Topic
Antitrust Exemptions
36 published works
The Antitrust Attorney Blog
Seven Lesser-Known Antitrust Exemptions and Immunities
By Aaron Gott
Author: Aaron Gott There are a number of exemptions to and immunities from the federal antitrust laws. Some are well known, and we have written about many of them before.…
Duane Morris Sports Law
The Protect College Sports Act: What Universities and Conferences Need to Know
On May 27, 2026, Senators Cruz and Cantwell announced the Protect College Sports Act, a sweeping bipartisan bill that represents the most comprehensive federal attempt yet to impose legal order…
The D&O Diary
Court Holds Antitrust Exclusion Bars Coverage for Unjust Enrichment and Consumer Protection Claims
Many private company D&O insurance policies have a so-called antitrust exclusions that precludes coverage for claims alleging violations of the antitrust laws. However, these exclusions are written broadly and often…
Collegiate & Professional Sports Law Blog
NCAA President Charlie Baker’s Open Letter: Student-Athletes Must Join the Conversation
NCAA President Charlie Baker penned a letter to student-athletes, asking for feedback on his proposal to allow Division I (D-I) schools to pay student-athletes directly. In the December 19 letter,…
The Trade Practitioner
Another Domino Falls: UK to Follow the EU in Ending the Antitrust Exemption for Liner Shipping
In our blog back in October, we noted the European Commission’s decision to let the Consortia Block Exemption Regulation (CBER) as to liner shipping expire on 25 April 2024. In…
Regulatory Oversight
Bipartisan AG Coalition Signs Amicus Brief Advocating for the US Supreme Court to Revoke MLB’s Antitrust Exemption
By Troutman Pepper Locke State Attorneys General Team
A bipartisan coalition of 18 state attorneys general (AGs) led by Connecticut AG William Tong has signed an amicus brief urging the U.S. Supreme Court to overrule its 1972 Flood…
Antitrust Advocate
Yer Out (For Now): MLB Dismissed from Antitrust Lawsuit Because of Historic Antitrust Exemption
In a decision that stunned no one (yet will garner plenty of headlines), a federal district court granted a motion to dismiss filed by Major League Baseball (MLB) on the…
SDNY Blog
Judge Carter: MLB’s Antitrust Exemption “Shields” MLB from Minor League Baseball Teams’ Sherman Act Suit
On Wednesday, Judge Carter granted Major League Baseball's Motion to Dismiss the Complaint of four Minor League Baseball teams alleging that MLB violated the Sherman Act by orchestrating an agreement…
Antitrust Advocate
Federal Court Allows Price-Fixing Class Action to Proceed Against Universities
By Carl Hittinger, Tyson Herrold, Nicholas Rose, BakerHostetler
Seventeen of U.S. News & World Report’s top 25 universities in the nation recently lost their bid to dismiss allegations of an antitrust conspiracy to suppress student financial aid awards.…
Broadcast Law Blog
This Week in Regulation for Broadcasters: August 20, 2022 to August 26, 2022
By David Oxenford, Robert Primosch
Here are some of the regulatory developments of significance to broadcasters from the past week, with links to where you can go to find more information as to how these…