U.S. DEPT., EDUC. v. NAT. COLLEGIATE ATH. ASS'N.

No. 06-3495.

481 F.3d 936 (2007)

UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. NATIONAL COLLEGIATE ATHLETIC ASSOCIATION, Defendant-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit.

Decided March 21, 2007.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Shelese M. Woods, Debra G. Richards (argued), Office of the United States Attorney, Indianapolis, IN, for Plaintiff-Appellee.

Jonathan F. Duncan (argued), Spencer, Fane, Britt & Browne, Kansas City, MO, Max W. Hittle, Marc T. Quigley, Krieg Devault, Indianapolis, IN, for Defendant-Appellant.

Before POSNER, KANNE, and ROVNER, Circuit Judges.


POSNER, Circuit Judge.

The University of the District of Columbia is a member of the National Collegiate Athletic Association, and as such subject to its rules. A violation of an NCAA rule can impose heavy costs should it result in the imposition of sanctions on the violator. Typical sanctions, such as banning the violator from postseason competition or reducing its athletic scholarships, make a school less successful in...

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