Cangrejeros de Santurce v. Liga de Béisbol
Certiorari Denied
Petition for certiorari denied on March 2, 2026.
Issue
(1) Whether the court discard the baseball antitrust exemption by overruling Federal Baseball Club of Baltimore v. National League of Professional Baseball Clubs, Toolson v. New York Yankees, and Flood v. Kuhn; and (2) whether the court — if it does not overrule Federal Baseball, Toolson, and Flood — should narrowly construe the baseball exemption as applicable only to the circumstances presented in those cases.
Oct 3, 2025Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due November 6, 2025)Oct 26, 2025Waiver of right of respondent Liga de Béisbol Professional de Puerto Rico to respond filed.Nov 6, 2025Brief amici curiae of Senator Mike Lee, et al. filed.Nov 6, 2025Brief amicus curiae of Major League Baseball Players Association filed.Nov 6, 2025Brief amici curiae of Antitrust, Business, and Sports Law Professors filed.
Nov 18, 2025DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 12/5/2025.
Nov 26, 2025Response Requested. (Due December 26, 2025)
Dec 17, 2025Motion to extend the time to file a response from December 26, 2025 to January 26, 2026, submitted to The Clerk.Dec 18, 2025Motion to extend the time to file a response is granted and the time is extended to and including January 26, 2026.
Jan 24, 2026Brief of respondents Liga de Béisbol Professional de Puerto Rico, Inc., et al. in opposition filed.Feb 9, 2026Reply of petitioners Cangrejeros de Santurce Club, LLC, et al. filed. (Distributed)Feb 11, 2026DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 2/27/2026.
Mar 2, 2026Petition DENIED.
Recommended Citation: Cangrejeros de Santurce v. Liga de Béisbol, SCOTUSblog, https://www.scotusblog.com/cases/cangrejeros-de-santurce-v-liga-de-beisbol/