College athletes seek injunction, class certification in US case against NCAA
( October 1, 2026, 17:18 GMT | Official Statement) -- MLex Summary: College athletes filed a reply in support of an injunction against the National Collegiate Athletic Association’s new implementation of its new aged-based eligibility rule. They also filed a reply in support of class certification. “The NCAA’s […] exhibits confirm that it made one categorical decision for each Division: athletes who ‘used their final season of competition (under previous rules) during 2025-26’ receive ‘[n]o additional eligibility,’ while other cohorts receive ‘whichever is most beneficial.’ And the NCAA recently told the Judicial Panel on Multidistrict Litigation that the eligibility cases, this one included, ‘arise out of a common nucleus of operative facts” and “all involve the same rules.’”See attached file. ...
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