Case Details

Year Initiated/Committed

2023

Court

U.S. District Court for the Northern District of West Virginia

Docket Number

1:23-cv-00100

Lead State

CO, DC, IL, MN, MS, NC, NY, OH, TN, VA, WV

Participating States

CO, IL, NC, NY, OH, TN, WV

Defendant(s)

National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA)

 

Case Description

Seven plaintiff states filed suit against the NCAA, alleging that the NCAA’s transfer eligibility rule is an illegal restraint on college athletes’ ability to market their labor and control their education.  The rule requires college athletes who transfer among Division 1 schools to wait one year before competing in games, unless they obtain a waiver from the NCAA.  The states sought a TRO and a permanent injunction. The court granted the TRO and the US Department of Justice and additional states joined the suit.