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National Collegiate Athletic Association v. Board of Regents of the University of Oklahoma

468 U.S. 85 · Decided June 27, 1984 · Supreme Court of the United States

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National Collegiate Athletic Association v. Board of Regents of the University of Oklahoma was decided on June 27, 1984 by a vote of 7–2. The Court affirmed the lower court's decision. Justice John Paul Stevens wrote the opinion of the Court. SCDB classifies its main issue as “Antitrust” in the Economic Activity area.

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Case details

Citations
468 U.S. 85 · 104 S. Ct. 2948 · 82 L. Ed. 2d 70 · 1984 U.S. LEXIS 130
Docket number
83-271
Decided
June 27, 1984
Argued
March 20, 1984
Court era
Burger Court
Decision type
Opinion of the Court (orally argued)
Disposition
Affirmed
Outcome for petitioner
The petitioning party did not receive a favorable disposition
Vote
7–2
Majority opinion
John Paul Stevens
Opinion assigned by
Warren E. Burger
How the case arrived
Certiorari
Issue (SCDB)
Antitrust
Legal provision
Sherman Act
Type of law
Federal statute
Decision direction (SCDB)
Liberal what this means

How the Justices voted

Full case caption

National Collegiate Athletic Association v. Board of Regents of the University of Oklahoma et al.

SCDB identifiers: case 1983-146, docket 1983-146-01.

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