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Collegiate esports is an emerging industry, an extension of professional esports that has caught the attention of the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA). The NCAA is currently exploring the possibility of taking a dominant regulatory role within collegiate esports. The leagues and...
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This comment is submitted by the Global Antitrust Institute (GAI) at the Antonin Scalia Law School, George Mason University to the Swedish Competition Authority regarding its proposed market study of digital platforms. The GAI Competition Advocacy Program provides a wide range of recommendations...
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In June 2021, a unanimous U.S. Supreme Court issued its eagerly anticipated decision in National Collegiate Athletic Association v. Alston, ruling for the first time that NCAA rules governing student-athlete eligibility are subject to full scrutiny under federal antitrust law. Although the...
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In O’Bannon v. National Collegiate Athletic Ass’n, then-Chief Judge Claudia Wilken of the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California issued a groundbreaking decision, potentially opening the floodgates for challenges to National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA)...
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For decades, the NCAA has trumpeted "amateurism" and "student-athletes." But what if this is all a façade? What if these are empty phrases the NCAA hides behind in its embrace of commercialism on the backs of athletes?These are the questions at the heart of Joe Nocera and Ben Strauss's gripping...
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If any court is linked to the “law and economics” movement, it is the Seventh Circuit, home of former Judge Richard Posner, the “Chicago School,” and analysis based on markets and economics. It thus comes as a surprise that in college-athletics cases, the court has replaced economic...
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The COVID-19 pandemic has made a major impact on higher education and affected students’ livelihoods and attainment of education. To help students during these challenging times the Federal CARES Act was established to provide financial relief and support students in their time of need,...
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This paper studies the causal impacts of public universities on the outcomes of their marginally admitted students. I use administrative admission records spanning all 35 public universities in Texas, which collectively enroll 10 percent of American public university students, to systematically...
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Recent litigation has clarified rules governing the right to publicity and in some cases has expanded opportunities for NCAA college athletes to commercialize their NILs. Those opportunities will likely increase as state and federal legislation allows compensation for NIL-related activities....
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This comment is submitted by the Global Antitrust Institute (GAI) at Scalia Law School at George Mason University to the Vietnam Competition Authority on the proposed amendments to the Competition Law of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam. The GAI Competition Advocacy Program provides a...
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