Department of Justice Joins Multi-State Lawsuit Against NCAA Transfer Rules

By Sean Burke For reportedly the first time ever, the federal government has sued the NCAA as a co-plaintiff in a massive multi-state lawsuit that could end NCAA restrictions on athlete movement (Sisco, 2024). On January 18, 2024 the United States Department of Justice’s (DOJ) antitrust division, joined a multi-state lawsuit in the United States District Court in West Virginia against the NCAA.[1] Before the DOJ surprise entrance, the initial lawsuit was filed by the state attorney gener