"In two separate motions, the NFL asks for summary judgment on its defenses that (1) the Rule is protected from antitrust scrutiny by the nonstatutory labor exemption; and (2) Clarett lacks antitrust standing." This quote comes from findlaw.com, the reason this quote significant is because its challenging the labor exemption law the NFL has protected, according to its bylaws.
"The NFL also points to Article IX of the CBA, in which the NFLPA
and NFLMC agree to resolve any dispute they may have involving the
interpretation or application of the CBA, the Constitution, or the Bylaws in
accordance with the CBA’s grievance procedure. See id., Ex. F. The existence of
Article IX proves only that the parties bargained over a grievance procedure, not
that they bargained over the Constitution and Bylaws themselves. "
Thursday, October 29, 2009
Tuesday, October 27, 2009
2nd blog follow up to blow 1; check it out!!!!
According the New York Times from an article that dates back to 2005. Clarett claimed that he is ready, willing and able to play in the National Football League and that his exclusion violates the antitrust laws, that were set up by the National Football League.
What most people tend to forget is that Clarett is only 19 years old. Some people might say that Clarett is ready for the NFL and some might say his teenage body is not ready for the NFL. You could argue that some are looking out for Clarett by ruling that he should have been at least three years removed from high school.
What most people tend to forget is that Clarett is only 19 years old. Some people might say that Clarett is ready for the NFL and some might say his teenage body is not ready for the NFL. You could argue that some are looking out for Clarett by ruling that he should have been at least three years removed from high school.
1st post
In 2004, Maurice Clarett filed a suit against the National Football League claiming that the National Football League’s Eligibility Rules violated antitrust laws. The National Football League had instituted a rule that limited “eligibility to players three seasons removed from their high school graduation." Clarett claimed that he is ready, willing and able to play in the National Football League and that his exclusion violates the antitrust laws, that were set up by the National Football League. The Antitrust Law is defined by West’s Encyclopedia of American Law as,
“Legislation enacted by the federal and various state governments to regulate trade and commerce by preventing unlawful restraints, price-fixing, and monopolies, to promote competition, and to encourage the production of quality goods and services at the lowest prices, with the primary goal of safeguarding public welfare by ensuring that consumer demands will be met by the manufacture and sale of goods at reasonable prices. Antitrust law seeks to make business compete fairly"
“Legislation enacted by the federal and various state governments to regulate trade and commerce by preventing unlawful restraints, price-fixing, and monopolies, to promote competition, and to encourage the production of quality goods and services at the lowest prices, with the primary goal of safeguarding public welfare by ensuring that consumer demands will be met by the manufacture and sale of goods at reasonable prices. Antitrust law seeks to make business compete fairly"
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