Entertainment & Sports
Jun. 20, 2013
San Jose lawsuit challenging baseball's antitrust exemption is fighting precedent, history
The city of San Jose has pulled out a dangerous weapon in its battle to win approval for the Oakland A's to move south: a lawsuit testing Major League Baseball's coveted exemption from antitrust law.
Daily Journal Staff Writer
The city of San Jose has pulled out a dangerous weapon in its battle to win approval for the Oakland A's to move south: a lawsuit testing Major League Baseball's coveted exemption from antitrust law. Legal observers, however, say the city's complaint - filed Tuesday - faces a tough challenge, including a 1922 U.S. Supreme Court opinion that granted the exemption and has been upheld twice in the d...
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