Snapchatting Cheerleader Wins Free-Speech Case at 3rd Circuit
The Third Circuit ruled Tuesday that a school violated a cheerleader’s First Amendment rights when it kicked her off the squad over a profane Snapchat post done off-campus.
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Houston Texans Face Second Suit From Former Cheerleaders
Five former Houston Texans cheerleaders claim in a lawsuit filed Friday that they were subjected to a hostile workplace and not protected from mental and physical abuses perpetrated by fans and their own coach.
Read moreFormer Cheerleader Calls Houston Texans Abusive
The Houston Texans stiff its cheerleaders for the hours they spend in the gym and at official team events, and fires them for complaining about the squad’s weight-shaming coach, a former cheerleader claims in a federal class action.
Read moreAlbuquerque Schools Lashed in a Split Ruling
A federal judge issued a split ruling for a cheerleader who sued Albuquerque Public Schools for refusing to let her transfer high schools unless she promised not to sue after teammates took nude pictures of her and posted them on Snapchat.
Read moreNFL Ducks Cheerleaders’ Antitrust Class Action
The National Football League has defeated an antitrust class action claiming it conspired with 27 teams to suppress cheerleaders’ wages and restrict their mobility.
Read moreJudge Tosses Cheerleader’s Conspiracy Claims Over Nude Photos
A New Mexico cheerleader who claims she wasn’t allowed to transfer schools unless she promised not to sue over teammates taking nude pictures of her and posting them on Snapchat cannot bring conspiracy claims against school officials, a federal judge ruled.
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NFL, Teams Dodge Cheerleaders’ Antitrust Class Action
A federal judge on Friday dismissed a proposed antitrust class action accusing the National Football League and 27 of its teams of conspiring to suppress cheerleader wages.
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High Court Shakes Its Pom-Poms for Uniform Makers
Adding a new kind of chevron to its precedent, the Supreme Court ruled Wednesday copyright laws do protect zig-zags and other designs on cheerleading uniforms.
Read moreCheerleaders Accuse NFL of Antitrust Conspiracy
An antitrust class action accuses the NFL and 26 of its 32 teams of conspiring to suppress wages for cheerleaders in the multibillion-dollar sports enterprise, forcing them to work off the clock and prohibiting them from seeking work in other sports.
Read moreCheerleader Sues High School for Cruel Harassment
A cheerleader claims in a lawsuit against her high school that administrators wouldn’t let her transfer schools unless she promised not to sue after her teammates took nude pictures of her in a shower, passed them around and posted them on SnapChat.
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