CA Governor Signs Bill Allowing College Athletes to Profit from Endorsements

Re:CA Governor Signs Bill Allowing College Athletes to Profi... by dragonwriter on Monday September 30, 2019 @02:26PM (#21118239)

> This is Option 1. They can't litigate a state to change the law.

Sure, they can (well, that is, litigate against a state to neutralize the law), usually by claiming it violates federal law (including the Constitution). That's tough here, but I suppose you could throw a hail mary at either a contracts clause or a dormant commerce clause action.

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Re:CA Governor Signs Bill Allowing College Athletes to Profi... by throwaway_law on Monday September 30, 2019 @03:16PM (#21118720)

I think there is a strong argument to be made for violation of the constitutional right to contract.

If a college/university contracts to be included in a athletics association, there is nothing wrong with requiring the schools to comply with NCAA rules/regulations.

If a student athlete contracts with a college/university to play a sport for them, there is nothing wrong with the college/university requiring them to comply with both the college and NCAA rules/regulations.

Without the benefit of looking at all the various agreements and the actual CA Bill, it sounds like their approach to cure the issue may amount to an unconstitutional restriction on the athletes' Constitutional right to contract.

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