SCOTUS Chevron rejection could upend NCAA, college athlete cases

The U.S. Supreme Court Friday overruled a 40-year precedent that had provided federal agencies with substantial deference in interpreting federal law. The Court’s ruling in Loper Bright Enterprises v. Raimondo will mean that agency decisions impacting the sports industry, such as whether college athletes are employees and whether noncompetes for sports executives are legal, will be more vulnerable to challenge in federal court.