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  1. July 05, 2023

    5 Sports & Betting Cases To Watch In The 2nd Half Of 2023

    There are plenty of sports and betting legal matters to watch as the second half of 2023 begins, including those revolving around name, image and likeness rights for college athletes and the legal liability of celebrities like Shaquille O'Neal and Tom Brady who endorse cryptocurrency platforms. Here, Law360 looks at the top sports and betting cases the legal world will be watching in the second half of 2023.

  2. June 20, 2023

    2nd Circ. Rejects MLB Antitrust Immunity Challenge

    A Second Circuit panel has rejected an antitrust challenge to Major League Baseball's decision in 2020 to shrink its farm league system, noting in a summary order on Tuesday that the Sherman Act does not apply to professional baseball under controlling case law.

  3. June 14, 2023

    2nd Circ. Judge Wary Of MLB Antitrust Shield Fight

    One member of a Second Circuit panel appeared skeptical Wednesday of a request that the appeals court declare its support for undoing Major League Baseball's century-old antitrust carve-out, saying it's "hard to see what value" would come from opining on settled U.S. Supreme Court precedent.

  4. June 08, 2023

    Minor League Teams Say CBA Doesn't Moot Antitrust Case

    A group of minor league baseball teams seeking to challenge Major League Baseball's century-old antitrust carve-out after they were stripped of their big-league affiliations told the Second Circuit that a recent collective bargaining agreement doesn't stamp out their claims.

  5. June 06, 2023

    Minor League CBA Moots Antitrust Case, MLB Tells 2nd Circ.

    Major League Baseball told the Second Circuit on Monday that minor league players had enshrined the number of farm team affiliates as part of a novel collective bargaining agreement, mooting litigation that aims to overturn baseball's century-old antitrust carveout.

  6. March 29, 2023

    'All In': Minor League Cities Jump At MLB's Stadium Push

    As Opening Day dawns Thursday for Major League Baseball, big league expectations are coming to minor league ballparks around the country, leaving local taxpayers in many cities on the hook to meet them to the tune of hundreds of millions of dollars.

  7. February 28, 2023

    2nd Circ. Told Minor League Case Wrong For Exemption Fight

    Major League Baseball told the Second Circuit that a case over the league's decision to cut the number of its minor league affiliates should be tossed for several reasons, making it a poor vehicle for challenging baseball's century-old exemption to antitrust laws.

  8. January 31, 2023

    DOJ Asks 2nd Circ. Not To Extend Baseball Antitrust Carveout

    The Biden administration has weighed in on the century-old antitrust exemption the U.S. Supreme Court gave baseball, asking the Second Circuit not to extend the "dubious" decision any further when deciding whether Major League Baseball broke any laws when it cut the number of minor league teams by a quarter.

  9. January 11, 2023

    Minor League Teams Ask 2nd Circ. To Tee Up Exemption Fight

    Teams accusing the MLB of violating antitrust law by cutting the number of its minor league affiliates have asked the Second Circuit to send a message to the U.S. Supreme Court that baseball's century-old exemption from the antitrust laws has run its course.