Supreme Court case studies

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1: use reading question 1
Read American Needle, Inc. v. National Football League pages 459­460.
Respond to the three Case Questions found in page 459.
Brief the facts of the case and assume your boss is seeking your opinions as noted in the Critical
Legal Thinking, Ethics, and Contemporary Business questions. Argue both sides of all issues.

The facts of this case are that the NFL attempted to enter into a joint venture while avoiding Section 1 of the Sherman Antitrust Act's coverage. This resulted in the NFL being held to account as the Supreme Court ruled that the League's licensing of intellectual property constituted concerted action that was not categorically beyond Section 1 of the Sherman Antitrust Act's coverage. Therefore, the NFL's decision to choose only Reebok while denying other companies such as American Needle licensing rights was a concerted activity covered by Section 1 of the Act. This was unethical on behalf of the NFL and it does have an impact on other leagues such as Major League Baseball and the National Basketball Association. who also have independently managed business, whose objectives are not common but may only allow licensing for one company.
http://www.oyez.org/cases/2000-2009/2009/2009_08_661

2: use reading question 2
Read United States v. Capital City Foods, Inc. ­ page 489.
Brief the facts of the case and assume your boss is seeking your opinions on how much cooked
insect and rodent parts are you willing to have in your butter.
Provide convincing arguments for both sides of your recommendations.

Quintessentially, this case revolved around the government overstepping its authority and attempting to ...