| No. 20-512 Vide 20-520 | |
| Title: | National Collegiate Athletic Association, Petitioner v. Shawne Alston, et al. |
| Docketed: | October 19, 2020 |
| Linked with 20A145 | |
| Lower Ct: | United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit |
| Case Numbers: | (19-15566, 19-15662) |
| Decision Date: | May 18, 2020 |
| Questions Presented | |
| Date | Proceedings and Orders |
| Oct 15 2020 | Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due November 18, 2020) |
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| Nov 09 2020 | Brief of respondents Shawne Alston, et al. in opposition filed. VIDED. |
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| Nov 13 2020 | Brief amicus curiae of Sam C. Ehrlich filed. VIDED. |
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| Nov 18 2020 | Brief amici curiae of Antitrust Law And Business School Professors filed. |
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| Nov 18 2020 | Brief amici curiae of Antitrust Economists filed. VIDED. (Distributed) |
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| Nov 24 2020 | DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 12/11/2020. |
| Nov 24 2020 | Reply of petitioner National Collegiate Athletic Association filed. (Distributed) |
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| Dec 16 2020 | Petition GRANTED. The petition for a writ of certiorari in No. 20-520 is granted. The cases are consolidated, and a total of one hour is allotted for oral argument. VIDED. |
| Dec 16 2020 | Because the Court has consolidated these cases for briefing and oral argument, future filings and activity in the cases will now be reflected on the docket of No. 20-512. Subsequent filings in these cases must therefore be submitted through the electronic filing system in No. 20-512. Each document submitted in connection with one or more of these cases must include on its cover the case number and caption for each case in which the filing is intended to be submitted. Where a filing is submitted in fewer than all of the cases, the docket entry will reflect the case number(s) in which the filing is submitted; a document filed in all of the consolidated cases will be noted as “VIDED.” |
| Dec 21 2020 | Motion to dispense with printing the joint appendix filed by petitioners National Collegiate Athletic Association. VIDED. |
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| Jan 04 2021 | Blanket Consent filed by Petitioner, National Collegiate Athletic Association |
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| Jan 08 2021 | Blanket Consent filed by Respondent, Shawne Alston, et al. |
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| Jan 11 2021 | Motion to dispense with printing the joint appendix filed by petitioners GRANTED. VIDED. |
| Jan 27 2021 | Brief amicus curiae of Sam C. Ehrlich in support of neither party filed. VIDED. |
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| Feb 01 2021 | SET FOR ARGUMENT on Wednesday, March 31, 2021. VIDED. |
| Feb 01 2021 | Brief of petitioner National Collegiate Athletic Association filed (in 20-512). |
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| Feb 01 2021 | Brief of petitioners American Athletic Conference, et al. filed (in 20-520). |
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| Feb 04 2021 | Record requested from the U.S.C.A. 9th Circuit. |
| Feb 04 2021 | Record from the U.S.C.A. 9th Circuit is electronic and located on Pacer. Part of the record is SEALED and has been electronically filed. |
| Feb 05 2021 | Blanket Consent filed by Petitioner, The Big Ten Conference, Inc. |
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| Feb 05 2021 | Brief amicus curiae of National Federation Of State High School Associations filed (in 20-512). |
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| Feb 08 2021 | Brief amici curiae of American Council on Education and Ten Other Higher Education Associations filed. VIDED. |
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| Feb 08 2021 | Brief amicus curiae of Thomas B. Nachbar filed. VIDED |
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| Feb 08 2021 | Brief amici curiae of Antitrust Law And Business School Professors filed. VIDED. |
| Main DocumentProof of ServiceCertificate of Word Count | |
| Feb 08 2021 | Brief amici curiae of Antitrust Economists filed. VIDED. |
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| Feb 08 2021 | Brief amici curiae of Georgia, et al. filed. VIDED. |
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| Feb 08 2021 | Brief amici curiae of Former Student-Athletes filed. VIDED. |
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| Feb 18 2021 | Application (20A145) to extend the time to file the reply briefs on the merits from 2 p.m., March 19, 2021 to 2 p.m., March 21, 2021, submitted to Justice Kagan. VIDED. |
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| Feb 22 2021 | CIRCULATED. |
| Feb 24 2021 | Application (20A145) denied by Justice Kagan. VIDED. |
| Mar 03 2021 | Brief of respondents Shawne Alston, et al. filed. VIDED (Distributed) |
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| Mar 09 2021 | Brief amici curiae of 65 Professors of Law, Business, Economics, and Sports Management filed. VIDED. (Distributed) |
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| Mar 10 2021 | Brief amicus curiae of the United States filed. VIDED. (Distributed) |
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| Mar 10 2021 | Motion of the Acting Solicitor General for leave to participate in oral argument as amicus curiae and for divided argument filed. VIDED. |
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| Mar 10 2021 | Brief amicus curiae of Advocates for Minor Leaguers filed. VIDED. (Distributed) |
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| Mar 10 2021 | Brief amici curiae of Historians filed. VIDED. (Distributed) |
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| Mar 10 2021 | Brief amici curiae of Sports Economists filed. VIDED. (Distributed) |
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| Mar 10 2021 | Brief amici curiae of Former NCAA Executives filed. VIDED. (Distributed) |
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| Mar 10 2021 | Brief amici curiae of African American Antitrust Lawyers filed. VIDED. (Distributed) |
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| Mar 10 2021 | Brief amicus curiae of American Antitrust Institute filed. VIDED. (Distributed) |
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| Mar 10 2021 | Brief amici curiae of Dr. Ellen J. Staurowsky, Dr. Eddie Comeaux, et al. filed. VIDED. (Distributed) |
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| Mar 10 2021 | Brief amici curiae of Arizona, et al. filed. VIDED. (Distributed) |
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| Mar 10 2021 | Brief amici curiae of O'Bannon Plaintiff Class Representatives filed. VIDED. (Distributed) |
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| Mar 10 2021 | Brief amici curiae of Players Associations of the National Football League, et al. filed. VIDED. (Distributed) |
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| Mar 10 2021 | Brief amici curiae of Open Markets Institute, et al. filed. VIDED. (Distributed) |
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| Mar 10 2021 | Brief amicus curiae of The Committee to Support the Antitrust Laws filed. VIDED. (Distributed) |
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| Mar 19 2021 | Motion of the Acting Solicitor General for leave to participate in oral argument as amicus curiae and for divided argument GRANTED. VIDED. |
| Mar 19 2021 | Reply of petitioner National Collegiate Athletic Association filed (in 20-512). (Distributed) |
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| Mar 19 2021 | Reply of petitioners American Athletic Conference, et al. filed (in 20-520). (Distributed) |
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| Mar 31 2021 | Argued. For petitioners: Seth P. Waxman, Washington, D. C. For respondents: Jeffrey L. Kessler, New York, N. Y.; and Elizabeth B. Prelogar, Acting Solicitor General, Department of Justice, Washington, D. C. (for United States, as amicus curiae.) VIDED. |
| Jun 21 2021 | Adjudged to be AFFIRMED. Gorsuch, J., delivered the opinion for a unanimous Court. Kavanaugh, J., filed a concurring opinion. VIDED. |
| Jul 23 2021 | JUDGMENT ISSUED. |
| NAME | ADDRESS | PHONE |
| Attorneys for Petitioner | ||
| Andrew John Pincus Counsel of Record | Mayer Brown LLP 1999 K Street, NW Washington, DC 20006 apincus@mayerbrown.com | 202-263-3220 |
| Party name: The Big Ten Conference, Inc. | ||
| Seth P. Waxman Counsel of Record | Wilmer Cutler Pickering Hale and Dorr LLP 1875 Pennsylvania Ave, NW Washington, DC 20006 Seth.Waxman@wilmerhale.com | 202-663-6800 |
| Party name: National Collegiate Athletic Association | ||
| Attorneys for Respondents | ||
| Linda T. Coberly Counsel of Record | Winston & Strawn, LLP 35 West Wacker Drive Chicago, IL 60601 lcoberly@winston.com | 312-558-8768 |
| Party name: Shawne Alston, et al. | ||
| Other | ||
| Tillman J. Breckenridge Counsel of Record | Breckenridge PLLC 1325 G St, NW Suite 500 Washington, DC 20005 tjb@breckenridgepllc.com | 2025677733 |
| Party name: African American Antitrust Lawyers | ||
| Michael Shawn Catlett Counsel of Record | Arizona Attorney General's Office, Office of the Solicitor General 2005 N. Central Ave Phoenix, AZ 85004 michael.catlett@azag.gov | (602)542-7751 |
| Party name: Arizona, et al. | ||
| Mark Simon Davies Counsel of Record | Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP Columbia Center 1152 15th Street NW Washington, DC 20005 mark.davies@orrick.com | 202-339-8631 |
| Party name: Former Student-Athletes | ||
| Jessica Lynn Ellsworth Counsel of Record | Hogan Lovells US, LLP 555 13th Street, N. W. Washington, DC 20004 jessica.ellsworth@hoganlovells.com | 202-637-5886 |
| Party name: American Council on Education and Ten Other Higher Education Associations | ||
| Lisa Marie Geary Counsel of Record | RMP LLP 5519 Hackett Road Suite 300 Springdale, AR 72762 lgeary@rmp.law | (479) 443-2705 |
| Party name: 65 Professors of Law, Business, Economics, and Sports Management | ||
| Jay L. Himes Counsel of Record | Labaton Sucharow, LLP 140 Broadway New York, NY 10005 jhimes@labaton.com | 212-907-0834 |
| Party name: Open Markets Institute, et al. | ||
| Erik S. Jaffe Counsel of Record | Schaerr | Jaffe LLP 1717 K Street, N.W., Suite 900 Washington, DC 20006 ejaffe@schaerr-jaffe.com | 202-787-1060 |
| Party name: Historians | ||
| Robert Samuel Kitchenoff Counsel of Record | Weinstein Kitchenoff & Asher LLC 150 Monument Road, Suite 107 Bala Cynwyd, PA 19004 kitchenoff@wka-law.com | 2155457200 |
| Party name: The Committee to Support the Antitrust Laws | ||
| Jonathan S. Massey Counsel of Record | Massey & Gail LLP 1000 Maine Avenue SW Suite 450 Washington, DC 20024 jmassey@masseygail.com | 202-652-4511 |
| Party name: O'Bannon Plaintiff Class Representatives | ||
| Anita M. Moorman Counsel of Record | Sport Administration Program, Univ. of Louisville SAC East, Suite 104R Louisville, KY 40292 amm@louisville.edu | 5028520553 |
| Party name: Sam C. Ehrlich | ||
| Thomas Benjamin Nachbar Counsel of Record | University of Virginia School of Law 580 Massie Road Charlottesville, VA 22903 tnachbar@law.virginia.edu | 4349247588 |
| Party name: Thomas B. Nachbar | ||
| Bruce Davidson Oakley Counsel of Record | Hogan Lovells US LLP 609 Main Street Suite 4200 Houston, TX 77002-2781 Bruce.Oakley@hoganlovells.com | (713) 632-1420 |
| Party name: Antitrust Economists | ||
| Jack Edward Pace III Counsel of Record | White & Case LLP 1221 Avenue of the Americas New York, NY 10020 jpace@whitecase.com | (212) 819-8200 |
| Party name: Antitrust Law And Business School Professors | ||
| Andrew Alan Pinson Counsel of Record | Office of the Georgia Attorney General 40 Capital Square SW Atlanta, GA 30334-1300 apinson@law.ga.gov | 404-458-3409 |
| Party name: Georgia, et al. | ||
| Elizabeth B. Prelogar | Acting Solicitor General United States Department of Justice 950 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW Washington, DC 20530-0001 SupremeCtBriefs@USDOJ.gov | 202-514-2217 |
| Party name: United States | ||
| James W. Quinn Counsel of Record | Berg & Androphy 120 West 45th Street 38th Floor New York, NY 10036 jquinn@bafirm.com | 6467660073 |
| Party name: Former NCAA Executives | ||
| Seth Rosenthal Counsel of Record | Venable LLP 600 Massachusetts Avenue, NW Washington, DC 20001 sarosenthal@venable.com | (202) 344-4000 |
| Party name: Dr. Ellen J. Staurowsky, Dr. Eddie Comeaux, et al. | ||
| Andrew Arthur Schmidt Counsel of Record | Towards Justice 2840 Fairfax Street Suite 220 Denver, CO 80207 andy@maineworkerjustice.com | (720) 441-2236 |
| Party name: Advocates for Minor Leaguers | ||
| Randy M. Stutz Counsel of Record | American Antitrust Institute 1025 Connecticut Avenue, NW Suite 1000 Washington, DC 20036 rstutz@antitrustinstitute.org | 2029055420 |
| Party name: American Antitrust Institute | ||
| Yen-Shyang Tseng Counsel of Record | Horvitz & Levy LLP 3601 W. Olive Ave. 8th Fl. Burbank, CA 91505 ytseng@horvitzlevy.com | 818-995-0800 |
| Party name: National Federation Of State High School Associations | ||
| Andrew S. Tulumello Counsel of Record | Gibson Dunn & Crutcher LLP 1050 Connecticut Avenue, N.W. Washington, DC 20036 atulumello@gibsondunn.com | 202-955-8657 |
| Party name: Players Associations of the National Football League, et al. | ||
| Daniel John Walker Counsel of Record | Berger Montague PC 2001 Pennsylvania Ave., Suite 300 Washington, DC 20912 dwalker@bm.net | 202-559-9745 |
| Party name: Sports Economists | ||