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Actually, probably not. The antitrust laws are merely creations of congress, not the Constitution. So if congress passes new laws specific to the NCAA, they would override a broader statute not directed specifically at the NCAA, especially so if the new laws specifically exempt these new things from the antitrust laws, but probably even if they didn't.

Maybe but I'd expect to see cases filed against any new laws with carveouts that differ from existing law, especially ones denying specific classes of citizens from rights held by others.

Maybe but I'd expect to see cases filed against any new laws with carveouts that differ from existing law, especially ones denying specific classes of citizens from rights held by others.

You've piqued my interest. You're thinking a 14th amendment equal rights challenge? What's the protected class? Disproportionate impact on minorities? It's been a while since I studied that, but I think it's a really high bar to show that when a law is facially neutral. The only place I can think of off the top of my head that analysis like that happens regularly is in voting rights, and in that case it's because the federal voting rights laws are specifically intended to remedy historical racially motivated decisions.

Again, it's been a while since I've looked closely at this, so I could be off base. I'm curious if that's what you are thinking about, or if it's something else?

sounds reasonable