15 U.S.C. § 1294
Antitrust laws unaffected as regards to other activities of professional sports contests
Nothing contained in this chapter shall be deemed to change, determine, or otherwise affect the applicability or nonapplicability of the antitrust laws to any act, contract, agreement, rule, course of conduct, or other activity by, between, or among persons engaging in, conducting, or participating in the organized professional team sports of football, baseball, basketball, or hockey, except the agreements to which section 1291 of this title shall apply.
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 6
cases, 1971–2014 · leading case: Flood v. Kuhn, 407 U.S. 258 (1972).
Flood v. Kuhn, 407 U.S. 258 (1972). “[18] Title 15 U. S. C. § 1294 reads: "Nothing contained in this chapter shall be deemed to change, determine, or otherwise affect the applicability or nonapplicability of the antitrust laws to any act, contract, agreement, rule, course of conduct, or other activity by, between,…”
Norman F. Hecht, Harry Kagan, Marc A. Miller, Washington Federals, Inc., Etal. v. Pro-Football, Inc., 444 F.2d 931 (D.C. Cir. 1971). “15 U.S.C. § 1294 . 60 . 2 D.C.Code § 1723.”
Chuy v. Philadelphia Eagles, 407 F. Supp. 717 (E.D. Pa. 1976). “§ 1294 (1970): Nothing contained in this chapter shall be deemed to change, determine, or otherwise affect the applicability or nonapplicability of the antitrust laws to any act, contract, agreement, rule, course of conduct, or other activity by, between, or among persons…”
Mid-South Grizzlies v. Nat'l Football League, 720 F.2d 772 (3d Cir. 1983). “15 U.S.C. § 1294 . The 1966 exemption does no more than permit the combination of members of two or more leagues into one.”
Laumann v. Nat'l Hockey League, 56 F. Supp. 3d 280 (S.D.N.Y. 2014). “See 15 U.S.C.A. § 1294 (West 2014) (“Nothing contained in this chapter shall be deemed to change, determine, or otherwise affect the applicability or nonapplicability of the antitrust laws to any act, contract, agreement, rule, course of conduct, or other activity by, between,…”
North Am. Soccer League v. Nat'l Football League, 670 F.2d 1249 (2d Cir. 1982). “§ 1291 , it specifically provided, in adopting this exemption, that “[n]othing contained in this [exemption] shall be deemed to change, determine, or otherwise affect the applicability or nonapplicability of the antitrust laws” to such leagues, 15 U.S.C. § 1294 . . Judge Haight…”
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