The US Southern District Court, Southern District of New York grants a "motion to dismiss" filed by a professional baseball organisation on the basis of its historic antitrust immunity (Major League Baseball)

Yer Out (For Now): MLB Dismissed from Antitrust Lawsuit Because of Historic Antitrust Exemption* In a decision that stunned no one (yet will garner plenty of headlines), a federal district court granted a motion to dismiss filed by Major League Baseball (MLB) on the basis of its storied antitrust immunity. Coming almost on the eve of the World Series, this decision (now under appeal) will surely keep the MLB’s antitrust exemption, unique for a sports league, front and center as Congress investigates its effects and considers legislation to eliminate it. In a decision from Southern District of New York Judge Andrew