WTH?!? NCAA Used 'Slavery Exception', Arguing College Athletes Are Like Prison Labor
March 17, 2025
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as posted by the channelIn July, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit rebuked the NCAA for an offensive, race-related argument in Johnson v. NCAA, which compared college athletes to fellow students employed in Work-Study-Style programs.
The NCAA argues that college athletes should not be treated with the same employee rights and protections as student ticket-takers, student seating-attendants, and student food concessions workers at NCAA contests.
Instead, the NCAA relied upon legal precedent comparing college athletes to unpaid prison labor under the 13th Amendment "slavery exception."
Attorney Paul McDonald joins us now to discuss this case.
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