Tag: Baseball
Baseball Players Defeated Non-Competes to Build Union
By Brian Callaci, LaborNotes
Banning non-compete clauses is a complement to, not a substitute for, union power. Just ask trailblazing baseball star Curt Flood.
The Federal...
Yer Out (For Now): MLB Dismissed From Antitrust Lawsuit Because Of...
By: Julian Perlman (Antitrust Advocate)
In a decision that stunned no one (yet will garner plenty of headlines), a federal district court granted a motion...
America’s Game Bygone: Avarice, Antitrust, & Baseball
By William N. Morris (University of Mississippi)
This Article will assess the role, impact, and future of the anti-trust exemption currently enjoyed by Major League...
US Senate Judiciary Committee Sends Bipartisan Letter On MLB Antitrust Exemption
Bipartisan members of the U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee have sent a letter to the non-profit Advocates for Minor Leaguers requesting further information on the...
DOJ Wants Court To Limit Scope Of MLB Antitrust Exemption
The Department of Justice waded into the controversy over Major League Baseball’s century-old antitrust exemption Wednesday, telling a federal court the exemption should be...
Eliminating Baseball’s Antitrust Exemption Won’t End The Georgia Political Boycott
By Herbert Hovenkamp, ProMarket
Senators Ted Cruz (R-TX), Mike Lee (R-UT), Josh Hawley (R-MS), Marco Rubio (R-FL), and Marsha Blackburn (R-TN) propose getting rid of...
US: Minor league baseball players lose appeal over wages
A federal appeals court on Monday said professional minor league baseball is exempt from US antitrust laws and rejected an appeal by players who...
