Sorry if Germans: Doesn't the SEC already have the power to expel LSU?

Yes it does

They want to test it in court to test self governance.

Read the Sherman Anti-trust act and read the definition of a cartel.

Yep.

They don't need a court's permission.

They actually don't have that authority based on the current facts. The court could give them a VOC.

If they kick LSU out, I don't know that LSU would appeal. Depends on what the rulings are I guess.

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Not if they are enjoined from taking actions against LSU by the 19th JDC.

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That injunction would only cover expulsion related to the rostering these two players. It seems the SEC could make up any reason...or none at all.

I AI'd the rules. The expulsion doesn't necessarily have to be "justified" or "for cause." It can be just the decision of a 2/3rds majority.

ChatGPT summary:


The provision the SEC is invoking is Section 3.1.5 of the SEC Constitution and Bylaws. The key point is that the SEC is not invoking a separate “for cause” expulsion procedure. Instead, it relies on the broad authority granted to the conference's presidents/chancellors.
Section 3.1.5

The provision gives the SEC's presidents and chancellors “plenary power and authority with respect to all affairs of the Conference of any type or nature whatsoever” and authorizes them to take the actions contemplated by Article 3.

The SEC's amended complaint specifically says that the presidents and chancellors will meet on September 10 “to decide whether to terminate Louisiana State University (‘LSU’) as an SEC member institution pursuant to Section 3.1.5 of the SEC Constitution and Bylaws.”

And the SEC says its rules require a two-thirds favorable vote of the university presidents to terminate a school's membership.

The important answer to your original question
I do not see a requirement in the provision being invoked that the SEC first establish “cause” in the legal sense—i.e., a defined offense that must be proven before expulsion.
Rather, the structure appears to be:
Broad plenary authority ? presidents/chancellors exercise that authority ? two-thirds vote ? membership terminated.

The SEC is nevertheless arguing that LSU's conduct provides a substantive justification: it alleges “lack of institutional control” and violation of the conference's rules and principles.

So there's an important distinction:
The SEC appears to be saying that it has grounds for expulsion, not that “cause” is a prerequisite to its voting authority.