AFL v. NFL
United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
323 F.2d 124 (1963)
Relevant factsFree
The newly formed AFL (plaintiff) sued the NFL (defendant), claiming the NFL illegally expanded into Dallas and Minneapolis specifically to block the AFL from establishing its own franchises there, violating antitrust law. The district court dismissed the suit, and the AFL appealed, framing the relevant market as limited to the specific desirable cities where NFL teams were or could be located.
IssueFree
Whether, in assessing an alleged NFL monopoly under Sherman Act § 2, the relevant geographic market for professional football is nationwide rather than limited to particular desirable cities.