National Collegiate Athletic Association v. Alston
U.S. Supreme Court · decided June 21, 2021 · Supreme Court Database (Spaeth)
- Decided
- June 21, 2021
- Term
- October Term 2020
- Vote
- 9–0
- Majority author
- Justice Gorsuch
- Issue area
- Economic Activity
- Disposition
- Affirmed
- Outcome
- Petitioning party lost
- Ideological direction
- Liberal
Opinion excerpt
(Slip Opinion) OCTOBER TERM, 2020 1 Syllabus NOTE: Where it is feasible, a syllabus (headnote) will be released, as is being done in connection with this case, at the time the opinion is issued. The syllabus constitutes no part of the opinion of the Court but has been prepared by the Reporter of Decisions for the convenience of the reader. See United States v. Detroit Timber & Lumber Co., 200 U. S. 321 , 337. SUPREME COURT OF THE UNITED STATES Syllabus NATIONAL COLLEGIATE ATHLETIC ASSOCIATION v. ALSTON ET AL. CERTIORARI TO THE UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE NINTH CIRCUIT No. 20–512. Argued March 31, 2021—Decided June 21, 2021* Colleges and universities across the country have leveraged sports to bring in revenue, attract attention, boost enrollment, and raise money from alumni. That profitable enterprise relies on “amateur” student- athletes who compete under horizontal restraints that restrict how the schools may compensate them for their play. The National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) issues and enforces these rules, which re- strict compensation for student-athletes in various ways. These rules depress compensation for at least some student-athletes below what a competitive market would yield. Against this backdrop, current and former student-athletes brought this antitrust lawsuit challenging the NCAA’s restrictions on compen- sation. Specifically, they…
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