Case Brief #1
I. The court case of Clarett v. National Football League, 369 F.3d 124 (2004) was held in the U.S. states court of appeals for the second circuit, which is at the state level.
II. Previously, with this case, the NFL was appealed at the Southern district court in New York, giving a result in favor in Clarett’s claims and arguments. However, later on, the eligibility rules were deemed “safe” from antitrust laws due to the non-statutory labor exemption laws. Clarett’s status for eligibility for the draft was then pending approval, but was later on abandoned. Now the case has been brought up to the U.S. states court of appeals for further discussion.
III. Clarett is a former running back at OSU who had a starting position his freshman year and ultimately led the team through an …show more content…
The court decided that the eligibility rules of the NFL are to be known and treated as mandatory bargaining subjects, which can then only be challenged by the NFL players union and cannot be altered or negotiated with by a prospective draftee. The eligibility rules were deemed mandatory bargaining subjects because the changes directly affect the players in the NFL as far as their wages and compensations go. Therefore, Clarett’s claims were considered to be inadequate to negotiate with the eligibility rules of the NFL.
VII. Articles:
• Antitrust Law: Antitrust Law – Nonstatutory Labor Exemption – Second Circuit Exempts NFL Eligibility Rules From Antitrust Scrutiny. -- Clarett v, National Football League, 369 F.3d I24 (2d Cir. 2004). (2005). Harvard Law Review, 118(4), 1379-1386.
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I. The court case of Clarett v. National Football League, 369 F.3d 124 (2004) was held in the U.S. states court of appeals for the second circuit, which is at the state level.
II. Previously, with this case, the NFL was appealed at the Southern district court in New York, giving a result in favor in Clarett’s claims and arguments. However, later on, the eligibility rules were deemed “safe” from antitrust laws due to the non-statutory labor exemption laws. Clarett’s status for eligibility for the draft was then pending approval, but was later on abandoned. Now the case has been brought up to the U.S. states court of appeals for further discussion.
III. Clarett is a former running back at OSU who had a starting position his freshman year and ultimately led the team through an …show more content…
The court decided that the eligibility rules of the NFL are to be known and treated as mandatory bargaining subjects, which can then only be challenged by the NFL players union and cannot be altered or negotiated with by a prospective draftee. The eligibility rules were deemed mandatory bargaining subjects because the changes directly affect the players in the NFL as far as their wages and compensations go. Therefore, Clarett’s claims were considered to be inadequate to negotiate with the eligibility rules of the NFL.
VII. Articles:
• Antitrust Law: Antitrust Law – Nonstatutory Labor Exemption – Second Circuit Exempts NFL Eligibility Rules From Antitrust Scrutiny. -- Clarett v, National Football League, 369 F.3d I24 (2d Cir. 2004). (2005). Harvard Law Review, 118(4), 1379-1386.
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