Sportico: Supreme Court Rules Unanimously Against NCAA in Alston Case

Recently, the Supreme Court issued its decision in the NCAA v. Alston case, the first time the court has heard a case on college athletics since 1984. The outcome, which affirmed the ninth Circuit Court of Appeals ruling that the NCAA is in violation of the Sherman Act by agreeing to limit how much student-athletes can be provided for academic-related costs, will shape the college sports landscape for years to come. In particular, the NCAA is no longer going to be owed any deference under federal antitrust law as it was previously based on dicta in the case from 1984 (NCAA v. Board of Regents). Read more from Sportico here.

Overall, it was an impactful day in college athletics. Schools, conferences, coaches and student-athletes’ lives have changed—expenses that are tied to education are now permissible over and above an athletics scholarship.

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