Flood v. Kuhn
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Flood v. Kuhn is a landmark 1972 U.S. Supreme Court case in which baseball player Curt Flood challenged Major League Baseball’s reserve clause and its long-standing antitrust exemption.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Flood v. Kuhn canonical | 2 |
| Flood v. Kuhn, 407 U.S. 258 (1972) | 1 |
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Target entity: Flood v. Kuhn Context triple: [Curt Flood, legalCase, Flood v. Kuhn]
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Argersinger v. Hamlin
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Target entity: Flood v. Kuhn Target entity description: Flood v. Kuhn is a landmark 1972 U.S. Supreme Court case in which baseball player Curt Flood challenged Major League Baseball’s reserve clause and its long-standing antitrust exemption.
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A.
Lucas v. Earl
Lucas v. Earl is a landmark 1930 U.S. Supreme Court tax law case that established the principle that income is taxed to the person who earns it, regardless of contractual arrangements to split or assign that income.
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B.
Ray v. Blair
Ray v. Blair is a 1952 U.S. Supreme Court case that upheld a state's authority to require presidential electors to pledge support for their party's nominees as a condition of appointment.
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C.
Henry v. Hodges
Henry v. Hodges is a federal court case challenging state bans on same-sex marriage, decided alongside other landmark marriage equality cases prior to Obergefell v. Hodges.
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D.
Argersinger v. Hamlin
Argersinger v. Hamlin is a 1972 U.S. Supreme Court case that extended the right to counsel to defendants in misdemeanor cases that may result in imprisonment.
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E.
Sherbert v. Verner
Sherbert v. Verner is a landmark 1963 U.S. Supreme Court case that strengthened protections for religious liberty by requiring strict scrutiny of government actions that substantially burden individuals’ religious practices.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
United States Supreme Court case
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landmark antitrust case ⓘ sports law case ⓘ |
| areaOfLaw |
antitrust law
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labor law ⓘ sports law ⓘ |
| citation | 407 U.S. 258 ⓘ |
| concurringJustice |
Byron R. White
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Harry A. Blackmun ⓘ Lewis F. Powell Jr. ⓘ Potter Stewart ⓘ Warren E. Burger ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
|
| court | Supreme Court of the United States ⓘ |
| decisionDate | 1972-06-19 ⓘ |
| dissentingJustice |
Thurgood Marshall
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William J. Brennan Jr. ⓘ William O. Douglas ⓘ |
| effect |
affirmed the continued antitrust exemption for Major League Baseball
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prompted later legislative and collective bargaining changes to baseball’s reserve system ⓘ |
| fullName |
Flood v. Kuhn
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
Flood v. Kuhn, 407 U.S. 258 (1972)
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| holding |
Any change to baseball’s antitrust exemption should come from Congress, not the Court
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Professional baseball is exempt from federal antitrust laws ⓘ |
| involvesOrganization | Major League Baseball ⓘ |
| involvesPerson |
Bowie K. Kuhn
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Curt Flood ⓘ |
| jurisdiction |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
|
| language | English ⓘ |
| legalIssue |
application of federal antitrust laws to Major League Baseball
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validity of baseball’s reserve clause under antitrust law ⓘ |
| majorityOpinionBy | Harry A. Blackmun ⓘ |
| notableFor |
its extensive historical discussion of baseball in the majority opinion
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reaffirming baseball’s unique antitrust status ⓘ |
| petitioner | Curt Flood ⓘ |
| precedentReliedOn |
Federal Baseball Club v. National League
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Federal Baseball Club v. National League ⓘ
surface form:
Toolson v. New York Yankees
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| relatedCase |
Federal Baseball Club v. National League
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Federal Baseball Club v. National League ⓘ
surface form:
Toolson v. New York Yankees
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| relatedConcept |
free agency in Major League Baseball
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reserve clause ⓘ |
| respondent |
Bowie K. Kuhn
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Major League Baseball ⓘ |
| subjectMatter |
Major League Baseball reserve clause
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antitrust exemption for professional baseball ⓘ |
| vote | 5-3 ⓘ |
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Subject: Flood v. Kuhn Description of subject: Flood v. Kuhn is a landmark 1972 U.S. Supreme Court case in which baseball player Curt Flood challenged Major League Baseball’s reserve clause and its long-standing antitrust exemption.
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