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A judge in Tennessee has temporarily blocked the NCAA from enforcing parts of its interim policy that limits how student athletes can negotiate compensation for their names, images, and likeness. The ruling represents a setback for the NCAA’s attempts to regulate pay for student athletes. The “NIL” policy would have prohibited student athletes from negotiating with any third-party entity, including schools or boosters. The lawsuit, filed by the attorneys general of Tennessee and Virginia, alleges that the NCAA’s rules likely violate federal antitrust law and harm student athletes. The judge granted a preliminary injunction to the plaintiffs, stating that the antitrust lawsuit is likely to succeed.