Sports Law Experts Weigh in on the Import of the Landmark Supreme Court Ruling in Alston

Sports Litigation Alert asked a handful of our contributors, all of whom are attorneys, to analyze the U.S. Supreme Court’s ruling in NCAA v. Alston. Here are their responses: Jeff Birren, former law professor/general counsel to the Oakland Raiders It is sad that it took a unanimous Supreme Court decision to finally do the right thing so that now so many of their athletes can be lifted out of poverty. The NCAA will have spent well over $100,000,000 in attorneys' fees.  Had they embr