National Collegiate Athletic Association v. Alston

Consolidated with:

American Athletic Conference v. Alston

Docket No.	Op. Below	Argument	Opinion	Vote	Author	Term
20-512	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 22, 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 (key to color coding)
10/15/2020	Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due November 18, 2020)
11/09/2020	Brief of respondents Shawne Alston, et al. in opposition filed. VIDED.
11/13/2020	Brief amicus curiae of Sam C. Ehrlich filed. VIDED.
11/18/2020	Brief amici curiae of Antitrust Law And Business School Professors filed.
11/18/2020	Brief amici curiae of Antitrust Economists filed. VIDED. (Distributed)
11/24/2020	DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 12/11/2020.
11/24/2020	Reply of petitioner National Collegiate Athletic Association filed. (Distributed)
12/16/2020	Petition GRANTED. The petition for a writ of certiorari in No. 20-520 is granted. The cases are consolidated, and a total of one hour is allotted for oral argument. VIDED.
12/16/2020	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."
12/21/2020	Motion to dispense with printing the joint appendix filed by petitioners National Collegiate Athletic Association. VIDED.
01/04/2021	Blanket Consent filed by Petitioner, National Collegiate Athletic Association
01/08/2021	Blanket Consent filed by Respondent, Shawne Alston, et al.
01/11/2021	Motion to dispense with printing the joint appendix filed by petitioners GRANTED. VIDED.
01/27/2021	Brief amicus curiae of Sam C. Ehrlich in support of neither party filed. VIDED.
02/01/2021	SET FOR ARGUMENT on Wednesday, March 31, 2021. VIDED.
02/01/2021	Brief of petitioner National Collegiate Athletic Association filed (in 20-512).
02/01/2021	Brief of petitioners American Athletic Conference, et al. filed (in 20-520).
02/04/2021	Record requested from the U.S.C.A. 9th Circuit.
02/04/2021	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.
02/05/2021	Blanket Consent filed by Petitioner, The Big Ten Conference, Inc.
02/05/2021	Brief amicus curiae of National Federation Of State High School Associations filed (in 20-512).
02/08/2021	Brief amici curiae of American Council on Education and Ten Other Higher Education Associations filed. VIDED.
02/08/2021	Brief amicus curiae of Thomas B. Nachbar filed. VIDED
02/08/2021	Brief amici curiae of Antitrust Law And Business School Professors filed. VIDED.
02/08/2021	Brief amici curiae of Antitrust Economists filed. VIDED.
02/08/2021	Brief amici curiae of Georgia, et al. filed. VIDED.
02/08/2021	Brief amici curiae of Former Student-Athletes filed. VIDED.
02/18/2021	Application (20A145) to extend the time to file the reply briefs on the merits from 2 p.m., March 19, 2021 to 2 p.m., March 21, 2021, submitted to Justice Kagan. VIDED.
02/22/2021	CIRCULATED.
02/24/2021	Application (20A145) denied by Justice Kagan. VIDED.
03/03/2021	Brief of respondents Shawne Alston, et al. filed. VIDED (Distributed)
03/09/2021	Brief amici curiae of 65 Professors of Law, Business, Economics, and Sports Management filed. VIDED. (Distributed)
03/10/2021	Brief amicus curiae of the United States filed. VIDED. (Distributed)
03/10/2021	Motion of the Acting Solicitor General for leave to participate in oral argument as amicus curiae and for divided argument filed. VIDED.
03/10/2021	Brief amicus curiae of Advocates for Minor Leaguers filed. VIDED. (Distributed)
03/10/2021	Brief amici curiae of Historians filed. VIDED. (Distributed)
03/10/2021	Brief amici curiae of Sports Economists filed. VIDED. (Distributed)
03/10/2021	Brief amici curiae of Former NCAA Executives filed. VIDED. (Distributed)
03/10/2021	Brief amici curiae of African American Antitrust Lawyers filed. VIDED. (Distributed)
03/10/2021	Brief amicus curiae of American Antitrust Institute filed. VIDED. (Distributed)
03/10/2021	Brief amici curiae of Dr. Ellen J. Staurowsky, Dr. Eddie Comeaux, et al. filed. VIDED. (Distributed)
03/10/2021	Brief amici curiae of Arizona, et al. filed. VIDED. (Distributed)
03/10/2021	Brief amici curiae of O'Bannon Plaintiff Class Representatives filed. VIDED. (Distributed)
03/10/2021	Brief amici curiae of Players Associations of the National Football League, et al. filed. VIDED. (Distributed)
03/10/2021	Brief amici curiae of Open Markets Institute, et al. filed. VIDED. (Distributed)
03/10/2021	Brief amicus curiae of The Committee to Support the Antitrust Laws filed. VIDED. (Distributed)
03/19/2021	Motion of the Acting Solicitor General for leave to participate in oral argument as amicus curiae and for divided argument GRANTED. VIDED.
03/19/2021	Reply of petitioner National Collegiate Athletic Association filed (in 20-512). (Distributed)
03/19/2021	Reply of petitioners American Athletic Conference, et al. filed (in 20-520). (Distributed)
03/31/2021	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.
06/21/2021	Adjudged to be AFFIRMED. Gorsuch, J., delivered the <a href = 'https://www.supremecourt.gov/opinions/20pdf/20-512_new_7mi8.pdf'>opinion</a> for a unanimous Court. Kavanaugh, J., filed a concurring opinion. VIDED.
07/23/2021	JUDGMENT ISSUED.