Seventh Circuit Affirms State Athletic Associations’ Right to Maintain Broadcast Rights

The 7th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals has affirmed the ruling of a district court, that a state high school athletic association was within its rights to the market the broadcast rights of its post-season tournaments to the highest bidder, even if that meant excluding other media, such as newspapers.   In so ruling, the panel of judges determined that the Wisconsin Interscholastic Athletic Association's exclusive contract “was not a gag order or prior restraint on speech about government