1)
Justice Holmes wrote the "1922 Supreme Court Baseball Ant-Trust Decision," which contained
the court's opinion. The
author's reason for producing this document
in order to share the
Supreme Court's ruling regarding a case involving antitrust laws and how they applied to
professional baseball.
2)
Mainly the legal community and anyone interested in antitrust law or baseball were the
intended audience. As it contained the Official Opinion of the Supreme Court, it was therefore a
publicly available document. As its purpose was clear, and the public should be able to see it,
there might not have been an intended audience.
3)
This document is significant to American history as it constitutes a Supreme Court decision
concerning the application of antitrust laws to professional baseball. The Court held that the
practice of providing baseball exhibitions, including those involving teams from other states, did
not amount to interstate commerce. This ruling had a considerable impact on the regulation of
professional sports in the United States, and it also serves as a reminder of the significance of
the legal definition of interstate commerce between the states and its limits during that
historical period.
4)
How did the Supreme Court decide that the practice of providing exhibition baseball games is
not considered interstate commerce?
