Ted Canter Discusses SEC–LSU Litigation With Alabama’s 42 News

Litson partner Ted Canter spoke with Alabama’s 42 News about the Southeastern Conference’s emergency motion against LSU, which was continued on September 9 shortly before the scheduled hearing in federal court in Birmingham.

The Conference sued LSU after the university moved to add former NFL players to its football roster, contrary to Conference rules, and sought an order barring LSU from interfering with a September 10 vote of the Conference’s presidents and chancellors on LSU’s membership. In a September 9 letter to Commissioner Greg Sankey, obtained by Alabama’s 42 through a public records request, LSU President Wade Rousse stated that the university had advised the Conference in advance that it would not place the players on its roster, that the roster was set for the season, and that LSU had complied with Conference rules.

Mr. Canter told reporter Avery Boyce that the letter bore on the showing of irreparable harm required for emergency relief. “What LSU essentially said is nothing imminent is going to happen,” he said. “We filled our roster, and we are not going to get in the way of a vote tomorrow. And I think by doing that, they hoped to moot the issue.”

The presidents and chancellors met on September 10 without voting on LSU’s membership.

Mr. Canter represents companies and individuals in government investigations, regulatory enforcement, and complex litigation. He previously served as an Assistant U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of Alabama.

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