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Federal Courts
Written By Casey Floyd

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I. Key Takeaways

II. Introduction

III. Board of Regents (1981-1984) and its Consequences

    A. Football Sues for its Financial Freedom

    B. The Supreme Court’s “Magic Dicta”

    C. The NCAA’s Hoopapalooza and Power 5 Football’s Free Ride

 IV. The Legal Firewall the NCAA and Power 5 Have Built Through Federal Litigation

     A. Class-action Antitrust Cases Challenging Amateurism-based Compensation  

         Limits

     B. Other Cases Challenging NCAA Eligibility Rules or Employee Status

     C. Cases in Which Courts Have Found the NCAA Has No Legal Duty to Athletes

      D. NCAA v Tarkanian (1988)

 V. Factors Influencing the Federal Judiciary’s Deference to Amateurism

      A. Well-Intentioned (Mostly) Paternalism

      B.  Respect for Venerable American Institutions

      C. Deference to Judgments and Choices of Voluntary Associations

      D. Fear of Unintended Consequences

E. Utilitarianism

 VI. Conclusion

VII. Glossary

Casey Floyd
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