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What was the issue in the Brown v. Pro Football, Inc., 518 U.S. 231 (1996)? Do you agree with the decision? Why or why not?

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What was the issue in the Brown v. Pro Football, Inc., 518 U.S. 231 (1996)? Do you agree with the decision? Why or why not?

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This case was based on the nonstatutory labor exemption under the U.S. antitrust laws, which holds that labor agreements which are decided upon through the efforts of collective bargaining are exempt from antitrust laws. The main issue in this case was whether or not the exemption from the antitrust laws due to the collective bargaining activities ceases when management signs an official labor agreement with the signed parties (i.e. workers), or if the collective bargaining exemption extends for an indefinite period of time. The Court of Appeals held that it does extend indefinitely. This case also brought the Sherman Act into question, as the parties argued that the developmental squad players claimed that the ...

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