Legal Opinion
Flood v. Kuhn
Supreme Court of the United States
Decided June 19, 1972No. 71-32PublishedCited by 273 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Blackmun
For the third time in 50 years the Court is asked specifically to rule that professional baseball’s reserve system is within the reach of.the federal antitrust laws.1 *260Collateral issues of state law and of federal labor policy are also advanced.
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The Game
It is a century and a quarter since the New York Nine defeated the Knickerbockers 23 to 1 on Hoboken’s *261Elysian Fields June 19, 1346/with Alexander jay Cart-' wright as the instigator and the umpire. The teams were amateur, but the contest marked a significant date in baseball’s beginnings. That early game led ultimately to the development of…
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