alston vs ncaa

The Supreme Court released a 9-0 decision on the Alston vs NCAA case today, ruling against the NCAA. Fuller analysis will follow from actual law-talking guys that will get linked in a UV in a few days. Here's the vibe:

The court was not only unanimous but explicitly and uncompromisingly rejected the NCAA's rationales for amateurism. In the main opinion:

Justice Neil Gorsuch wrote for the court that the NCAA sought "immunity from the normal operation of the antitrust laws,'' which the court declined to grant.

They also offhandedly blew up NCAA v. Board of Regents as a relevant precedent.

Kavanaugh issued a concurrence that exists to encourage people to give him a piñata he can apply a sledgehammer to:

Kavanaugh: pic.twitter.com/o2kKaAVZhT

— Timothy Burke (@bubbaprog) June 21, 2021

Elsewhere he explicitly states that "the NCAA's remaining compensation restrictions also raise serious questions under the antitrust laws." This is as comprehensive a defeat as possible on the merits.

[After THE JUMP: some more law talkin']