The Antitrust legislation and Deregulation. Soure: Economics student..
Sherman Antitrust Act was the first major federal legislation passed to encourage competition in the United States.
State and local resolution of an issue should take precedence over the decision of the federal government.
It was the opposite of federalism. It was States' Rights, taking precedence over Federal Law.
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In addition to creating the Department of Commerce and Labor, Congress passed the Expedition Act, which gave federal anti-trust suits precedence on the dockets of circuit courts.
There are three major federal antitrust laws: The Sherman Antitrust Act, the Clayton Act and the Federal Trade Commission Act.
The 1914 Clayton Antitrust Act Labor excluded unions and agricultural cooperatives from antitrust laws
Sherman Antitrust Act Clayton Antitrust Act of 1914
1. sherman Antitrust act 2. Clayton Antitrust Act 3. Federal trade Commision Act 4. Robinson Patman Act
Earl W. Kintner has written: 'Statutes Appendices Index (Federal Antitrust Laws, Vol 10)' 'An intellectual property law primer : a survey of the law of patents, trade secrets, trademarks, franchises, copyrights, and personality and entertainment rights' -- subject(s): Intellectual property 'A Robinson-Patman primer' -- subject(s): Price discrimination 'An antitrust primer' -- subject(s): Advertising laws, Antitrust law 'Federal antitrust law' -- subject(s): Antitrust law 'A primer on the law of deceptive practices' -- subject(s): Advertising laws, Unfair Competition 'Antitrust exemptions, specific industries and activities (Federal antitrust law : a treatise on the antitrust laws of the United States)' 'Practices prohibited by the Sherman act (His Federal antitrust law)'
Federal law takes precedence over state law.
The federal law takes precedence.
The United States Department of Justice as well as the Federal Trade Commission has jurisdiction over violations of antitrust laws. Alleged violations are investigated by federal agents and if found to violate any antitrust laws, legal action is initiated.
Firat Cengiz has written: 'Antitrust federalism in the EU and the US' -- subject(s): Federal government, Antitrust law
Herbert Hovenkamp has written: 'Enterprise and American law 1836-1937' 'Federal antitrust policy' -- subject(s): Antitrust law, Economic aspects, Economic aspects of Antitrust law
Federal law outlawing monopolies in order to preserve competition