Robertson v. National Basketball Ass'n
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Robertson v. National Basketball Association, 556 F.2d 682 (2d Cir. 1977),[1] was an antitrust lawsuit filed by American basketball player Oscar Robertson against the National Basketball Association (NBA). Filed in 1970, the lawsuit was settled in 1976 and resulted in the free agency rules now used in the NBA.[2]
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Robertson v. National Basketball Ass'n | |
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Court | United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit |
Full case name | Robertson v. National Basketball Association |
Argued | April 7, 1977 |
Decided | June 9, 1977 |
Citation(s) | 556 F.2d 682 |
Court membership | |
Judge(s) sitting | James Lowell Oakes, Charles Edward Wyzanski Jr. (D. Mass.), James Stuart Holden (D. Vt.) |
Case opinions | |
Majority | Oakes, joined by unanimous |
Laws applied | |
Sherman Antitrust Act |
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