O'Bannon v. NCAA

O'Bannon (plaintiff) brought a class action against the NCAA (defendant), challenging its rules prohibiting any compensation to student-athletes beyond scholarships as an unreasonable restraint of trade under the Sherman Antitrust Act; the NCAA defended the rules on four grounds — commitment to amateurism, promoting competitive balance, integrating academics and athletics, and increasing its product's output — while O'Bannon proposed less restrictive alternatives, including stipends up to the full cost of attendance and payments held in trust until graduation.