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Athletes sue Ivy League over its no-scholarship policy
Athletes sue Ivy League over its no-scholarship policy,A pair of basketball players from Brown allege in a federal lawsuit that the Ivy League’s policy of not offering athletic scholarships amounts to a price-fixing agreement that denies athletes proper financial aid and payment for their services. The suit argues Ivy League schools illegally conspired to limit financial aid and not compensate athletes for their services. “In either case, regardless of whether considered as a restraint on the price of education, the value of financial aid, the price of athletic services, or the level of compensation to Ivy League athletes, the Ivy League Agreement is per se illegal," the lawsuit states.

Athletes sue Ivy League over its no-scholarship policy

A pair of basketball players from Brown allege in a federal lawsuit that the Ivy League’s policy of not offering athletic scholarships amounts to a price-fixing agreement that denies athletes proper financial aid and payment for their services. The suit argues Ivy League schools illegally conspired to limit financial aid and not compensate athletes for their services. “In either case, regardless of whether considered as a restraint on the price of education, the value of financial aid, the price of athletic services, or the level of compensation to Ivy League athletes, the Ivy League Agreement is per se illegal," the lawsuit states.