It looks like the Supreme Court is about to absolve itself of one of its most infamous decisions, Roe vs. Wade (1973). Sunday marks the centenary of yet another infamous judgment of the Supreme Court. Federal Baseball vs. National League (1922), Supreme Court Justice Harry Blackmun, who wrote the wrong row opinion, was instrumental in preserving the juridical mistake made in Federal Baseball by writing the court’s opinion. flood vs kuno (1972).
Major League Baseball has long enjoyed special exemptions from US antitrust laws, even though it is clearly a cartel with 30 owners agreeing to limit its economic competition. The cartel was founded in 1876 as the National League of Professional Baseball Clubs. The eight-team owners agreed to play only among themselves, deny the entry of any other team in the league and, above all, recognize each other’s exclusive rights to their players through the infamous reserve clause, which allowed players to After the contract, the teams were given the right of one player. expired. The fans only got the baseball that the cartel had chosen to provide. From 1901 to 1961, there were only 16 teams, split between the American and National leagues. Players could either take the Giants’ offer or find another line of work.
opinion | Another wrong Supreme Court decision by Harry Blackmun
It looks like the Supreme Court is about to absolve itself of one of its most infamous decisions, Roe vs. Wade (1973). Sunday marks the centenary of yet another infamous judgment of the Supreme Court. Federal Baseball vs. National League (1922), Supreme Court Justice Harry Blackmun, who wrote the wrong row opinion, was instrumental in preserving the juridical mistake made in Federal Baseball by writing the court’s opinion. flood vs kuno (1972).
Major League Baseball has long enjoyed special exemptions from US antitrust laws, even though it is clearly a cartel with 30 owners agreeing to limit its economic competition. The cartel was founded in 1876 as the National League of Professional Baseball Clubs. The eight-team owners agreed to play only among themselves, deny the entry of any other team in the league and, above all, recognize each other’s exclusive rights to their players through the infamous reserve clause, which allowed players to After the contract, the teams were given the right of one player. expired. The fans only got the baseball that the cartel had chosen to provide. From 1901 to 1961, there were only 16 teams, split between the American and National leagues. Players could either take the Giants’ offer or find another line of work.