Write a sport law discussion
- discuss why you think professional sport has such a long, intertwined history of labor law and antitrust challenges/fights? What is about sports (e.g., MLB, NFL) that seems to welcome so many Labor-related problems.
- Continuing from your answer above, briefly discuss one example of labor contention you are aware of in professional sports.
- Should MLB enjoy an exclusive partial exemption to Antitrust Law? Why or why not
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Sports Law Discussion
Antitrust is a term that explains a contract that limits trade illegally and promotes anti-competitive behavior. Many economies in the world are controlled by the laws of supply and demand which emphasize the freedom of competition. In the United States, the antitrust laws were enacted by the Congress to promote competition hence benefitting the consumers through price reduction by firms. The Sherman Act would ensure that all restrictions and barriers to free trade were done away to prevent the emergence of monopolies.
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