Legal Opinion
Haywood v. National Basketball Assn.
Supreme Court of the United States
Decided March 1, 1971PublishedCited by 43 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Mr. Justice Douglas, Circuit Justice.
This is an application for a stay of an order issued by the Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit. It raises questions under the Sherman Act concerning the legality of the professional basketball college player draft. The hearing on the merits will be heard by the District Court for the Central District of California.
The Seattle club for which the applicant now plays basketball has joined in the request for the stay, while the NBA opposes.
Under the rules of the NBA a college player cannot be drafted until four years after he has graduated from high…
2Cases cited3 opinions
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- Federal Baseball Club of Baltimore, Inc. v. National League of Professional Baseball ClubsSupreme Court of the United States · 1922
- Toolson v. New York Yankees, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1953
3Cited by43 opinions
- Flood v. KuhnSupreme Court of the United States · 1972
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- James McCoy (Yazoo) Smith v. Pro Football, Inc., a Maryland Corporation, A/K/A Washington Redskins and the National Football League, (Two Cases)Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1979
- Robertson v. National Basketball AssociationDistrict Court, S.D. New York · 1975
- Denver Rockets v. All-Pro Management, Inc.District Court, C.D. California · 1971
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