Worldwide Basketball & Sports Tours, Inc. v. National Collegiate Athletic Ass'n

OPINION AND ORDER

SARGUS, District Judge.

This matter is before the Court for consideration of Plaintiffs’ Motion for Permanent Injunctive Relief to enjoin the Defendant National Collegiate Athletic Association’s [“NCAA”] enforcement of the “Two in Four Rule.” For the reasons that follow, the request for Permanent Injunction is GRANTED.

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Introduction and Summary

This case involves a claim by a group of sports promoters that the NCAA has violated federal antitrust law by limiting Division I college basketball teams from participating in more than two exempt tournament events in any four year…