9th Circuit:  Education Benefits Limit For Student-Athletes Violates Sherman Act

Mealey's (May 19, 2020, 1:07 PM EDT) -- SAN FRANCISCO — The National Collegiate Athletic Association’s (NCAA) limitations on compensation or benefits related to education for student-athletes playing on Division I women’s and men’s basketball and Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS) teams constitute unlawful restraints of trade under Section 1 of the Sherman Act, the Ninth Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals ruled May 18, affirming a trial court’s injunction and liability determination (In re National Collegiate Athletic Association Athletic Grant-in-Aid Cap Antitrust Litigation, Nos. 19-15566 and 19-15662, 9th Cir., 2020 U.S. App. LEXIS 15789)....