Passage of Football Fairness Act Could Highlight Interesting Antitrust Issues

The fact that NFL franchises can move from city to city in search of the best deal is a foregone conclusion.   Or is it?   U.S. Senator Dianne Feinstein (D-Cal.) challenged that assumption recently with the introduction of the Football Fairness Act of 2007, which would require that owners of NFL teams get approval from other NFL owners before they can move their franchise. The act was modeled after the same rules Major League Baseball follows.   “This legislation is designed to