Supreme Court sides against NCAA in college athlete compensation case

Published June 21, 2021 2:35pm ET



The Supreme Court on Monday sided against the NCAA in a case concerning player compensation in college sports.

In a unanimous ruling, the court found that the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 9th Circuit correctly ruled that the league’s limitations on how schools can compensate athletes violated antitrust law. Justice Neil Gorsuch wrote the majority opinion. Justice Brett Kavanaugh filed a concurrence.

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