Legal Opinion
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
Decided February 1, 1979No. 76-2135, 76-2136PublishedCited by 138 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
WILKEY, Circuit Judge:
This private antitrust action challenges the legality of the National Football League (NFL) player selection system, commonly called the “draft.” The plaintiff is James McCoy (Yazoo) Smith, a former professional football player who played one season for the Washington Redskins after being drafted by them in 1968. The defendants are Pro-Football, Inc., which operates the Redskins, and the NFL. Smith contends that the draft as it existed in 1968 was an unreasonable restraint of trade in violation of §§ 1 and 3 of the Sherman Act,1 and that, but for the draft, he would have *1175…
2Cases cited49 opinions
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- United Mine Workers v. PenningtonSupreme Court of the United States · 1965
- Northern Pacific Railway Co. v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1958
- Standard Oil Company of New Jersey, Appts. v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1910
- Story Parchment Co. v. Paterson Parchment Paper Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1931
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3Cited by138 opinions
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- William H. Sullivan II v. National Football League, & Members of the National Football LeagueCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1994
- Costello Publishing Co. v. John E. Rotelle, O. S. A. Costello Publishing Co., Inc. v. John E. Rotelle, O. S. A., Episcopal Conference of AustraliaCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1981
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