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Out Of Bounds Under The Sherman Act? Player Restraints In Professional Team Sports , Seth M. Goldstein May 2013

Out Of Bounds Under The Sherman Act? Player Restraints In Professional Team Sports , Seth M. Goldstein

Pepperdine Law Review

No abstract provided.


Nearly A Century In Reserve: Organized Baseball: Collective Bargaining And The Antitrust Exemption Enter The 80'S, Nancy Jean Meissner Feb 2013

Nearly A Century In Reserve: Organized Baseball: Collective Bargaining And The Antitrust Exemption Enter The 80'S, Nancy Jean Meissner

Pepperdine Law Review

In her comment, the author fashions a compelling argument for congressional elimination of baseball's exemption from federal antitrust laws. After noting that the exemption had been formulated in 1922 by the Supreme Court, the author explains that it has been abused by baseball club owners to create a virtual monopoly over ballplayers through the reserve system. Although the reserve system's control was somewhat diluted in 1976, with the advent of free agency and collective bargaining, club owners are currently negotiating for mandatory compensation for the loss of free agents. The resultant threat of a player's strike has served to focus …


Accommodating Labor And Antitrust, Stephen F. Ross Jan 2013

Accommodating Labor And Antitrust, Stephen F. Ross

Journal Articles

In this article, the author comments on Professor Michael LeRoy's article "Federal Jurisdiction in Sports Labor Disputes" (2012 Utah L. Rev. 815) and explains why he disagrees with the claim that federal courts improperly invoke the Sherman Act in sports labor disputes.


California Ex Rel. Harris V. Safeway, Inc.: Mismanaging The Intersection Of Antitrust And Labor Law, Peter L. Cooch Jan 2013

California Ex Rel. Harris V. Safeway, Inc.: Mismanaging The Intersection Of Antitrust And Labor Law, Peter L. Cooch

Journal of Business & Technology Law

No abstract provided.