July 07, 2021
Attorneys for a group of college athletes said Tuesday that the NCAA must repay $3.5 million they spent convincing the U.S. Supreme Court to strike down the organization's rules restricting education-related pay and benefits, a sum that would bring their total legal fees in the landmark case to $37.6 million.
June 21, 2021
By rejecting the NCAA's arguments that its amateurism system should get blanket protection from antitrust challenges, the U.S. Supreme Court on Monday made clear that the organization must allow athletes to profit from or share in the revenues of college sports — or face an uncertain future of litigation.
June 21, 2021
Current and former college athletes nationwide on Monday celebrated a landmark U.S. Supreme Court decision that they said will provide life-changing benefits for many players while adding momentum to an ongoing push to let athletes monetize their names and images.
June 21, 2021
The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday affirmed a ruling that struck down NCAA rules restricting education-related compensation and benefits for college athletes, finding that the organization should not get special treatment under antitrust law.
March 31, 2021
The justices of the U.S. Supreme Court were skeptical during oral arguments Wednesday that NCAA rules meant to keep college players from being paid should get broad deference from courts, but also raised concerns about a potential flood of litigation challenging amateurism in college sports depending on the outcome of the closely watched antitrust case.
March 30, 2021
Wednesday's U.S. Supreme Court oral arguments in a closely-watched antitrust case challenging NCAA amateurism rules will pit a prominent high court litigator against one of the most recognizable names in sports law, not to mention the acting solicitor general's first appearance in that role.
March 26, 2021
The U.S. Supreme Court returns to the telephonic "courtroom" this week with a full load of class action litigation touching on everything from Goldman Sachs' statements in securities filings to the NCAA's amateurism rules, an antitrust case that will feature Elizabeth Prelogar's first high court argument as acting solicitor general.
March 26, 2021
The U.S. Supreme Court is set to hear oral arguments Wednesday on what role courts should play in reviewing the NCAA's amateurism system, teeing up a potential landmark decision answering long-simmering questions about the organization's legal authority to narrowly define the rights of college athletes.
March 19, 2021
The U.S. Supreme Court on Friday granted the U.S. Department of Justice's request to take part in oral arguments in support of college athletes in a case looking at whether the NCAA's amateurism system for college sports may be reviewed under antitrust law.
March 10, 2021
The biggest unions in professional sports have joined the chorus of voices imploring the U.S. Supreme Court to find that the National Collegiate Athletic Association has been trampling on antitrust laws by restricting compensation and education-related benefits for its athletes.