Legal Opinion
American Football League v. National Football League
Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
Decided September 23, 1963No. 8780PublishedCited by 60 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
HAYNSWORTH, Circuit Judge.
The American Football League and owners of its franchises are contending against the National Football League and the owners of its franchises for victory in the courts. The American Football League and the owners of its franchises lost in the Court below, when the District Court held that there had been no violation of Sections 1, 2 or 3 of the Sherman Act 1 2 by the National Football League and the owners of its franchises. We affirm.
The District Court wrote a full and comprehensive opinion, in which the facts are set forth in some detail. 3 The facts need be…
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- Swift & Co. v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1905
- Times-Picayune Publishing Co. v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1953
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