NCAA Files Motion for Summary Judgment in Likeness Litigation

The NCAA has filed a motion for summary judgment in the student-athlete likeness case, urging the court to dismiss the plaintiffs’ case. The NCAA bases its argument on the contention that the plaintiffs “failed to identify any evidence that the NCAA’s rules violate the antitrust laws, and their demand for revenues from live broadcast licensing is preempted by the First Amendment right to televise newsworthy events.”   Claiming it’s has presented evidence sufficient to dismiss the