National Football League, et al., Petitioners v. Ninth Inning, Inc., et al.

  1. November 02, 2020

    Justices Won't Block Bar Owners' Suit Against NFL, DirecTV

    The U.S. Supreme Court declined Monday to review a lower court decision that kept afloat an antitrust suit by bar and restaurant owners who claim the NFL and DirecTV monopolized Sunday game packages to the detriment of football fans.

  2. August 12, 2020

    NFL, DirecTV Say Sunday Ticket Case Not Like NCAA TV Suit

    The National Football League and DirecTV urged the U.S. Supreme Court to review a suit alleging their exclusive NFL Sunday Ticket package harms sports fans, saying an appeals panel wrongly allowed the case to proceed by citing the 1980s high court case that struck down NCAA limits on college football game broadcasts.

  3. July 15, 2020

    NFL Jumping Gun In Fighting Antitrust Suit, Justices Told

    A group of bar and restaurant owners urged the U.S. Supreme Court to punt the National Football League's bid to overturn a Ninth Circuit decision allowing their antitrust suit over DirecTV game broadcasts to proceed, saying the NFL is trying to beat the suit prematurely.

  4. April 09, 2020

    Biz Group Wants Justices To Tackle NFL 'Sunday Ticket' Suit

    The U.S. Chamber of Commerce backed the NFL and DirecTV in their push for U.S. Supreme Court review of a Ninth Circuit ruling that revived an antitrust suit over "Sunday Ticket" games, saying it threatens to upend lawful joint ventures.

  5. February 10, 2020

    NFL Asks High Court To Take Up 'Sunday Ticket' Suit

    The NFL and DirecTV have asked the Supreme Court to take up a sprawling antitrust case alleging they conspired to gouge customers on the popular "Sunday Ticket" television package, with the pair arguing the Ninth Circuit made fundamental errors when it revived the suit last year.