Colleges Claim Immunity In NCAA Players' Wage Suit

By P.J. D'Annunzio · November 9, 2026, 6:20 PM EST

Three universities told a Pennsylvania federal judge Monday that the 11th Amendment shields them from a lawsuit by a group of college athletes fighting to be recognized as employees, arguing that...

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Case Information

Case Title

JOHNSON v. THE NATIONAL COLLEGIATE ATHLETIC ASSOCIATION et al

Case Number

2:19-cv-05230

Court

Pennsylvania Eastern

Nature of Suit

Labor: Fair Standards

Date Filed

November 06, 2019