Ivy League Universities Prevail in Athletic Scholarship Ban Suit

The eight Ivy League universities escaped claims that their ban on athletic scholarships violates antitrust law, as a federal judge granted the schools’ motion to dismiss the case.

Judge Alvin W. Thompson of the US District Court for the District of Connecticut in a Thursday order said the student-athlete plaintiffs failed to allege any properly defined market and consequently failed to allege marketwide anticompetitive effects.

“The deficiencies in the Complaint that are the basis for granting the motion to dismiss are substantive in nature, and nothing in the plaintiff’s papers suggests that they could amend the Complaint to overcome these ...