Sam C. Ehrlich @samcehrlich.com · Jun 26 1 / 3
The funniest thing about the Rand Paul college sports bill proposed today (see attached) is that, by its plain text, it exempts the entire US higher education system from antitrust law. Not just college sports. *All* of higher ed. (Unintentionally, I'm sure)
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Follow along with me. (1) It says antitrust won't apply to "athletic conferences"; (2) It includes "any institution of higher education that competes against another institution" within its definition of "athletic conference"; (3) The antitrust immunity isn't limited to sports.