No. 23-283

Tri-City ValleyCats, Inc., et al. v. The Office of the Commissioner of Baseball

Lower Court: Second Circuit
Docketed: 2023-09-22
Status: Dismissed
Type: Paid
Amici (8) Experienced Counsel
Tags: antitrust antitrust-immunity baseball baseball-exemption common-law flood-v-kuhn market-competition professional-sports sherman-act stare-decisis
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Question Presented (AI Summary)

Whether this Court should overrule Flood v. Kuhn, 407 U.S. 258 (1972), and its predecessors and revoke the century-old, common-law antitrust immunity for the business of baseball

Question Presented (from Petition)

QUESTION PRESENTED Whether this Court should overrule Flood v. Kuhn, 407 U.S. 258 (1972), and its predecessors and revoke the century-old, common-law antitrust immunity for the business of baseball. @)

Docket Entries

2023-11-14
Petition Dismissed - Rule 46.
2023-11-08
Stipulation of dismissal pursuant to Rule 46.1 filed.
2023-10-23
2023-10-23
2023-10-23
Brief amici curiae of Antitrust, Business, and Sports Law Professors filed.
2023-10-23
Brief amicus curiae of The Committee to Support the Antitrust Laws filed.
2023-10-23
Brief amicus curiae of Rensselaer County Regional Chamber of Commerce, Inc. filed.
2023-10-20
2023-10-20
Brief amici curiae of Senators Mike Lee and Marco Rubio and Representatives Paul Tonko and Joe Courtney filed.
2023-10-17
Brief amicus curiae of Major League Baseball Players Association filed.
2023-09-29
Motion to extend the time to file a response is granted and the time is extended to and including November 22, 2023.
2023-09-27
Motion to extend the time to file a response from October 23, 2023 to November 22, 2023, submitted to The Clerk.
2023-09-18
Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due October 23, 2023)

Attorneys

Antitrust, Business, and Sports Law Professors
Lisa Marie GearyRMP LLP, Amicus
Lisa Marie GearyRMP LLP, Amicus
Baseball Antitrust Scholars
Garrett R. BroshuisKorein Tillery, LLC, Amicus
Garrett R. BroshuisKorein Tillery, LLC, Amicus
Major League Baseball Players Association
Virginia Anne SeitzSidley Austin LLP, Amicus
Virginia Anne SeitzSidley Austin LLP, Amicus
Open Markets Institute
Jay L. Himes — Amicus
Jay L. Himes — Amicus
Rensselaer County Regional Chamber of Commerce, Inc.
James Robert FigliuloSmith, Gambrell & Russell, LLP, Amicus
James Robert FigliuloSmith, Gambrell & Russell, LLP, Amicus
Senators Mike Lee and Marco Rubio and Representatives Paul Tonko and Joe Courtney
Mark Ross MeadorKressin Meador LLC, Amicus
Mark Ross MeadorKressin Meador LLC, Amicus
State of Connecticut and 17 other states
Joshua Aryeh PerryConnecticut Office of the Attorney General, Amicus
Joshua Aryeh PerryConnecticut Office of the Attorney General, Amicus
The Committee to Support the Antitrust Laws
Gary Ivan Smith Jr.Hausfeld LLP, Amicus
Gary Ivan Smith Jr.Hausfeld LLP, Amicus
The Office of the Commissioner of Baseball
Jeffrey B. WallSullivan & Cromwell LLP, Respondent
Jeffrey B. WallSullivan & Cromwell LLP, Respondent
Tri-City ValleyCats, Inc. and Oneonta Athletic Corporation
Gregory SilbertWeil Gotshal & Manges LLP, Petitioner
Gregory SilbertWeil Gotshal & Manges LLP, Petitioner