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Labor laws, free speech rights at play in student‐athlete activism
Author(s) -
McCarthy Claudine
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
college athletics and the law
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 1943-7579
pISSN - 1552-8774
DOI - 10.1002/catl.30803
Subject(s) - coaching , variety (cybernetics) , law , athletes , political science , free speech , public relations , sociology , management , computer science , economics , artificial intelligence , medicine , physical therapy
T he increased wave of student activism has forced colleges and universities to tackle a variety of social, legal, and communication challenges. Student‐athletes have played significant roles in marches and demonstrations; boycotts of practices and donor events; and demands to rename buildings, ban fight songs, remove campus monuments, and discipline coaching staff, noted Michael R. Phillips, Partner at McGuireWoods LLP.