Protect College Sports Bill has a little life left

Nope.

It was never dead. They just had to compromise and adjust some things.

Because the rules would become law

You can’t sue to rob a bank, can you?

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I don’t see how whatever passes doesn’t get buried in law suits.

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From who? And on what grounds?

Anti-trust? Congress is the controlling authority on trust law since they wrote it in the first place. The commerce clause gives Congress the right to regulate business, and they are the authors of all anti-trust law, so they can tweak it as they see fit.

With all the schools on board, this is happening.

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From who? And on what grounds?

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From athletes. And on constitutional grounds.

Obviously we haven’t seen the final language of the bill but Congress borrowed a ton of language from a similar horse racing bill from around 2021. Since that passed the 5th circuit has struck it down 3-4 times

Due process, congressional delegation, and one more thing that won’t come to mind right now that would be applicable to this bill as well

Edit: 5th circuit found HISA unconstitutional the most recent time because Congress delegated legislative, adjudicative and enforcement powers to a private entity.

Essentially the same shite they’d do with this bill. Either the ncaa can make rules, can enforce rules, or can adjudicate matters but they can’t do all three

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They never once said the bill's provisions was unconstitutional. The issue they had was with their belief that Congress cannot give a private entity (the Horseracing Integrity and Safety Authority) the regulatory and enforcement powers of the United States government.

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Which would make it unconstitutional lol

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However, the Supreme Court has signaled that the Fifth Circuit is wrong in this opinion.

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Even if SCOTUS decides the 5th circuit is wrong…until then the most recent HISA opinion is the law in the 5th circuit lol