January 15, 2015
Major League Baseball's antitrust exemption remains intact on Thursday following the Ninth Circuit's decision to affirm a ruling that baseball's "historic" exemption barred the city of San Jose, California's antitrust claims regarding the proposed relocation of the Oakland Athletics.
August 12, 2014
The city of San Jose, California, urged the Ninth Circuit on Tuesday to revive its antitrust case accusing Major League Baseball of conspiring to keep the Oakland Athletics baseball team from relocating there, arguing that a lower court improperly applied a federal baseball antitrust exemption to the claims.
August 08, 2014
When attorneys for San Jose step up to the plate at the Ninth Circuit on Tuesday in their fight with Major League Baseball, they'll face something tougher than the Oakland Athletics' starting rotation: a nearly century-old antitrust exemption the U.S. Supreme Court repeatedly has refused to revisit over the years.
April 30, 2014
Major League Baseball on Monday attempted to strengthen its case against an antitrust suit from the city of San Jose over the league's refusal to permit the Oakland Athletics to relocate, urging the Ninth Circuit to take note of two related legal matters that could have a crucial bearing on the fight.
April 21, 2014
The city of San Jose, Calif., told the Ninth Circuit on Friday that Major League Baseball's long-standing exemption from antitrust laws was an antiquated relic of the sport's past, like daytime-only baseball and racial segregation.
April 07, 2014
Major League Baseball on Friday called on the Ninth Circuit to toss an appeal from the city of San Jose, Calif., over the league's refusal to permit the Oakland Athletics to relocate, saying that the city's attempts to poke holes in baseball's long-standing exemption from antitrust laws are unfounded.
March 07, 2014
The city of San Jose, Calif., on Wednesday urged the Ninth Circuit to reassess the validity and scope of Major League Baseball's longstanding exemption from antitrust laws and to undo a lower court's dismissal of a suit challenging the league's refusal to permit the Oakland Athletics to relocate.