QUESTIONS PRESENTED

(1) Did the Eighth Circuit, applying settled Supreme Court precedent, properly conclude that under the facts of this case, Missouri’s state law of publicity could not create property rights in historical newsworthy facts without violating the First Amendment?

(2) Did the Eighth Circuit, in interpreting an expired contract under New York state law, properly interpret the 2002 licensing agreement between the players association and ¢b¢ and conclude that the players association breached a material obligation of the licensing agreement rendering certain provisions unenforceable against CBC?

Read all of  CBC's Response to the Petition for Certiorari (PDF)

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