spencer #love #princess
20 days ago
On September 8, 2026, Reuters reported that Paramount Skydance Corporation (NASDAQ:PSKY) said California Attorney General Rob Bonta made television statements that contradict his own legal arguments against Paramount's request for a $1.88 billion bond in the ongoing court fight over its roughly $110 billion acquisition of Warner Bros. Discovery, Inc. (NASDAQ:WBD).
Bonta's office has argued the bond is unnecessary because Paramount voluntarily agreed to pause the deal's closing rather than wait for a court injunction. But Paramount described that same pause as equivalent to an injunction in media interviews, which it argues legally requires the states to post a bond under antitrust law. A hearing is scheduled for September 24.
Paramount Skydance Corporation (NASDAQ:PSKY) could protect a significant portion of its financial position if the court grants its $1.88 billion bond request. Paramount says the delay could cost it about $1.3 billion in fees to Warner Bros. Discovery shareholders by the time the case concludes in April 2027. A bond would give Paramount a potential path to recover those losses if it ultimately defeats the states' challenge. It reduces the financial damage from a prolonged legal process.
Warner Bros. Discovery, Inc. (NASDAQ:WBD) is receiving financial protection from the transaction's delay through Paramount's ticking fees. Paramount agreed to pay WBD shareholders approximately $7 million per day starting October 1 if the transaction does not close, creating a growing payment obligation for Paramount. It is also providing WBD shareholders with compensation for waiting. The arrangement gives WBD a financial benefit from the prolonged closing process even as the companies await a final legal resolution.
The legal dispute has not eliminated the strategic rationale for combining the two media companies. Paramount argues that the merger would strengthen the film and television industry and lead to more content while giving the combined company greater scale to compete with Netflix and Disney. For Paramount, completing the acquisition would speed up David Ellison's plan to build a larger media competitor. WBD shareholders would receive the transaction consideration rather than remain exposed to the company's standalone turnaround.
#paramount
Bonta's office has argued the bond is unnecessary because Paramount voluntarily agreed to pause the deal's closing rather than wait for a court injunction. But Paramount described that same pause as equivalent to an injunction in media interviews, which it argues legally requires the states to post a bond under antitrust law. A hearing is scheduled for September 24.
Paramount Skydance Corporation (NASDAQ:PSKY) could protect a significant portion of its financial position if the court grants its $1.88 billion bond request. Paramount says the delay could cost it about $1.3 billion in fees to Warner Bros. Discovery shareholders by the time the case concludes in April 2027. A bond would give Paramount a potential path to recover those losses if it ultimately defeats the states' challenge. It reduces the financial damage from a prolonged legal process.
Warner Bros. Discovery, Inc. (NASDAQ:WBD) is receiving financial protection from the transaction's delay through Paramount's ticking fees. Paramount agreed to pay WBD shareholders approximately $7 million per day starting October 1 if the transaction does not close, creating a growing payment obligation for Paramount. It is also providing WBD shareholders with compensation for waiting. The arrangement gives WBD a financial benefit from the prolonged closing process even as the companies await a final legal resolution.
The legal dispute has not eliminated the strategic rationale for combining the two media companies. Paramount argues that the merger would strengthen the film and television industry and lead to more content while giving the combined company greater scale to compete with Netflix and Disney. For Paramount, completing the acquisition would speed up David Ellison's plan to build a larger media competitor. WBD shareholders would receive the transaction consideration rather than remain exposed to the company's standalone turnaround.
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21 days ago
FleetCor and CEO Ronald Clarke agreed to a $100 million payment resolving Federal Trade Commission litigation. The settlement follows years of court action over hidden charges involving commercial fuel cards. Harm reached tens of thousands among small-business customers seeking lower operating costs. Regulators say promised savings disappeared beneath undisclosed billing practices.
Federal regulators accused FleetCor, which now operates as Corpay, of imposing unauthorized fees totaling hundreds of millions. Investigators found improper late penalties despite timely remittance or company barriers that prevented payment. Officials cited misleading claims about gas savings, fraud controls, plus card-related expenses. Those practices harmed operators across the United States, according to a 2019 complaint.
Regulators found FleetCor often waited several billing cycles before adding many charges. Delayed timing made extra costs harder for customers to notice. Invoices omitted fee disclosures, pushing account holders toward separate management reports. Even those documents obscured some amounts among unrelated details or excluded them entirely.
"FleetCor deceived its small business customers by promising fuel savings that never materialized," Christopher Mufarrige said. He directs FTC's Bureau of Consumer Protection. Agency officials also criticized hidden and unauthorized charges. Settlement terms channel restitution toward harmed account holders.
In 2023, one federal district court granted summary judgment to the FTC on every count. Its ruling found hidden charges and false representations involving savings, fees, plus fraud-control features. Permanent injunction terms barred FleetCor from billing without informed consent alongside clear disclosures. That order also prohibited deceptive fuel-card claims or hiding material information behind hyperlinks.
#fleetcor #savings
Federal regulators accused FleetCor, which now operates as Corpay, of imposing unauthorized fees totaling hundreds of millions. Investigators found improper late penalties despite timely remittance or company barriers that prevented payment. Officials cited misleading claims about gas savings, fraud controls, plus card-related expenses. Those practices harmed operators across the United States, according to a 2019 complaint.
Regulators found FleetCor often waited several billing cycles before adding many charges. Delayed timing made extra costs harder for customers to notice. Invoices omitted fee disclosures, pushing account holders toward separate management reports. Even those documents obscured some amounts among unrelated details or excluded them entirely.
"FleetCor deceived its small business customers by promising fuel savings that never materialized," Christopher Mufarrige said. He directs FTC's Bureau of Consumer Protection. Agency officials also criticized hidden and unauthorized charges. Settlement terms channel restitution toward harmed account holders.
In 2023, one federal district court granted summary judgment to the FTC on every count. Its ruling found hidden charges and false representations involving savings, fees, plus fraud-control features. Permanent injunction terms barred FleetCor from billing without informed consent alongside clear disclosures. That order also prohibited deceptive fuel-card claims or hiding material information behind hyperlinks.
#fleetcor #savings
28 days ago
On August 13, a federal appeals court ruled in favor of Gilead Sciences, Inc. (NASDAQ:GILD), upholding a preliminary injunction that bars the defendants from importing or facilitating the sale of foreign-market Gilead-branded medications in the US. The US Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit found that the differences between Gilead's HIV medication for the US market and the foreign versions being imported were "material, not theoretical." The controversy began in December 2024 when Gilead Sciences, Inc. (NASDAQ:GILD) filed suit against a number of companies, including third-party administrator Meritain Health, pharmacy benefit manager ProAct, and pharmacies Rx Valet and Advanced Pharmacy, alleging illegal imports of its best-selling HIV drug Biktarvy.
The dispute dates back to December 2024, when Gilead Sciences, Inc. (NASDAQ:GILD) sued a group of companies, including third-party administrator Meritain Health, pharmacy benefit manager ProAct, and pharmacies Rx Valet and Advanced Pharmacy, alleging illegal imports of its top-selling HIV drug Biktarvy. The lawsuit arose from a specific instance in which a patient in Maryland received the medicine in the mail from Turkey, with label instructions written in Turkish.
A federal district court in Baltimore ruled in Gilead's favor and ordered a preliminary injunction, determining that the company was likely to succeed on its Lanham Act trademark violation and unfair competition arguments. As the case continued, the injunction was increased to include new sellers like CanaRx, ElectRx, and ScriptSourcing. The defendants filed an appeal with the Fourth Circuit, and the district judge declined to suspend the injunction while the appeal was pending, thus the import restriction has been in effect the entire time. The recent ruling maintains the order rather than overturning it.
In court documents, Rx Valet stated that the Turkish-sourced Biktarvy was chemically identical to the US version, which was offered at a significantly higher price. Meritain, for its part, said that it has never supported getting non-FDA-approved pharmaceuticals from outside the US and denies the claims, despite being named as a defendant.
The Fourth Circuit rejected the defendants' main argument that the imported and domestic versions of Biktarvy are interchangeable. The court's judgment that the two versions differ materially, not just in packaging or labeling, but also in the quality-control protocols that each version goes through before reaching a patient, challenges the basic argument that these alternative funding programs have used to support their business model.
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The dispute dates back to December 2024, when Gilead Sciences, Inc. (NASDAQ:GILD) sued a group of companies, including third-party administrator Meritain Health, pharmacy benefit manager ProAct, and pharmacies Rx Valet and Advanced Pharmacy, alleging illegal imports of its top-selling HIV drug Biktarvy. The lawsuit arose from a specific instance in which a patient in Maryland received the medicine in the mail from Turkey, with label instructions written in Turkish.
A federal district court in Baltimore ruled in Gilead's favor and ordered a preliminary injunction, determining that the company was likely to succeed on its Lanham Act trademark violation and unfair competition arguments. As the case continued, the injunction was increased to include new sellers like CanaRx, ElectRx, and ScriptSourcing. The defendants filed an appeal with the Fourth Circuit, and the district judge declined to suspend the injunction while the appeal was pending, thus the import restriction has been in effect the entire time. The recent ruling maintains the order rather than overturning it.
In court documents, Rx Valet stated that the Turkish-sourced Biktarvy was chemically identical to the US version, which was offered at a significantly higher price. Meritain, for its part, said that it has never supported getting non-FDA-approved pharmaceuticals from outside the US and denies the claims, despite being named as a defendant.
The Fourth Circuit rejected the defendants' main argument that the imported and domestic versions of Biktarvy are interchangeable. The court's judgment that the two versions differ materially, not just in packaging or labeling, but also in the quality-control protocols that each version goes through before reaching a patient, challenges the basic argument that these alternative funding programs have used to support their business model.
#gild
28 days ago
Former Florida State forward Alex Steen suffered a setback in his effort to secure another season of college basketball eligibility, according to Chris Nee of Noles247. Leon County Circuit Court Judge David M. Frank denied Steen's verified emergency motion for a temporary and preliminary injunction on Friday, Sept. 11. Steen is suing the NCAA in an effort to obtain a fifth season of eligibility for the 2026-27 season.
Steen and attorneys representing both sides appeared before Frank for a hearing on Sept. 2. The former Seminole is part of the 2022 high school class and played four consecutive college seasons without redshirting. His lawsuit challenges his exclusion from the NCAA's new eligibility framework that provides five seasons of competition to athletes from the 2023 class and beyond.
Under Florida law, Steen needed to satisfy four requirements to receive a temporary injunction: a substantial likelihood of success on the merits, no adequate remedy at law, irreparable harm without an injunction, and a showing that granting relief would serve the public interest. Frank determined Steen had not met the necessary standard.
The court found Steen's claimed losses involving practices, workouts, team activities, recruiting conversations, and professional evaluation were not supported by sufficient evidence and remained speculative. Frank also wrote that potential lost NIL income could be measured financially and therefore addressed through monetary damages.
Frank additionally determined a temporary injunction would not serve the public interest, reasoning that granting one player another season could affect roster spots, playing time, scholarships, and revenue-sharing allocations for other athletes.
#steen #frank #eligibility
Steen and attorneys representing both sides appeared before Frank for a hearing on Sept. 2. The former Seminole is part of the 2022 high school class and played four consecutive college seasons without redshirting. His lawsuit challenges his exclusion from the NCAA's new eligibility framework that provides five seasons of competition to athletes from the 2023 class and beyond.
Under Florida law, Steen needed to satisfy four requirements to receive a temporary injunction: a substantial likelihood of success on the merits, no adequate remedy at law, irreparable harm without an injunction, and a showing that granting relief would serve the public interest. Frank determined Steen had not met the necessary standard.
The court found Steen's claimed losses involving practices, workouts, team activities, recruiting conversations, and professional evaluation were not supported by sufficient evidence and remained speculative. Frank also wrote that potential lost NIL income could be measured financially and therefore addressed through monetary damages.
Frank additionally determined a temporary injunction would not serve the public interest, reasoning that granting one player another season could affect roster spots, playing time, scholarships, and revenue-sharing allocations for other athletes.
#steen #frank #eligibility
29 days ago
Florida basketball senior guard Denzel Aberdeen is taking his case to return to the basketball court to the judicial courts.
Aberdeen has filed a temporary injunction for a fifth season of eligibility to play for the Florida Gators, according to a report from the Field of 68.
"Denzel Aberdeen, a senior at Florida, should be allowed to compete as a student-athlete under the NCAA's 5-in-5 rule," Aberdeen's attorney, Jesse Panuccio, said in a statement provided to the Field of 68. "But the NCAA has announced an unwritten exception to its rule that strips Class of 2022 students from this policy, even though they competed for years against fifth-, sixth-, and sometimes seventh-year seniors who received Covid-era eligibility waivers. The NCAA's decision violates its contractual commitment to fairness to all student-athletes, and we have sued to vindicate Aberdeen's rights and get him back on the court as he finishes his degree at UF."
As a member of the Class of 2022, Aberdeen wasn't grandfathered into the NCAA's new 5-for-5 rule, which allows for college athletes to play for five seasons within five years of eligibility.
On July 31, a Colorado court ruling by U.S. District Court judge Charlotte Sweeney (Tyson, Wisne v NCAA) granted an extra year of eligibility to Aberdeen and every athlete in the 2022 class without requiring an NCAA waiver. But on August 22, the 10th Circuit Court of Appeals granted a stay in the Wisne ruling, which now places the onus back on athletes to fight for their NCAA eligibility in state courts.
#class
Aberdeen has filed a temporary injunction for a fifth season of eligibility to play for the Florida Gators, according to a report from the Field of 68.
"Denzel Aberdeen, a senior at Florida, should be allowed to compete as a student-athlete under the NCAA's 5-in-5 rule," Aberdeen's attorney, Jesse Panuccio, said in a statement provided to the Field of 68. "But the NCAA has announced an unwritten exception to its rule that strips Class of 2022 students from this policy, even though they competed for years against fifth-, sixth-, and sometimes seventh-year seniors who received Covid-era eligibility waivers. The NCAA's decision violates its contractual commitment to fairness to all student-athletes, and we have sued to vindicate Aberdeen's rights and get him back on the court as he finishes his degree at UF."
As a member of the Class of 2022, Aberdeen wasn't grandfathered into the NCAA's new 5-for-5 rule, which allows for college athletes to play for five seasons within five years of eligibility.
On July 31, a Colorado court ruling by U.S. District Court judge Charlotte Sweeney (Tyson, Wisne v NCAA) granted an extra year of eligibility to Aberdeen and every athlete in the 2022 class without requiring an NCAA waiver. But on August 22, the 10th Circuit Court of Appeals granted a stay in the Wisne ruling, which now places the onus back on athletes to fight for their NCAA eligibility in state courts.
#class
30 days ago
By Nate Raymond
Sept 8 (Reuters) - A U.S. appeals court on Tuesday upheld an injunction blocking an Internal Revenue Service policy that allowed it to share thousands of taxpayers' addresses with immigration authorities, saying the Trump administration's practice violated federal law.
A three-judge panel of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit ruled that the IRS last year disclosed roughly 47,000 taxpayer addresses to U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement under a procedure adopted as part of the administration's efforts to expand immigration enforcement.
The IRS and U.S. Department of Homeland Security, which oversees ICE, did not respond to requests for comment.
Under an agreement between the agencies, the IRS in July 2025 began processing ICE requests for the last known addresses of as many as 1.28 million people suspected of unlawfully residing in the United States.
#immigration #addresses #court #last
Sept 8 (Reuters) - A U.S. appeals court on Tuesday upheld an injunction blocking an Internal Revenue Service policy that allowed it to share thousands of taxpayers' addresses with immigration authorities, saying the Trump administration's practice violated federal law.
A three-judge panel of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit ruled that the IRS last year disclosed roughly 47,000 taxpayer addresses to U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement under a procedure adopted as part of the administration's efforts to expand immigration enforcement.
The IRS and U.S. Department of Homeland Security, which oversees ICE, did not respond to requests for comment.
Under an agreement between the agencies, the IRS in July 2025 began processing ICE requests for the last known addresses of as many as 1.28 million people suspected of unlawfully residing in the United States.
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Texas A&M coach Mike Elko does not expect the SEC's escalating dispute with LSU to end with the Tigers being removed from the conference. During Wednesday's Aggie Football Hour, Elko compared the public standoff to a child testing a parent's limits before quickly backing down.
The SEC is no longer expected to vote Thursday on LSU's membership after the school finalized its 105-player football roster without former NFL players Dae'Quan Wright and Zxavian Harris. Both players signed NFL contracts and participated in training camps before attempting to return to college football.
The controversy escalated after a Louisiana judge issued a preliminary injunction that opened the door for Wright, Harris and other athletes to regain their college eligibility. The SEC opposed LSU's plans, filed a federal lawsuit and scheduled a meeting of conference presidents and chancellors to consider the school's membership.
"This is a little bit like the son figuring out where the limits are until dad comes home and raises his voice, and then the son goes, 'I was just kidding, I didn't mean any of that,'" Elko said.
College athletics has resembled a never-ending soap opera in recent years, and the situation has only become more chaotic over the past few months. It is fair to say the sport has officially "jumped the shark."
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The SEC is no longer expected to vote Thursday on LSU's membership after the school finalized its 105-player football roster without former NFL players Dae'Quan Wright and Zxavian Harris. Both players signed NFL contracts and participated in training camps before attempting to return to college football.
The controversy escalated after a Louisiana judge issued a preliminary injunction that opened the door for Wright, Harris and other athletes to regain their college eligibility. The SEC opposed LSU's plans, filed a federal lawsuit and scheduled a meeting of conference presidents and chancellors to consider the school's membership.
"This is a little bit like the son figuring out where the limits are until dad comes home and raises his voice, and then the son goes, 'I was just kidding, I didn't mean any of that,'" Elko said.
College athletics has resembled a never-ending soap opera in recent years, and the situation has only become more chaotic over the past few months. It is fair to say the sport has officially "jumped the shark."
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A federal court on Sept. 9 dismissed a lawsuit between former Memphis football receiver Cortez Braham and the NCAA, ending a legal saga that stretched on for more than a year.
Braham initially sued the NCAA in 2025 to get an additional year of eligibility. He was granted a preliminary injunction before transferring to Memphis, where he was the Tigers' leading receiver in 2025. After the season ended, Braham's lawyers filed a motion to dismiss the lawsuit.
The NCAA fought it, saying in legal filings that it wanted to enforce the "rule of restitution" against Memphis for playing a player they said should have been ineligible. Lawyers for both sides argued their cases in a Las Vegas courtroom in March.
A ruling finally came on Sept. 9, when the panel of judges ruled that the case was moot and dismissed it.
"Famously, in sports, "it ain't over 'til it's over." But, in this case, it's over," Judge Gabriel P. Sanchez wrote. "The game clock has run out on the 2025 college football season. With these appeals, the NCAA attempts one last Hail Mary pass: asking us to reverse the preliminary injunctions granted to these college football players that allowed them to play in the now complete 2025 season. Because these injunctions have already expired and these players' collegiate careers are over, no effective relief can be granted to the NCAA. We therefore dismiss these appeals as moot."
#granted #season #braham #lawyers
Braham initially sued the NCAA in 2025 to get an additional year of eligibility. He was granted a preliminary injunction before transferring to Memphis, where he was the Tigers' leading receiver in 2025. After the season ended, Braham's lawyers filed a motion to dismiss the lawsuit.
The NCAA fought it, saying in legal filings that it wanted to enforce the "rule of restitution" against Memphis for playing a player they said should have been ineligible. Lawyers for both sides argued their cases in a Las Vegas courtroom in March.
A ruling finally came on Sept. 9, when the panel of judges ruled that the case was moot and dismissed it.
"Famously, in sports, "it ain't over 'til it's over." But, in this case, it's over," Judge Gabriel P. Sanchez wrote. "The game clock has run out on the 2025 college football season. With these appeals, the NCAA attempts one last Hail Mary pass: asking us to reverse the preliminary injunctions granted to these college football players that allowed them to play in the now complete 2025 season. Because these injunctions have already expired and these players' collegiate careers are over, no effective relief can be granted to the NCAA. We therefore dismiss these appeals as moot."
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The first full weekend of college football is behind us and, man, there's a lot to unpack. There weren't many marquee games (one to be exact) but we learned a little bit. The off season noise seems to be just that, noise. Are there already coaches on the hotseat? Definitely. A conference has some explaining to do. Finally, look at all those quarterbacks. The draft next year will be historic.
BATON ROUGE, LOUISIANA - SEPTEMBER 05: Running back Dilin Jones #13 of the LSU Tigers is defended by safety Corey Myrick #22 of the Clemson Tigers during the first half of a game at Tiger Stadium on September 05, 2026 in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. (Photo by Tyler Kaufman/Getty Images)
"I want to announce my presence with authority!"- Nuke Laloosh
They were already dominating the news cycle but LSU threw a fastball to the ear flap of college football Saturday night. Lawsuits, injunctions, talk of expulsion all went by the wayside. As if all that wasn't enough, Mother Nature decided to prolong the mess with a two-hour weather delay. No matter, Lane Kiffin had the most prepared team in the country. Say what you will about Kiffin (and you can say plenty). He's smug, petty and can't resist poking anyone, anytime. He can also coach the ****** out of a football team and Saturday was Exhibit A. LSU made Clemson look absolutely inferior for 60 minutes, racking up 644 yards making everyone embarrassed for the ACC Tigers.
LSU was crisp, efficient, disciplined and out to make a point. They'll only get better. Sam Leavitt was the weak spot if you want to call it that. Yes, he ran and threw it all over the field but he had batted ****** , missed a few throws and had an interception. If this is his least efficient game of the season, put him on the Heisman watchlist now. I see LSU jumping a few teams when the rankings come out. Look for them around number six. LSU is coming.
#Football #september #saturday
BATON ROUGE, LOUISIANA - SEPTEMBER 05: Running back Dilin Jones #13 of the LSU Tigers is defended by safety Corey Myrick #22 of the Clemson Tigers during the first half of a game at Tiger Stadium on September 05, 2026 in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. (Photo by Tyler Kaufman/Getty Images)
"I want to announce my presence with authority!"- Nuke Laloosh
They were already dominating the news cycle but LSU threw a fastball to the ear flap of college football Saturday night. Lawsuits, injunctions, talk of expulsion all went by the wayside. As if all that wasn't enough, Mother Nature decided to prolong the mess with a two-hour weather delay. No matter, Lane Kiffin had the most prepared team in the country. Say what you will about Kiffin (and you can say plenty). He's smug, petty and can't resist poking anyone, anytime. He can also coach the ****** out of a football team and Saturday was Exhibit A. LSU made Clemson look absolutely inferior for 60 minutes, racking up 644 yards making everyone embarrassed for the ACC Tigers.
LSU was crisp, efficient, disciplined and out to make a point. They'll only get better. Sam Leavitt was the weak spot if you want to call it that. Yes, he ran and threw it all over the field but he had batted ****** , missed a few throws and had an interception. If this is his least efficient game of the season, put him on the Heisman watchlist now. I see LSU jumping a few teams when the rankings come out. Look for them around number six. LSU is coming.
#Football #september #saturday
1 month ago
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Trump administration on Sunday renewed its appeal to the Supreme Court to allow new restrictions on mail ballots in time for the midterms.
The filing came after U.S. District Court Judge Indira Talwani extended an order against the Postal Service enforcing President Donald Trump's executive order for the November elections.
The legal wrangling is happening even as states start sending out mail ballots, leaving the administration little time to make big changes in mail ballot rules.
"Ballots have already begun to be mailed in North Carolina, and more States will begin the mailing process as the injunction remains in place — including Alabama on September 9 and at least five States the week of September 13," Solicitor General John Sauer said in the filing.
"Once those ballot envelopes enter the mailstream, there is no retrieving them. And while the injunction allows the Postal Service and the States to continue taking steps to ensure that their envelopes satisfy the Rule's requirements … each day the injunction is in place risks sowing confusion and chaos because the injunction makes those preparatory steps voluntary, rather than mandatory."
#mail
The filing came after U.S. District Court Judge Indira Talwani extended an order against the Postal Service enforcing President Donald Trump's executive order for the November elections.
The legal wrangling is happening even as states start sending out mail ballots, leaving the administration little time to make big changes in mail ballot rules.
"Ballots have already begun to be mailed in North Carolina, and more States will begin the mailing process as the injunction remains in place — including Alabama on September 9 and at least five States the week of September 13," Solicitor General John Sauer said in the filing.
"Once those ballot envelopes enter the mailstream, there is no retrieving them. And while the injunction allows the Postal Service and the States to continue taking steps to ensure that their envelopes satisfy the Rule's requirements … each day the injunction is in place risks sowing confusion and chaos because the injunction makes those preparatory steps voluntary, rather than mandatory."
1 month ago
LSU spent the week before its opener in a Louisiana courtroom and in an exchange of statements with the SEC over the eligibility of former NFL players on college rosters. Lane Kiffin's first team then beat Clemson 51-10 in Baton Rouge on Saturday night, and he brought the argument up himself at halftime.
With LSU ahead 31-3 and holding a 336-54 edge in total yards at the break, Kiffin finished his interview with ESPN's Holly Rowe, started to walk away, then came back to the microphone and said, "Imagine if we had pro players."
Mandatory Credit: Stephen Lew-Imagn Images
Two days earlier, East Baton Rouge Parish Judge William Jorden granted a preliminary injunction barring the NCAA and the SEC from punishing schools that rostered any of the 42 athletes suing for a fifth season of eligibility, which cleared former Ole Miss players Dae'Quan Wright and Zxavian Harris to follow Kiffin to Baton Rouge. The SEC filed its own federal lawsuit against LSU and Kiffin in Alabama that same morning. LSU submitted a 103-man roster on Friday and left the two spots empty.
Kiffin explained that decision on ESPN's "College GameDay" hours before kickoff.
#rouge #eligibility #former #clemson
With LSU ahead 31-3 and holding a 336-54 edge in total yards at the break, Kiffin finished his interview with ESPN's Holly Rowe, started to walk away, then came back to the microphone and said, "Imagine if we had pro players."
Mandatory Credit: Stephen Lew-Imagn Images
Two days earlier, East Baton Rouge Parish Judge William Jorden granted a preliminary injunction barring the NCAA and the SEC from punishing schools that rostered any of the 42 athletes suing for a fifth season of eligibility, which cleared former Ole Miss players Dae'Quan Wright and Zxavian Harris to follow Kiffin to Baton Rouge. The SEC filed its own federal lawsuit against LSU and Kiffin in Alabama that same morning. LSU submitted a 103-man roster on Friday and left the two spots empty.
Kiffin explained that decision on ESPN's "College GameDay" hours before kickoff.
#rouge #eligibility #former #clemson
1 month ago
BATON ROUGE — Lane Kiffin arrived on the set of ESPN's College GameDay around 10 a.m. local time with a look of determination. He still flashed a peace sign at LSU fans who cheered him as he walked, but otherwise didn't break stride.
Draped in a white **** on down and grey slacks, Kiffin was several hours away from making his debut as Tigers head coach. But first, he had some questions to answer about a massive and consequential decision.
On Friday night, LSU decided not to add Dae'Quan Wright and Zxavian Harris to its final roster—a shocking turn after the players, as well as LSU itself, fought a legal battle for the right to take the field as Tigers.
Wright and Harris were just two of hundreds of college athletes who have sued the NCAA to challenge the implementation of its "age-based" eligibility policy, which offered a fifth year of eligibility to college athletes—but didn't include players from the freshman class of 2022 who had already completed, like them. But their lawsuit drew national news because they had signed NFL contracts, though both were waived before making regular-season roster. A multipart legal battle ensued after the SEC issued a ban on players with this NFL experience, and the players and LSU refused to back down.
In a Baton Rouge courthouse Thursday, players won an injunction to suit up Saturday—a court order that prevented both the NCAA and SEC from implementing its rules. During the nine-hour hearing—specifically when SEC commissioner Greg Sankey was on the stand—news broke that the conference had sued LSU in federal court in Alabama, adding another layer to the feud.
#baton #tigers #ncaa
Draped in a white **** on down and grey slacks, Kiffin was several hours away from making his debut as Tigers head coach. But first, he had some questions to answer about a massive and consequential decision.
On Friday night, LSU decided not to add Dae'Quan Wright and Zxavian Harris to its final roster—a shocking turn after the players, as well as LSU itself, fought a legal battle for the right to take the field as Tigers.
Wright and Harris were just two of hundreds of college athletes who have sued the NCAA to challenge the implementation of its "age-based" eligibility policy, which offered a fifth year of eligibility to college athletes—but didn't include players from the freshman class of 2022 who had already completed, like them. But their lawsuit drew national news because they had signed NFL contracts, though both were waived before making regular-season roster. A multipart legal battle ensued after the SEC issued a ban on players with this NFL experience, and the players and LSU refused to back down.
In a Baton Rouge courthouse Thursday, players won an injunction to suit up Saturday—a court order that prevented both the NCAA and SEC from implementing its rules. During the nine-hour hearing—specifically when SEC commissioner Greg Sankey was on the stand—news broke that the conference had sued LSU in federal court in Alabama, adding another layer to the feud.
#baton #tigers #ncaa
1 month ago
With Clemson football's season opener in Baton Rouge approaching, LSU has decided not to test the limits of a growing eligibility dispute involving two former professional players.
LSU coach Lane Kiffin confirmed Saturday that Dae'Quan Wright and Zxavian Harris were not included on the Tigers' official roster, despite a Louisiana judge issuing an injunction that opened the door for both players to compete.
"That wasn't easy," Kiffin said. "As much as I feel for the players… I believe that you fight for what you believe in, and I believe these kids have an opportunity to play, just like all the other kids around the country that are winning court cases and being put on rosters. But at the same time, I'm the head coach of LSU and I had to make a decision that is for the big picture of LSU and the LSU football program, with the uncertainties of what potentially could have come by adding them to the roster."
Those uncertainties were considerable.
The SEC has warned its schools of potentially significant penalties for putting former NFL players on a college roster and recently took legal action against LSU. Clemson also warned that using former professional players could violate the contract governing Saturday night's matchup.
#professional
LSU coach Lane Kiffin confirmed Saturday that Dae'Quan Wright and Zxavian Harris were not included on the Tigers' official roster, despite a Louisiana judge issuing an injunction that opened the door for both players to compete.
"That wasn't easy," Kiffin said. "As much as I feel for the players… I believe that you fight for what you believe in, and I believe these kids have an opportunity to play, just like all the other kids around the country that are winning court cases and being put on rosters. But at the same time, I'm the head coach of LSU and I had to make a decision that is for the big picture of LSU and the LSU football program, with the uncertainties of what potentially could have come by adding them to the roster."
Those uncertainties were considerable.
The SEC has warned its schools of potentially significant penalties for putting former NFL players on a college roster and recently took legal action against LSU. Clemson also warned that using former professional players could violate the contract governing Saturday night's matchup.
#professional
1 month ago
Washington — A federal judge on Friday extended her block on the U.S. Postal Service's new requirements for mail voting, as states prepare to begin sending mail ballots to voters for the November midterm elections.
U.S. District Judge Indira Talwani issued a preliminary injunction barring the agency from enforcing the rules, which were finalized and published late last month, during the midterms. Talwani had temporarily blocked the measure on Aug. 26 and, following a hearing Thursday, agreed to grant a request for longer relief sought by two dozen Democratic-led states and voting rights groups.
In her 49-page decision, the judge said the Postal Service's new rules are likely unconstitutional and said states' difficulties with implementing the regulations so close to the November elections "nearly guarantee[s] significant disenfranchisement for eligible voters."
The judge also said the Postal Service likely exceeded its authority by moving ahead with the new requirements because "the Constitution reserves election regulation to Congress and the States, Congress has not authorized the USPS to make requirements of States before permitting use of the USPS for mailing their ballots, and ... the Final Rule impermissibly establishes a new category of nonmailable material."
"Unauthorized by the Elections Clause, the Final Rule clashes with Congress's statutory scheme, and is unconstitutional where it intrudes not only on Congress's Elections Clause powers but also that power left to the States," she wrote.
#november #congress
U.S. District Judge Indira Talwani issued a preliminary injunction barring the agency from enforcing the rules, which were finalized and published late last month, during the midterms. Talwani had temporarily blocked the measure on Aug. 26 and, following a hearing Thursday, agreed to grant a request for longer relief sought by two dozen Democratic-led states and voting rights groups.
In her 49-page decision, the judge said the Postal Service's new rules are likely unconstitutional and said states' difficulties with implementing the regulations so close to the November elections "nearly guarantee[s] significant disenfranchisement for eligible voters."
The judge also said the Postal Service likely exceeded its authority by moving ahead with the new requirements because "the Constitution reserves election regulation to Congress and the States, Congress has not authorized the USPS to make requirements of States before permitting use of the USPS for mailing their ballots, and ... the Final Rule impermissibly establishes a new category of nonmailable material."
"Unauthorized by the Elections Clause, the Final Rule clashes with Congress's statutory scheme, and is unconstitutional where it intrudes not only on Congress's Elections Clause powers but also that power left to the States," she wrote.
#november #congress
1 month ago
BLOOMINGTON — Eight athletes, including IU football players Kellan Wyatt and Stephen Daley, were granted a temporary restraining order in an Indiana circuit court Friday, restoring for the moment their eligibility to play college sports.
Filed and granted in Monroe County Circuit Court, the TRO ****** erts that the plaintiffs "have shown by verified pleading and supporting evidence that immediate and irreparable injury will occur before notice can be served and a hearing held."
"The Court further finds that the plaintiffs have demonstrated a probable right to relief," the order states, "and that the threatened injury outweighs any temporary burden imposed by this Order pending an expedited hearing."
Importantly, the order is not lasting. That hearing will be held at 9 a.m., Friday, Sept. 11, in Monroe Circuit Court, where the court will hear the plaintiffs' motion for a temporary injunction, a firmer legal decision.
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#court #order #granted
Filed and granted in Monroe County Circuit Court, the TRO ****** erts that the plaintiffs "have shown by verified pleading and supporting evidence that immediate and irreparable injury will occur before notice can be served and a hearing held."
"The Court further finds that the plaintiffs have demonstrated a probable right to relief," the order states, "and that the threatened injury outweighs any temporary burden imposed by this Order pending an expedited hearing."
Importantly, the order is not lasting. That hearing will be held at 9 a.m., Friday, Sept. 11, in Monroe Circuit Court, where the court will hear the plaintiffs' motion for a temporary injunction, a firmer legal decision.
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#court #order #granted
1 month ago
LSU has not even played its first game under Lane Kiffin, and the Tigers have already reached the stage where their own conference is suing them.
The SEC filed a federal lawsuit Thursday seeking to stop LSU from using former NFL players, only for a Louisiana judge hours later to grant a preliminary injunction clearing a path for Dae'Quan Wright and Zxavian Harris to return to college football. Kiffin has defended pursuing the players, and the rest of the league is not exactly enjoying the show.
The anger has stretched beyond whether Wright and Harris should be eligible. For some SEC fans, LSU's willingness to fight the conference has become the bigger problem.
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"LSU Is Becoming a Pariah,"one fan wrote.
#harris
The SEC filed a federal lawsuit Thursday seeking to stop LSU from using former NFL players, only for a Louisiana judge hours later to grant a preliminary injunction clearing a path for Dae'Quan Wright and Zxavian Harris to return to college football. Kiffin has defended pursuing the players, and the rest of the league is not exactly enjoying the show.
The anger has stretched beyond whether Wright and Harris should be eligible. For some SEC fans, LSU's willingness to fight the conference has become the bigger problem.
PREDICT THE CFB SEASON: PFN's Free CFB Playoff Predictor
"LSU Is Becoming a Pariah,"one fan wrote.
#harris
1 month ago
BATON ROUGE — A Louisiana judge delivered a profound ruling amid an ongoing legal fight that the NCAA, and in this case the Southeastern Conference, has found itself in all over the country.
East Baton Rouge 19th District Court Judge Will Jorden granted a preliminary injunction that allows 31 athletes a fifth year of eligibility in college after more than nine hours of court proceedings on Sept. 3. The court order paves the way for LSU football coach Lane Kiffin and his program to safely add ex-NFL players Dae'Quan Wright and Zxavian Harris to the roster.
It marks the first time that a court ruling has allowed for professional athletes to return to college, a notion that could send shockwaves throughout collegiate athletics.
LSU CLEAR TO ADD EX-NFL PLAYERS Judge sides with LSU football players seeking 5th year of eligibility
LSU-CLEMSON HUB LSU vs Clemson: Predictions, odds, key matchups and injuries
#baton #rouge #clemson #eligibility
East Baton Rouge 19th District Court Judge Will Jorden granted a preliminary injunction that allows 31 athletes a fifth year of eligibility in college after more than nine hours of court proceedings on Sept. 3. The court order paves the way for LSU football coach Lane Kiffin and his program to safely add ex-NFL players Dae'Quan Wright and Zxavian Harris to the roster.
It marks the first time that a court ruling has allowed for professional athletes to return to college, a notion that could send shockwaves throughout collegiate athletics.
LSU CLEAR TO ADD EX-NFL PLAYERS Judge sides with LSU football players seeking 5th year of eligibility
LSU-CLEMSON HUB LSU vs Clemson: Predictions, odds, key matchups and injuries
#baton #rouge #clemson #eligibility
1 month ago
The 2026 college football season is underway, and the Oklahoma Sooners will kick things off at home on Friday night against the UTEP Miners. OU's roster has been mostly set since the transfer portal madness died down in January, but the madness of eligibility lawsuits in college football has given the Sooners the opportunity to make some very last-minute additions to their roster.
According to multiple reports, former Boise State defensive lineman Braxton Fely has been granted a temporary restraining order against the NCAA. That TRO allows him to enter the transfer portal and play this season.
Fely was invited to an NFL minicamp, but he never signed an NFL contract. He plans to transfer to and play for Oklahoma in 2026. Fely spent four seasons with the Broncos. He was listed at 6-foot-1 and 296 pounds last season, and he was a starter at defensive tackle for Boise State. Fely was a second-team all-conference player for each of the last two years, and was a starter for three straight years.
Of course, Fely's status still depends on a preliminary injunction hearing, a process college football fans have become all too familiar with this offseason. The same goes for defensive lineman and incoming Arkansas transfer Danny Saili, who had an update in his case on Thursday as well. Saili committed to OU out of the transfer portal in August, having never pursued the NFL.
According to multiple reports, Saili was also granted a temporary restraining order on Thursday in a separate ruling from Fely's case. His situation is also pending a preliminary injunction hearing. However, Saili now appears on OU's official roster, and head coach Brent Venables stated that he is on the team and practicing. Saili has been allowed to go through team activities, but not play, at least until he was ruled eligible to play.
#saili #fely #play #college
According to multiple reports, former Boise State defensive lineman Braxton Fely has been granted a temporary restraining order against the NCAA. That TRO allows him to enter the transfer portal and play this season.
Fely was invited to an NFL minicamp, but he never signed an NFL contract. He plans to transfer to and play for Oklahoma in 2026. Fely spent four seasons with the Broncos. He was listed at 6-foot-1 and 296 pounds last season, and he was a starter at defensive tackle for Boise State. Fely was a second-team all-conference player for each of the last two years, and was a starter for three straight years.
Of course, Fely's status still depends on a preliminary injunction hearing, a process college football fans have become all too familiar with this offseason. The same goes for defensive lineman and incoming Arkansas transfer Danny Saili, who had an update in his case on Thursday as well. Saili committed to OU out of the transfer portal in August, having never pursued the NFL.
According to multiple reports, Saili was also granted a temporary restraining order on Thursday in a separate ruling from Fely's case. His situation is also pending a preliminary injunction hearing. However, Saili now appears on OU's official roster, and head coach Brent Venables stated that he is on the team and practicing. Saili has been allowed to go through team activities, but not play, at least until he was ruled eligible to play.
#saili #fely #play #college
1 month ago
By Mary Guzman
Apple's July 10, 2026 lawsuit against OpenAI, filed in the Northern District of California just five weeks after OpenAI's confidential Form S‑1 targeted a trillion‑dollar valuation, presents a governance case study with implications far beyond Silicon Valley. In Apple Inc. v. Liu, No. 5:26‑cv‑07078, Apple alleges that OpenAI Group PBC, OpenAI Foundation, io Products LLC, former Apple vice president Tang Yew Tan, and former Apple engineer Chang Liu engaged in a coordinated effort to obtain confidential Apple hardware designs, supply‑chain intelligence, and unreleased product specifications. Apple claims the misappropriation reached every level of OpenAI's hardware organization and seeks preliminary and permanent injunctions, compensatory damages, a reasonable royalty in the alternative, exemplary damages for willful misappropriation, and attorneys' fees*. OpenAI denies all allegations and points to Apple's allegedly lax exit procedures as the key negating factor.
From a governance perspective, the case highlights a recurring pattern: trade‑secret disputes that appear straightforward to the public often reveal deeper structural weaknesses inside the victim organization. The industry has seen versions of this before—emails encouraging departing employees to "bring what you know," or the more extreme mole scenario, as in Deel v. Rippling. These are not just operational failures; they are governance failures that should alarm any board member or investor expecting a clean exit or a stable competitive position.
The risk is accelerating. More than 1,500 federal trade‑secret cases were filed in 2025 – the highest ever – and still only a fraction of the true number. AI proliferation, high employee mobility, and limits on non‑competes ensure that trade‑secret litigation will continue to rise. Meanwhile, companies increasingly rely on trade‑secret protection (surpassing the long-favored patent-or-die approach) recognizing that patents disclose the playbook to competitors and nation‑state adversaries. In a world where competitive advantage is often driven by a process rather than the output it creates, trade secrets are often the most valuable and strategic IP ******* et.
But the governance question is always the same: Did the company actually have protectable trade secrets? That requires: a) legal ownership of the innovation, b) demonstrable uniqueness that creates value, and c) "reasonable measures" to protect it.
#confidential #case
Apple's July 10, 2026 lawsuit against OpenAI, filed in the Northern District of California just five weeks after OpenAI's confidential Form S‑1 targeted a trillion‑dollar valuation, presents a governance case study with implications far beyond Silicon Valley. In Apple Inc. v. Liu, No. 5:26‑cv‑07078, Apple alleges that OpenAI Group PBC, OpenAI Foundation, io Products LLC, former Apple vice president Tang Yew Tan, and former Apple engineer Chang Liu engaged in a coordinated effort to obtain confidential Apple hardware designs, supply‑chain intelligence, and unreleased product specifications. Apple claims the misappropriation reached every level of OpenAI's hardware organization and seeks preliminary and permanent injunctions, compensatory damages, a reasonable royalty in the alternative, exemplary damages for willful misappropriation, and attorneys' fees*. OpenAI denies all allegations and points to Apple's allegedly lax exit procedures as the key negating factor.
From a governance perspective, the case highlights a recurring pattern: trade‑secret disputes that appear straightforward to the public often reveal deeper structural weaknesses inside the victim organization. The industry has seen versions of this before—emails encouraging departing employees to "bring what you know," or the more extreme mole scenario, as in Deel v. Rippling. These are not just operational failures; they are governance failures that should alarm any board member or investor expecting a clean exit or a stable competitive position.
The risk is accelerating. More than 1,500 federal trade‑secret cases were filed in 2025 – the highest ever – and still only a fraction of the true number. AI proliferation, high employee mobility, and limits on non‑competes ensure that trade‑secret litigation will continue to rise. Meanwhile, companies increasingly rely on trade‑secret protection (surpassing the long-favored patent-or-die approach) recognizing that patents disclose the playbook to competitors and nation‑state adversaries. In a world where competitive advantage is often driven by a process rather than the output it creates, trade secrets are often the most valuable and strategic IP ******* et.
But the governance question is always the same: Did the company actually have protectable trade secrets? That requires: a) legal ownership of the innovation, b) demonstrable uniqueness that creates value, and c) "reasonable measures" to protect it.
#confidential #case
1 month ago
NORMAN — Oklahoma is adding significant depth at defensive tackle.
The Sooners are expected to add former Boise State defensive tackle Braxton Fely, The Oklahoman confirmed Thursday.
Fely was granted a temporary restraining order against the NCAA on Thursday in Cleveland County District Court, clearing him to compete until a future hearing on a permanent injunction is scheduled.
The order blocks the NCAA from enforcing any bylaw to keep him off the field, and separately bars the "Rule of Restitution," shielding OU from potential penalties for playing him.
Arkansas defensive tackle transfer Danny Saili has already been added to the roster and received a separate TRO on Thursday.
#order #norman
The Sooners are expected to add former Boise State defensive tackle Braxton Fely, The Oklahoman confirmed Thursday.
Fely was granted a temporary restraining order against the NCAA on Thursday in Cleveland County District Court, clearing him to compete until a future hearing on a permanent injunction is scheduled.
The order blocks the NCAA from enforcing any bylaw to keep him off the field, and separately bars the "Rule of Restitution," shielding OU from potential penalties for playing him.
Arkansas defensive tackle transfer Danny Saili has already been added to the roster and received a separate TRO on Thursday.
#order #norman
1 month ago
The SEC has taken a page out of the Big 12 playbook.
Displeased with unfavorable state-court rulings, the conferences turned to federal court. For the Big 12, a federal lawsuit prompted Texas Tech to abandon a plan to play quarterback Brendan Sorsby, who had won an injunction against an NCAA-imposed gambling suspension. For the SEC, the lawsuit against LSU, coach Lane Kiffin, and others has a goal of keeping LSU from adding players who have been on NFL 90-man rosters.
The lawsuit was filed Thursday in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Alabama.
Via Amanda Christovich of Front Office Sports, the complaint alleges that LSU and Kiffin "waged a deliberate and coordinated campaign to recruit professional athletes to play football for LSU during the 2026-27 season, including players who had signed NFL contracts with the Cleveland Browns, New Orleans Saints, and Tampa Bay Buccaneers."
The move comes on the same day a pending state-court lawsuit was due to return to court on the question of whether a temporary restraining order allowing LSU to add the former NFL players would proceed. It serves only to add to the current state of college-football chaos, which surely will be leveraged by the powers-that-be into renewed efforts to pass the Protect College Sports Act.
#play
Displeased with unfavorable state-court rulings, the conferences turned to federal court. For the Big 12, a federal lawsuit prompted Texas Tech to abandon a plan to play quarterback Brendan Sorsby, who had won an injunction against an NCAA-imposed gambling suspension. For the SEC, the lawsuit against LSU, coach Lane Kiffin, and others has a goal of keeping LSU from adding players who have been on NFL 90-man rosters.
The lawsuit was filed Thursday in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Alabama.
Via Amanda Christovich of Front Office Sports, the complaint alleges that LSU and Kiffin "waged a deliberate and coordinated campaign to recruit professional athletes to play football for LSU during the 2026-27 season, including players who had signed NFL contracts with the Cleveland Browns, New Orleans Saints, and Tampa Bay Buccaneers."
The move comes on the same day a pending state-court lawsuit was due to return to court on the question of whether a temporary restraining order allowing LSU to add the former NFL players would proceed. It serves only to add to the current state of college-football chaos, which surely will be leveraged by the powers-that-be into renewed efforts to pass the Protect College Sports Act.
#play
1 month ago
Roddy Gayle Jr. has been granted a temporary restraining order by a New York judge in his lawsuit against the NCAA in which he's seeking a fifth year of eligibility.
The decision makes Gayle, a 6-foot-5 guard who spent the past two seasons at Michigan, eligible to practice with the Wolverines ahead of his preliminary injunction hearing, which is set for Sept. 17 at 2 p.m.
The TRO was issued by Judge Frank A. Sedita III on Wednesday, Sept. 2, two days after Gayle filed the lawsuit against the NCAA in Niagara County Supreme Court seeking a preliminary injunction that would make him eligible for the 2026-27 season.
Gayle is among a number of high school class of 2022 athletes who are suing the NCAA for an additional year of eligibility, on the basis they are barred from the ***** ociation's new age-based eligibility model.
According to the suit filed on Aug. 31, Michigan has offered Gayle a roster spot for this season, though it's "an opportunity conditioned solely on his NCAA eligibility," and he's been practicing with the team "while that eligibility remains clouded," including during the Wolverines' recent foreign exhibition tour to Lithuania and Croatia.
#gayle #ncaa
The decision makes Gayle, a 6-foot-5 guard who spent the past two seasons at Michigan, eligible to practice with the Wolverines ahead of his preliminary injunction hearing, which is set for Sept. 17 at 2 p.m.
The TRO was issued by Judge Frank A. Sedita III on Wednesday, Sept. 2, two days after Gayle filed the lawsuit against the NCAA in Niagara County Supreme Court seeking a preliminary injunction that would make him eligible for the 2026-27 season.
Gayle is among a number of high school class of 2022 athletes who are suing the NCAA for an additional year of eligibility, on the basis they are barred from the ***** ociation's new age-based eligibility model.
According to the suit filed on Aug. 31, Michigan has offered Gayle a roster spot for this season, though it's "an opportunity conditioned solely on his NCAA eligibility," and he's been practicing with the team "while that eligibility remains clouded," including during the Wolverines' recent foreign exhibition tour to Lithuania and Croatia.
#gayle #ncaa
1 month ago
It seems like every day there's a new NCAA college eligibility lawsuit and more questions about who can play this season. The leading scorer of last season's Gophers men's basketball team, Cade Tyson, is included in those conversations, and head coach Niko Medved would love to have him back.
"I think there is definitely still a possibility that he could play for us next year, but a lot of that is out of his control, and a lot of it is out of our control, to be honest," Medved told Chad Hartman on WCCO Radio. "There are so many moving parts, not only with him but with all of these other players. But Cade had a great experience with us. He is a great guy, and he would obviously add a lot to our team. So we will see what happens here in the near future."
Minnesota has 15 players on its 2026-27 roster, which is the limit according to NCAA rules. Those rules continue to be pushed every day, so it's fair to think the Gophers could try to get around that in order to add an All-Conference-level player like Tyson.
"You could get in a situation where a player on your roster has to wait and see if he is eligible several games into the year, or you could be waiting four games into the season to see if he is eligible. There are only so many guys you would risk having on your roster, but (Cade) is one of those guys," Medved admitted.
Tyson was originally among a group of athletes named in a Colorado lawsuit in July who are pursuing a fifth year of eligibility after the NCAA did not include the class of 2022 in its new five-for-five rules. The judge granted a class-wide preliminary injunction on Aug. 2, requiring the NCAA to grant a fifth year of eligibility to high school class of 2022 athletes. But the Tenth Circuit later granted the NCAA's stay request in the Wisne vs. NCAA lawsuit, which means qualifying players from the class of 2022 are once again ineligible unless they have already been granted temporary restraining orders (TROs) or injunctions on a state-by-state basis.
#medved #class #eligibility #roster
"I think there is definitely still a possibility that he could play for us next year, but a lot of that is out of his control, and a lot of it is out of our control, to be honest," Medved told Chad Hartman on WCCO Radio. "There are so many moving parts, not only with him but with all of these other players. But Cade had a great experience with us. He is a great guy, and he would obviously add a lot to our team. So we will see what happens here in the near future."
Minnesota has 15 players on its 2026-27 roster, which is the limit according to NCAA rules. Those rules continue to be pushed every day, so it's fair to think the Gophers could try to get around that in order to add an All-Conference-level player like Tyson.
"You could get in a situation where a player on your roster has to wait and see if he is eligible several games into the year, or you could be waiting four games into the season to see if he is eligible. There are only so many guys you would risk having on your roster, but (Cade) is one of those guys," Medved admitted.
Tyson was originally among a group of athletes named in a Colorado lawsuit in July who are pursuing a fifth year of eligibility after the NCAA did not include the class of 2022 in its new five-for-five rules. The judge granted a class-wide preliminary injunction on Aug. 2, requiring the NCAA to grant a fifth year of eligibility to high school class of 2022 athletes. But the Tenth Circuit later granted the NCAA's stay request in the Wisne vs. NCAA lawsuit, which means qualifying players from the class of 2022 are once again ineligible unless they have already been granted temporary restraining orders (TROs) or injunctions on a state-by-state basis.
#medved #class #eligibility #roster
1 month ago
As the SEC is set to attempt to immediately enforce its ban on players who have signed NFL contracts returning to college to play for schools in the conference, LSU coach Lane Kiffin said that he and his coaching staff are simply playing the waiting game.
Thursday, the SEC is set to argue against a possible preliminary injunction favoring players who filed a lawsuit against the NCAA in a Louisiana federal court. Those plaintiffs were granted a temporary restraining order allowing them to play college sports in 2025, and many of those players had been on NFL rosters this summer.
The group included former LSU defensive end Jack Pyburn, former Ole Miss TE Dae'Quan Wright and ex-Rebels DT Zxavian Harris. Pyburn, who was cut by the Tampa Bay Buccaneers over the weekend, was picked up on waivers by the Kansas City Chiefs and is set to stay in the NFL. Wright and Harris have committed to play for Kiffin at LSU after playing for him at Ole Miss in 2025.
Assuming they're eligible, of course.
"We don't put any energy into it," Kiffin said about Thursday's hearing during Wednesday's SEC teleconference. "We're not in it. So this is a lot of athletes from a lot of different sports from a lot of different states in the hearing tomorrow. So we don't put any energy into it. We're waiting to get more information tomorrow, more guidance from the SEC."
#pyburn #miss #wright #harris
Thursday, the SEC is set to argue against a possible preliminary injunction favoring players who filed a lawsuit against the NCAA in a Louisiana federal court. Those plaintiffs were granted a temporary restraining order allowing them to play college sports in 2025, and many of those players had been on NFL rosters this summer.
The group included former LSU defensive end Jack Pyburn, former Ole Miss TE Dae'Quan Wright and ex-Rebels DT Zxavian Harris. Pyburn, who was cut by the Tampa Bay Buccaneers over the weekend, was picked up on waivers by the Kansas City Chiefs and is set to stay in the NFL. Wright and Harris have committed to play for Kiffin at LSU after playing for him at Ole Miss in 2025.
Assuming they're eligible, of course.
"We don't put any energy into it," Kiffin said about Thursday's hearing during Wednesday's SEC teleconference. "We're not in it. So this is a lot of athletes from a lot of different sports from a lot of different states in the hearing tomorrow. So we don't put any energy into it. We're waiting to get more information tomorrow, more guidance from the SEC."
#pyburn #miss #wright #harris
1 month ago
Tech stocks were under heavy pressure on Tuesday as rising bond yields weighed on growth ******* ets and chip stocks slid.
It's a momentous day for Apple (AAPL) as former senior vice president of hardware engineering John Ternus becomes CEO, succeeding Tim Cook after Cook's 15 years in the top spot.
Cook is handing Ternus a "very healthy company," Maxim Group ******* yst Tom Forte told Yahoo Finance, but the road could become more challenging for Ternus and Apple in the coming years. Forte estimated that Wall Street would give Ternus a six- to 12-month grace period to find his footing.
Among Ternus's first tests will be an escalating legal battle between Apple and OpenAI. Apple accused the AI startup of stealing trade secrets as it looks to build a competing AI device for its ChatGPT model. On Monday, Apple also alleged that OpenAI was destroying evidence in the case, Bloomberg reported.
In a separate filing on Monday, OpenAI sought to block Apple's preliminary injunction request to prevent OpenAI from using potential trade secrets, calling the lawsuit "baseless" and an attempt to forestall the AI company from building a device that could unseat the iPhone.
#cook #years #company
It's a momentous day for Apple (AAPL) as former senior vice president of hardware engineering John Ternus becomes CEO, succeeding Tim Cook after Cook's 15 years in the top spot.
Cook is handing Ternus a "very healthy company," Maxim Group ******* yst Tom Forte told Yahoo Finance, but the road could become more challenging for Ternus and Apple in the coming years. Forte estimated that Wall Street would give Ternus a six- to 12-month grace period to find his footing.
Among Ternus's first tests will be an escalating legal battle between Apple and OpenAI. Apple accused the AI startup of stealing trade secrets as it looks to build a competing AI device for its ChatGPT model. On Monday, Apple also alleged that OpenAI was destroying evidence in the case, Bloomberg reported.
In a separate filing on Monday, OpenAI sought to block Apple's preliminary injunction request to prevent OpenAI from using potential trade secrets, calling the lawsuit "baseless" and an attempt to forestall the AI company from building a device that could unseat the iPhone.
#cook #years #company
1 month ago
Steve Sarkisian is all for the SEC's move to stop programs from bringing back professional football players, even if it is a bit hypocritical.
The Texas coach was asked about recent rulings in college sports that have been stopping teams from adding former NFL players to their rosters. The SEC, along with the other power conferences, has since put in a policy that will prohibit schools from rostering players who had signed professional contracts.
"These players on all of our rosters, not just ours, have been working for nine months for this moment on Saturday, which then will lead into the next five to six months," Sarkisian said, via CBS Austin's Bob Ballou. "The fact that somebody out there is going to take a player off of an NFL roster and tell somebody that's been doing it for nine months to go kick rocks, that doesn't sit well with me. I think that's wrong. That morally is wrong."
While it may not be as blatant as what LSU has attempted to do, Texas does have a player on its roster this fall that participated in minicamp with two NFL teams after going undrafted. Offensive lineman Cole Hutson received a state injunction and is practicing with the Longhorns. He's entering his fifth year of eligibility now this fall after previously playing in 48 games for the Longhorns, including making 23 starts.
"Cole's a guy with so much experience, played a lot of football for us," Sarkisian said in July before Hutson was granted his injunction, via ESPN. "He's a guy that unfortunately didn't get drafted. So he puts himself in a bit of a different situation than maybe most guys that got done playing their fourth year in college."
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The Texas coach was asked about recent rulings in college sports that have been stopping teams from adding former NFL players to their rosters. The SEC, along with the other power conferences, has since put in a policy that will prohibit schools from rostering players who had signed professional contracts.
"These players on all of our rosters, not just ours, have been working for nine months for this moment on Saturday, which then will lead into the next five to six months," Sarkisian said, via CBS Austin's Bob Ballou. "The fact that somebody out there is going to take a player off of an NFL roster and tell somebody that's been doing it for nine months to go kick rocks, that doesn't sit well with me. I think that's wrong. That morally is wrong."
While it may not be as blatant as what LSU has attempted to do, Texas does have a player on its roster this fall that participated in minicamp with two NFL teams after going undrafted. Offensive lineman Cole Hutson received a state injunction and is practicing with the Longhorns. He's entering his fifth year of eligibility now this fall after previously playing in 48 games for the Longhorns, including making 23 starts.
"Cole's a guy with so much experience, played a lot of football for us," Sarkisian said in July before Hutson was granted his injunction, via ESPN. "He's a guy that unfortunately didn't get drafted. So he puts himself in a bit of a different situation than maybe most guys that got done playing their fourth year in college."
#months #hutson #teams
1 month ago
The SEC hopes to grab the Tigers by the tail.
Ross Dellenger of Yahoo Sports reports that the conference is exploring various ways to address LSU's plan to add former NFL players to its team, including "extreme measures."
The possibilities reportedly include boycotting competition against the school, probation, or expulsion. The SEC also is considering filing a federal lawsuit on the issue.
It was a federal lawsuit against Texas Tech from the Big 12 that prompted the Red Raiders to abandon the plan to allow quarterback Brendan Sorsby to play this year, after he won an injunction against the NCAA's gambling suspension.
No decision is expected before Thursday's hearing on whether the pending TRO will become a preliminary injunction.
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Ross Dellenger of Yahoo Sports reports that the conference is exploring various ways to address LSU's plan to add former NFL players to its team, including "extreme measures."
The possibilities reportedly include boycotting competition against the school, probation, or expulsion. The SEC also is considering filing a federal lawsuit on the issue.
It was a federal lawsuit against Texas Tech from the Big 12 that prompted the Red Raiders to abandon the plan to allow quarterback Brendan Sorsby to play this year, after he won an injunction against the NCAA's gambling suspension.
No decision is expected before Thursday's hearing on whether the pending TRO will become a preliminary injunction.
#Tech
1 month ago
The NCAA's new 5‑in‑5 eligibility rule continues to send shockwaves through college athletics, and nowhere is the confusion more visible than in Texas A&M's still‑unfinished 2026–27 basketball roster. The past week delivered another round of twists.
First, former G‑League guard Bryson Warren was ruled ineligible by both the NCAA and the SEC. Warren secured a Temporary Restraining Order (TRO) against the NCAA, but the SEC's stance remained unchanged, prompting him to enter the transfer portal and leaving the Aggies with an unexpected roster vacancy.
Meanwhile, former A&M guard Rylan Griffen awaited a ruling in his own lawsuit in the Dallas court system. On Thursday, a judge granted a TRO against the NCAA, the SEC, and commissioner Greg Sankey, effectively telling the governing bodies that if they want to challenge Griffen's eligibility, they'll have to do it in court.
The TRO doesn't prevent the SEC from issuing punishments to schools that play athletes it considers ineligible, but Griffen's case carries a key distinction. He never signed a professional contract. His only pro‑adjacent experience was a summer league deal with the Denver Nuggets, which functions more like a tryout than a guaranteed roster spot. That difference gives him a stronger argument than Warren under the current legal landscape.
Shortly after the TRO news broke, Luke Evangelist of TexAgs reported that Griffen has enrolled in classes at Texas A&M and intends to join the team. His status now hinges on a preliminary injunction hearing scheduled for September 11, which will determine whether he can compete while the broader lawsuit plays out.
#warren #roster #texas
First, former G‑League guard Bryson Warren was ruled ineligible by both the NCAA and the SEC. Warren secured a Temporary Restraining Order (TRO) against the NCAA, but the SEC's stance remained unchanged, prompting him to enter the transfer portal and leaving the Aggies with an unexpected roster vacancy.
Meanwhile, former A&M guard Rylan Griffen awaited a ruling in his own lawsuit in the Dallas court system. On Thursday, a judge granted a TRO against the NCAA, the SEC, and commissioner Greg Sankey, effectively telling the governing bodies that if they want to challenge Griffen's eligibility, they'll have to do it in court.
The TRO doesn't prevent the SEC from issuing punishments to schools that play athletes it considers ineligible, but Griffen's case carries a key distinction. He never signed a professional contract. His only pro‑adjacent experience was a summer league deal with the Denver Nuggets, which functions more like a tryout than a guaranteed roster spot. That difference gives him a stronger argument than Warren under the current legal landscape.
Shortly after the TRO news broke, Luke Evangelist of TexAgs reported that Griffen has enrolled in classes at Texas A&M and intends to join the team. His status now hinges on a preliminary injunction hearing scheduled for September 11, which will determine whether he can compete while the broader lawsuit plays out.
#warren #roster #texas
