NCAA bylaws allow athletes to be paid by institutions up to the cost of attendance, including tuition, room and board, course materials, and other miscellaneous college-related expenses, according to the petition filed Oct. 15. Rules also allow students access to some associationwide funds, awards for academic achievement, and Pell Grants for students in need, the petition said.
The decision by the Supreme Court to review the case means that the justices are ready to address how much legal leeway the NCAA should have to develop its own set of rules for intercollegiate sports competition, said Stephen Kastenberg, a lawyer who specializes in antitrust law at Ballard Spahr. The Supreme Court previously declined in 2016 to hear a similar case to expand education-related aid for athletes...
The case will be heard by the Supreme Court in the new year, and a ruling is expected by the end of June 2021.
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