WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court says an antitrust challenge can go forward to the way the National Football League sells the rights to telecasts of pro football games.

The league's 32 teams pool the rights to telecast their games, negotiating packages with the major networks as well as the DirecTV satellite service.

The lawsuit was filed by businesses and individuals who say they purchased a package of games from DirecTV.

A lower court ruled that the NFL's contract with DirecTV may limit competition in violation of federal law.

The arrangement has been in place for more than 25 years.