Legal Opinion
Major League Baseball, Alan H. Selig, Tampa Bay Devil Rays, LTD., Florida Marlins Baseball Club, LLC v. Charlie Crist
Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit
Decided May 27, 2003No. 02-10333PublishedCited by 27 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
TJOFLAT, Circuit Judge:
For better or worse, professional baseball has long enjoyed an exemption from the antitrust laws. 1 The scope of this exemption—a judge-made rule premised upon dubious rationales 2 and labeled an “aberration” by the Supreme Court 3 —has been the subject of extensive litigation over the years. In this case, we are called upon to address two key issues: (1) the effect of the federal rule upon state antitrust law and (2) whether the exemption extends beyond antitrust prosecutions into the realm of mere investigations. With regard to the first issue, we hold that the…
2Cases cited25 opinions
- Pennhurst State School and Hospital v. HaldermanSupreme Court of the United States · 1984
- Mapp v. OhioSupreme Court of the United States · 1961
- Griswold v. ConnecticutSupreme Court of the United States · 1965
- Rice v. Santa Fe Elevator Corp.Supreme Court of the United States · 1947
- Pike v. Bruce Church, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1970
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3Cited by27 opinions
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- Palmer & Cay, Inc. v. Marsh & McLennan Companies, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 2005
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