Supreme Court rules against NCAA caps on student athlete education-related gifts and benefits

The Supreme Court on Monday ruled against the NCAA in a major case involving whether its caps on what student athletes can receive violate anti-trust laws.

The Supreme Court on Monday ruled against the NCAA in a major case involving whether it violates anti-trust law by capping what student athletes can receive by way of education-related gifts and benefits. The case is one of the biggest tests in decades for the NCAA and its limits on athlete compensation, and it could dramatically alter the nature of college sports. The court ruled unanimously against the NCAA limits, upholding lower court decisions. Justice Neil Gorsuch wrote the opinion. This hands a win to a group of former NCAA Division 1 football and basketball players who challenged the caps, but stops short of a sweeping decision allowing salaries for college athletes.