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Collins v. National Basketball Players Ass'n
District Court, D. Colorado (1991) | 850 F. Supp. 1468; 145 L.R.R.M. (BNA) 2677; 1991 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 21162; 1991 WL 567900
TL;DR: A sports agent sued the players' union, alleging its agent certification program was an illegal group boycott under antitrust law. The court granted summary judgment for the union, holding that the regulations were protected by both statutory and nonstatutory labor exemptions to the Sherman Act.
Legal Significance: This case establishes that a labor union's comprehensive regulation of agents, including certification requirements and fee caps, is exempt from antitrust scrutiny when implemented to protect union members and control the union's exclusive representational function, even when enforced through a collective bargaining agreement.