No. 20-512

National Collegiate Athletic Association v. Shawne Alston, et al.

Lower Court: Ninth Circuit
Docketed: 2020-10-19
Status: Judgment Issued
Type: Paid
Amici (2) Experienced Counsel
Tags: antitrust antitrust-law board-of-regents circuit-conflict compensation federal-antitrust ncaa ncaa-rules ninth-circuit rule-of-reason student-athlete-compensation student-athletes
Key Terms:
Antitrust JusticiabilityDoctri
Latest Conference: 2020-12-11
Related Cases: 20-520 (Vide)
Question Presented (AI Summary)

Whether the Ninth Circuit erroneously held, in conflict with decisions of other circuits and general antitrust principles, that the National Collegiate Athletic Association eligibility rules regarding compensation of student-athletes violate federal antitrust law

Question Presented (OCR Extract)

QUESTION PRESENTED Whether the Ninth Circuit erroneously held, in conflict with decisions of other circuits and general antitrust principles, that the National Collegiate Athletic Association eligibility rules regarding compensation of student-athletes violate federal antitrust law. @

Docket Entries

2021-07-23
JUDGMENT ISSUED.
2021-03-19
Reply of petitioners American Athletic Conference, et al. filed (in 20-520). (Distributed)
2021-03-19
Reply of petitioner National Collegiate Athletic Association filed (in 20-512). (Distributed)
2021-02-22
CIRCULATED.
2021-02-05
Brief amicus curiae of National Federation Of State High School Associations filed (in 20-512).
2021-02-05
Blanket Consent filed by Petitioner, The Big Ten Conference, Inc.
2021-02-04
Record from the U.S.C.A. 9th Circuit is electronic and located on Pacer. Part of the record is SEALED and has been electronically filed.
2021-02-04
Record requested from the U.S.C.A. 9th Circuit.
2021-02-01
Brief of petitioners American Athletic Conference, et al. filed (in 20-520).
2021-02-01
Brief of petitioner National Collegiate Athletic Association filed (in 20-512).
2021-01-08
Blanket Consent filed by Respondent, Shawne Alston, et al.
2021-01-04
Blanket Consent filed by Petitioner, National Collegiate Athletic Association
2020-11-24
Reply of petitioner National Collegiate Athletic Association filed. (Distributed)
2020-11-24
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 12/11/2020.
2020-11-18
Brief amici curiae of Antitrust Law And Business School Professors filed.
2020-10-15
Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due November 18, 2020)

Attorneys

65 Professors of Law, Business, Economics, and Sports Management
Lisa Marie GearyRMP LLP, Amicus
Lisa Marie GearyRMP LLP, Amicus
Advocates for Minor Leaguers
Andrew Arthur SchmidtTowards Justice, Amicus
Andrew Arthur SchmidtTowards Justice, Amicus
African American Antitrust Lawyers
Tillman J. BreckenridgeBreckenridge PLLC, Amicus
Tillman J. BreckenridgeBreckenridge PLLC, Amicus
American Antitrust Institute
Randy M. StutzAmerican Antitrust Institute, Amicus
Randy M. StutzAmerican Antitrust Institute, Amicus
American Council on Education and Ten Other Higher Education Associations
Jessica Lynn EllsworthHogan Lovells US, LLP, Amicus
Jessica Lynn EllsworthHogan Lovells US, LLP, Amicus
Antitrust Economists
Bruce Davidson OakleyHogan Lovells US LLP, Amicus
Bruce Davidson OakleyHogan Lovells US LLP, Amicus
Antitrust Law And Business School Professors
Jack Edward Pace IIIWhite & Case LLP, Amicus
Jack Edward Pace IIIWhite & Case LLP, Amicus
Arizona, et al.
Michael Shawn CatlettArizona Attorney General's Office, Office of the Solicitor General, Amicus
Michael Shawn CatlettArizona Attorney General's Office, Office of the Solicitor General, Amicus
Dr. Ellen J. Staurowsky, Dr. Eddie Comeaux, et al.
Seth RosenthalVenable LLP, Amicus
Seth RosenthalVenable LLP, Amicus
Former NCAA Executives
James W. QuinnBerg & Androphy, Amicus
James W. QuinnBerg & Androphy, Amicus
Former Student-Athletes
Mark Simon DaviesOrrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP, Amicus
Mark Simon DaviesOrrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP, Amicus
Georgia, et al.
Andrew Alan PinsonOffice of the Georgia Attorney General, Amicus
Andrew Alan PinsonOffice of the Georgia Attorney General, Amicus
Historians
Erik S. JaffeSchaerr | Jaffe LLP, Amicus
Erik S. JaffeSchaerr | Jaffe LLP, Amicus
National Collegiate Athletic Association
Seth P. WaxmanWilmer Cutler Pickering Hale and Dorr LLP, Petitioner
Seth P. WaxmanWilmer Cutler Pickering Hale and Dorr LLP, Petitioner
National Federation Of State High School Associations
Yen-Shyang TsengHorvitz & Levy LLP, Amicus
Yen-Shyang TsengHorvitz & Levy LLP, Amicus
O'Bannon Plaintiff Class Representatives
Jonathan S. MasseyMassey & Gail LLP, Amicus
Jonathan S. MasseyMassey & Gail LLP, Amicus
Open Markets Institute, et al.
Jay L. HimesLabaton Sucharow, LLP, Amicus
Jay L. HimesLabaton Sucharow, LLP, Amicus
Players Associations of the National Football League, et al.
Andrew S. TulumelloGibson Dunn & Crutcher LLP, Amicus
Andrew S. TulumelloGibson Dunn & Crutcher LLP, Amicus
Sam C. Ehrlich
Anita M. Moorman — Amicus
Anita M. Moorman — Amicus
Shawne Alston, et al.
Linda T. CoberlyWinston & Strawn, LLP, Respondent
Linda T. CoberlyWinston & Strawn, LLP, Respondent
Sports Economists
Daniel John WalkerBerger Montague PC, Amicus
Daniel John WalkerBerger Montague PC, Amicus
The Big Ten Conference, Inc.
Andrew John PincusMayer Brown LLP, Petitioner
Andrew John PincusMayer Brown LLP, Petitioner
The Committee to Support the Antitrust Laws
Robert Samuel KitchenoffWeinstein Kitchenoff & Asher LLC, Amicus
Robert Samuel KitchenoffWeinstein Kitchenoff & Asher LLC, Amicus
Thomas B. Nachbar
Thomas Benjamin NachbarUniversity of Virginia School of Law, Amicus
Thomas Benjamin NachbarUniversity of Virginia School of Law, Amicus
United States
Elizabeth B. PrelogarActing Solicitor General, Amicus
Elizabeth B. PrelogarActing Solicitor General, Amicus