June 21, 2021

NCAA v. Alston

Supreme Court of the United States 594 U.S. 69 NCAA Antitrust

A unanimous Supreme Court struck down the NCAA's limits on education-related benefits — a narrow ruling, on paper. But Justice Kavanaugh's concurrence said the rest of the NCAA's compensation rules wouldn't survive the same scrutiny if challenged directly. The NCAA didn't wait to find out. Days later, NIL was permitted.

Why it still matters

Every live NCAA compensation dispute is being litigated in the space Alston opened.

Live matters descending from this case

Sources

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