4th Circ. Kills NCAA Eligibility Injunction Over Wrong Analysis

By Craig Clough ( April 3, 2026, 9:07 PM EDT) -- The Fourth Circuit vacated a preliminary injunction Friday barring the NCAA from enforcing its five-year eligibility rule against four former junior college student-athletes, saying the lower court improperly took a "quick-look scrutiny" instead of a "rule of reason" antitrust analysis, thus lowering the players' burden of proof....

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