Federal Baseball Club v. National League
1922 United States Supreme Court case / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Federal Baseball Club v. National League, 259 U.S. 200 (1922), is a case in which the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that the Sherman Antitrust Act did not apply to Major League Baseball.
Quick Facts Federal Baseball Club v. National League, Argued April 19, 1922 Decided May 29, 1922 ...
Federal Baseball Club v. National League | |
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Argued April 19, 1922 Decided May 29, 1922 | |
Full case name | Federal Base Ball Club of Baltimore, Inc. v. National League of Professional Base Ball Clubs, et al. |
Citations | 259 U.S. 200 (more) 42 S. Ct. 465; 66 L. Ed. 898 |
Holding | |
Major League Baseball is not considered interstate commerce under the Sherman Antitrust Act. | |
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Case opinion | |
Majority | Holmes, joined by unanimous |
Laws applied | |
Sherman Antitrust Act |
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