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American Athletic Conference v. Alston
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| Docket No. | Op. Below | Argument | Opinion | Vote | Author | Term |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20-520 | 9th Cir. | Mar 31, 2021 | Jun 21, 2021 | 9-0 | Gorsuch | OT 2020 |
Holding: The district court’s injunction pertaining to certain NCAA rules limiting the education-related benefits that schools may make available to student-athletes is consistent with established antitrust principles.
Judgment: Affirmed, 9-0, in an opinion by Justice Gorsuch on June 21, 2021. Justice Kavanaugh filed a concurring opinion.
SCOTUSblog Coverage
- NCAA athletes win 9-0 on educational perks as Kavanaugh calls out ban on direct payments (Amy Howe, June 21, 2021)
- In unanimous ruling, Court agrees with athletes that NCAA violated antitrust laws (Amy Howe, June 21, 2021)
- Justices employ full-court press in dispute over college athlete compensation (Amy Howe, March 31, 2021)
- Amid March Madness, antitrust dispute over college athlete compensation comes to the court (Amy Howe, March 30, 2021)
- Justices announce low-key March argument session (Amy Howe, February 1, 2021)
- Court to take on student-athlete compensation, class action cases (Amy Howe, December 16, 2020)
- Petitions of the week: First Step Act, student-athlete compensation, detained bystanders and more (Andrew Hamm, November 13, 2020)
| Date | Proceedings and Orders |
|---|---|
| Oct 15 2020 | Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due November 19, 2020) |
| Nov 09 2020 | Brief of respondents Shawne Alston, et al. in opposition filed. VIDED. |
| Nov 13 2020 | Brief amicus curiae of Sam C. Ehrlich filed. VIDED. |
| Nov 18 2020 | Brief amici curiae of Antitrust Law And Business School Professors filed. |
| Nov 18 2020 | Brief amici curiae of Antitrust Economists filed. VIDED. (Distributed) |
| Nov 24 2020 | DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 12/11/2020. |
| Nov 24 2020 | Reply of petitioner The Big Ten Conference, Inc. filed. (Distributed) |
| Dec 16 2020 | Petition GRANTED. The petition for a writ of certiorari in No. 20-512 is granted. The cases are consolidated, and a total of one hour is allotted for oral argument. VIDED. |
| Dec 16 2020 | Because the Court has consolidated these cases for briefing and oral argument, future filings and activity in the cases will now be reflected on the docket of No. 20-512. Subsequent filings in these cases must therefore be submitted through the electronic filing system in No. 20-512. Each document submitted in connection with one or more of these cases must include on its cover the case number and caption for each case in which the filing is intended to be submitted. Where a filing is submitted in fewer than all of the cases, the docket entry will reflect the case number(s) in which the filing is submitted; a document filed in all of the consolidated cases will be noted as “VIDED.” |
| Feb 01 2021 | SET FOR ARGUMENT on Wednesday, March 31, 2021. VIDED. |
| Feb 04 2021 | Record requested from the U.S.C.A. 9th Circuit. |
| Feb 04 2021 | 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. |
| Feb 22 2021 | CIRCULATED. |
| Mar 31 2021 | Argued. For petitioners: Seth P. Waxman, Washington, D. C. For respondents: Jeffrey L. Kessler, New York, N. Y.; and Elizabeth B. Prelogar, Acting Solicitor General, Department of Justice, Washington, D. C. (for United States, as amicus curiae.) VIDED. |
| Jun 21 2021 | Adjudged to be AFFIRMED. Gorsuch, J., delivered the opinion for a unanimous Court. Kavanaugh, J., filed a concurring opinion. VIDED. |
| Jul 23 2021 | JUDGMENT ISSUED. |
