Ninth Circuit Upholds Finding NCAA Violates Antitrust Law; Concurring Judge Correctly Describes College Sports As A “Cartel” - Opinion Piece

Marc Edelman writes: Yesterday, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit issued an important ruling in the NCAA Grant-In-Aid Cap Litigation that unanimously upheld an earlier court finding that the NCAA rules limiting college athletes’ education-related benefits violate Section One of the Sherman Antitrust Act.