Law v. National Collegiate Athletic Ass'n

Memorandum, and Order 1

VRATIL, District Judge.

This matter comes before the Court on Plaintiffs’ Motion for Summary Judgment on the Issue of Liability (Doc. # 73). Plain tiffs in this suit allege that the Division I members of the National Collegiate Athletic Association (“NCAA”), in violation of the Sherman Antitrust Act, 15 U.S.C. § 1 (the “Sherman Act”), have conspired to limit the maximum compensation they will pay to one category of basketball coaches, the “restricted earnings coaches.” Defendant argues that the agreement at issue here — NCAA Bylaw 11.02.3, adopted in January 1991— does…