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Baseball's Anti-Trust Exemption

Baseball's Anti-Trust Exemption

A Case for Judicial Recusals

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Paul White
Apr 07, 2023
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Just over 100 years ago, the United States Supreme Court ruled that Major League Baseball was a “peculiar business”, one that didn’t qualify as interstate commerce and therefore didn’t have to comply with the Sherman Antitrust Act.

That was a pretty big deal, as the ruling has never been fully overridden, and Major League Baseball remains the only sport…

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