US Senate Judiciary Committee Questions MLB’s Antitrust Exemption
First reported by Evan Drellich of The Athletic, The United States Senate Judiciary Committee has sent a letter to the Executive Director...
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THE SPORTS LAW INTERSECTION
Legal Analysis
Robert Alston
- May 12, 2022
- 6 min
PGA and LIV Saga: The Implications of DP World Tour Joining the Fight
Commissioner’s Discretion The Commissioner of the PGA Tour, Jay Monahan, has the power via the PGA Tour Handbook to utilize four factors...
Landis Barber
- Apr 8, 2022
- 2 min
US Court of Appeals for the First Circuit Rules that Jockeys Can Collectively Bargain
On Tuesday, April 5, the United States Court of Appeals for the First Circuit ruled in Confederación Hípica de Puerto Rico, Inc. v....
Landis Barber
- Mar 23, 2022
- 2 min
Senator Sanders Introduces the Save American Baseball Act
On March 14, 2022, Senator Bernie Sanders introduced the “Save American Baseball Act” to remove the Major League Baseball’s antitrust...
Mike DiLiello
- Mar 11, 2022
- 5 min
UPDATE: They Dug In, Afterword on the Ratified MLB CBA
I was quite wrong, almost comically wrong as the players and owners got a deal done the day after this piece was posted. Based on the...
Mike DiLiello
- Mar 9, 2022
- 4 min
Dig In: We Could be Headed for a Long Labor Fight Between MLB’s Owners and Players
As the weeks turn and we head towards another self-imposed deadline by the MLB to strike a deal prior to cancelling more of the MLB...
AJ Lise
- Feb 2, 2022
- 4 min
MLB: When Will Rob Manfred Finally Get It Right?
Major League Baseball Commissioner (MLB) Rob Manfred has been in the spotlight for the last few years, and often not for good reason....
Jonathan Trusz
- Dec 7, 2021
- 3 min
Major League Baseball Lockout: Who is Winning and What’s Next
We are in the midst of a lockout in Major League Baseball. This is not the first employment dispute in the sport. This article addresses...
Christopher Deubert
- Nov 29, 2021
- 9 min
MLS’ Single-Entity Structure Is An Antitrust Nullity
MLS’ status as a “single-entity” league is oft reported and mentioned, but not well understood. The league, others like it (such as the...
Christopher Deubert
- Nov 23, 2021
- 5 min
How MLS Restrains the Non-Player Labor Market – Potentially in Violation of Antitrust Laws
The legal relationship between MLS and its players is complex and something I will explore in a future article in my series of articles...
condetrimental
- Sep 30, 2021
- 4 min
NIL – New Intraconference Lucrativeness
BY: MICHAEL MILLSTEIN While many of us anticipated that 2020 had cemented its legacy as the craziest year of the current decade, those in...
condetrimental
- Sep 8, 2021
- 4 min
Major League Baseball’s (Minor) Problem
BY: JACOB BLOOM Minor league baseball players make less per-hour than what the federal minimum wage mandates.[1] Yes, you read that...
condetrimental
- Sep 8, 2021
- 4 min
Lax Antitrust Enforcement: Analysis of the Premier Lacrosse League-Major League Lacrosse Merger
BY: ALEXANDER GATES Background The Premier Lacrosse League (PLL) was founded by brothers Mike and Paul Rabil in 2018.[i] The PLL...
Kyle Sessions
- Jul 26, 2021
- 2 min
Federal Antitrust Law Continues to Protect Young Athletes - Even Professionals
Just a few days before the Alston decision was released by the Supreme Court, another federal antitrust lawsuit handed a victory to a...
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