Antitrust Law and College Athletics The case of O\'Bannon v. NCAA is a recent ca

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Antitrust Law and College Athletics

The case of O'Bannon v. NCAA is a recent case addressing antitrust issues, the electronic gaming entertainment industry, and the NCAA. It was filed in 2009 in the U.S. Federal District Court for Northern California. There was a fifteen-day bench trial in June 2014, meaning there was no jury. This discussion question is being prepared July 29, 2014, and the court has not reached its verdict. It should be available later this summer. The court's information page provides limited updates on its progress.

Background Material: Northern District of California Court O'Bannon Case Page: http://www.cand.uscourts.gov/judges/cw/cases/NCAA

The assignment: Please post a response to the following questions:

Do you agree with the judge's decision on whether college athletics and college athletes are subject to U.S. antitrust law?

Explanation / Answer

As per my understanding of the constitutional rights and the legal systems operating in the U.S. ,colleges are subjected to U.S. laws and thus I do not find any reason to exclude sub-sets of college like college athletics and college atheletes from the purviews of U.S. antitrust law unless the law states so.

Therefore, I do agree that the Court has jurisdiction and judge is right in making the judgement as per law of the land.

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