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title: "28 U.S.C. § 3703"
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title_number: 28
title_name: "JUDICIARY AND JUDICIAL PROCEDURE"
chapter_number: "178"
chapter_name: "PROFESSIONAL AND AMATEUR SPORTS PROTECTION"
section: "3703"
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# 28 U.S.C. § 3703 - Injunctions

## Text

A civil action to enjoin a violation of section 3702 may be commenced in an appropriate district court of the United States by the Attorney General of the United States, or by a professional sports organization or amateur sports organization whose competitive game is alleged to be the basis of such violation.

(Added Pub. L. 102–559, § 2(a), Oct. 28, 1992, 106 Stat. 4228.)

## Notes

Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries

Effective DateSection effective Jan. 1, 1993, see section 3 of Pub. L. 102–559, set out as a note under section 3701 of this title.