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Legal Analysis
Landis Barber
Aug 1, 20223 min read
MLB Commissioner Responds to US Senate Judiciary Committee
First reported by Evan Drellich of The Athletic, Major League Baseball Commissioner Rob Manfred has responded to the letter from the...
Matthew Netti
Jul 19, 20225 min read
The Draft: America’s Favorite Antitrust Violation?
This summer basketball fans flocked to ESPN to watch Paolo Banchero walk the stage as the #1 overall pick by the Orlando Magic in the...
Landis Barber
Jul 8, 20222 min read
Advocates for Minor Leaguers Respond to Senate Judiciary Committee
As first reported by Evan Drellich of The Athletic, Harry Marino, Executive Director of Advocates for Minor Leaguers, sent an in-depth...
Landis Barber
Jun 29, 20223 min read
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...
Robert Alston
May 12, 20226 min read
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, 20222 min read
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, 20222 min read
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, 20225 min read
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, 20224 min read
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, 20224 min read
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, 20213 min read
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, 20219 min read
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, 20215 min read
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, 20214 min read
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...
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