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Supreme Court rules NFL teams not single entity for antitrust purposes
The US Supreme Court [official website; JURIST news archive] on Monday ruled unanimously in American Needle v. NFL [Cornell LII backgrounder; JURIST report] that the National Football League (NFL) and its member teams are not a single entity that (More) |
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Supreme Court hears arguments in NFL antitrust case
The US Supreme Court [official website; JURIST news archive] heard oral arguments [day call, PDF; merit briefs] Wednesday in two cases. In American Needle Inc. v. NFL [oral arguments transcript, PDF; JURIST report], the Court heard arguments on whet (More) |
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Justice for All: Automatically Restoring the Rights of Ex-Felons
JURIST Guest Columnist S. David Mitchell of the University of Missouri-Columbia School of Law says that in light of the disproportionate and disparate effects of felon exclusion laws on individuals and their communities, ex-felons should have their r (More) |
US Supreme Court said FCC could reprimand radio station for broadcasting comedian Carlin's "Filthy Words"
On July 3, 1978, the US Supreme Court ruled 5-4 that the Federal Communications Commission had a right to reprimand New York radio station WBAI for broadcasting George Carlin's Filthy Words sketch.
Read FCC v. Pacifica Foundation.
