U.S. Supreme Court,
Entertainment & Sports
Apr. 1, 2021
Justices ask tough questions on student athletes’ pay
Seth P. Waxman, a partner with Wilmer Cutler Pickering Hale and Dorr LLP who represents the NCAA, was hit with hostile questioning from conservative and liberal justices alike during oral argument.
The fate of college athletics was debated by the U.S. Supreme Court on Wednesday, with justices torn between skepticism that the NCAA could bar payments to student athletes under antitrust law and concern about what would emerge in the old system's place.
The case stems from a 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals ruling that affirmed U.S. District Judge Claudia Wilken of ...
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