9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals,
Civil Litigation,
Entertainment & Sports
Apr. 1, 2020
9th Circuit hears argument on the NCAA’s amateurism rules (again)
The courtroom battle for control over the NCAA’s amateurism rules entered a new phase this month with argument before the 9th Circuit. One year after a district court issued a second permanent injunction against it, the NCAA appeared before the Court of Appeals to once again defend its rules on student-athlete compensation.





Jonathan Faria
Partner
Kirkland & Ellis LLP
Email: jonathan.faria@kirkland.com
Jonathan is a litigation partner in the firm's Los Angeles office. His practice includes sports-related antitrust litigation.
The courtroom battle for control over the National Collegiate Athletic Association's amateurism rules entered a new phase this month with argument before the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in In re: NCAA Athletic Grant-In-Aid Cap Antitrust Litigation. One year after a district court issued a second permanent injunction against it, the NCAA appeared before the Court of Appeals to once again defend its rules on student-athlete compensation...
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