According to the American College of Physicians website:
Judge dismisses residents’ suit against the Match
A federal judge last week dismissed all claims in a class-action suit brought by several former residents against the National Resident Matching Program, several medical associations and more than two dozen medical schools and teaching hospitals.
The two-year old suit claimed the Match and the other defendants violated antitrust protections by curtailing competition among teaching hospitals and depressing residents’ wages. Earlier this year, Congress passed a law giving teaching hospitals antitrust immunity.
In his action last week, the judge cited that new law, pointing out that it nullified most of the suit’s claims, according to the Aug. 13 Modern Physician. The plaintiffs are considering an appeal.
So it looks like all you med students will be saved from having to go thru a non-match residency application, so you should all be happy about that!