In a unanimous ruling issued Monday, justices said the NCAA could not enforce rules which bar colleges from giving student-athletes who play Division I basketball or football benefits related to their education.
In the court’s opinion, penned by Justice Neil Gorsuch, justices noted that they were tasked with looking at the lower court’s judgment from an antitrust standpoint.
“Some will think the district court did not go far enough,” Gorsuch wrote.
Under current NCAA rules, students cannot be paid, and the scholarship money colleges can offer is capped at the cost of attending the school.
The NCAA had argued that a ruling for the athletes could lead to a blurring of the line between college and professional sports, with colleges trying to lure talented athletes by offering over-the-top education benefits worth thousands of dollars.
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