American Needle v. NFL | |
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Argued January 13, 2010 Decided May 24, 2010 | |
Full case name | American Needle, Inc., Petitioner v. National Football League, et al. |
Docket no. | 08-661 |
Citations | 560 U.S. 183 (more) 130 S. Ct. 2201; 176 L. Ed. 2d 947; 94 U.S.P.Q.2d 1673 |
Case history | |
Prior | 538 F.3d 736, 88 U.S.P.Q.2d 1358 (7th Cir. 2008) |
Holding | |
The National Football League's licensing of intellectual property in this case constitutes concerted action that is not categorically beyond Section 1 of the Sherman Antitrust Act's coverage. The judgment of the Seventh Circuit is reversed. | |
Court membership | |
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Case opinion | |
Majority | Stevens, joined by unanimous |
Laws applied | |
Sherman Antitrust Act |
American Needle, Inc. v. National Football League, 560 U.S. 183 (2010), was a United States Supreme Court case regarding the ability of teams in the National Football League to conspire for purposes of a violation of §1 of the Sherman Antitrust Act.