Legal Opinion
H. A. Artists & Associates, Inc. v. Actors' Equity Ass'n
Supreme Court of the United States
Decided May 26, 1981No. 80-348PublishedCited by 50 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Stewart
The respondent Actors’ Equity Association (Equity) is a union representing the vast majority of stage actors and actresses in the United States. It enters into collective-bargaining agreements with theatrical producers that specify minimum wages and other terms and conditions of employment for those whom it represents. The petitioners are independent theatrical agents who place actors and actresses in jobs with producers. The Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit held that the respondents’1 system of regulation of theatrical agents is immune from antitrust liability by reason of the…
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