NCAA Student-Athletes May Receive Increased Education-Related Compensation under New Supreme Court Ruling

On June 21, 2021, the U.S. Supreme Court issued a highly anticipated opinion holding unanimously that the National Collegiate Athletic Association (the “NCAA”) may not withhold modest payments to student athletes related to education expenses. This holding, though narrowly tailored to the underlying injunction at issue, opens the door to increased scrutiny the NCAA may face with respect to its amateurism rules....
By: Mitchell, Williams, Selig, Gates & Woodyard,

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