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.

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Flood v. Kuhn canonical 2
Flood v. Kuhn, 407 U.S. 258 (1972) 1

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instanceOf United States Supreme Court case ⓘ
landmark antitrust case ⓘ
sports law case ⓘ
areaOfLaw antitrust law ⓘ
labor law ⓘ
sports law ⓘ
citation 407 U.S. 258 ⓘ
concurringJustice Byron R. White ⓘ
Harry A. Blackmun ⓘ
Lewis F. Powell Jr. ⓘ
Potter Stewart ⓘ
Warren E. Burger ⓘ
country United States ⓘ
court Supreme Court of the United States ⓘ
decisionDate 1972-06-19 ⓘ
dissentingJustice Thurgood Marshall ⓘ
William J. Brennan Jr. ⓘ
William O. Douglas ⓘ
effect affirmed the continued antitrust exemption for Major League Baseball ⓘ
prompted later legislative and collective bargaining changes to baseball’s reserve system ⓘ
fullName Flood v. Kuhn, 407 U.S. 258 (1972) ⓘ
linked to: Flood v. Kuhn
holding Any change to baseball’s antitrust exemption should come from Congress, not the Court ⓘ
Professional baseball is exempt from federal antitrust laws ⓘ
involvesOrganization Major League Baseball ⓘ
involvesPerson Bowie K. Kuhn ⓘ
Curt Flood ⓘ
jurisdiction United States ⓘ
language English ⓘ
legalIssue application of federal antitrust laws to Major League Baseball ⓘ
validity of baseball’s reserve clause under antitrust law ⓘ
majorityOpinionBy Harry A. Blackmun ⓘ
notableFor its extensive historical discussion of baseball in the majority opinion ⓘ
reaffirming baseball’s unique antitrust status ⓘ
petitioner Curt Flood ⓘ
precedentReliedOn Federal Baseball Club v. National League ⓘ
Toolson v. New York Yankees ⓘ
relatedCase Federal Baseball Club v. National League ⓘ
Toolson v. New York Yankees ⓘ
relatedConcept free agency in Major League Baseball ⓘ
reserve clause ⓘ
respondent Bowie K. Kuhn ⓘ
Major League Baseball ⓘ
subjectMatter Major League Baseball reserve clause ⓘ
antitrust exemption for professional baseball ⓘ
vote 5-3 ⓘ

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Curt Flood → legalCase → Flood v. Kuhn ⓘ
Curt Flood → plaintiffIn → Flood v. Kuhn ⓘ
Flood v. Kuhn → fullName → Flood v. Kuhn, 407 U.S. 258 (1972) ⓘ
linked to: Flood v. Kuhn