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antitrust
This is the American term for competition law. The basic provision of US antitrust is the Sherman Act of 1890. Section 1 states: ‘Every contract, combination in the form of ...
Bates v. State Bar of Arizona
433 U.S. 350 (1977), argued 18 Jan. 1977, decided 27 June 1977 by vote of 5 to 4; Blackmun for the Court; Burger, Powell, and Rehnquist in dissent. In Bates the Supreme Court struck down state legal ...
Commerce Power
Article 1, Section 8, of the U.S. Constitution gives Congress the power “to regulate Commerce with foreign Nations and among the several States, and with the Indian Tribes.” Commerce refers ...
Duplex Printing Co. v. Deering
254 U.S. 443 (1921), argued 22 Jan. 1920, decided 3 Jan. 1921 by vote of 6 to 3; Pitney for the Court, Brandeis, Holmes, and Clarke in dissent. In response to growing public pressure to control the ...
E. C. Knight Co., United States v.
156 U.S. 1 (1895), argued 24 Oct. 1894, decided 21 Jan. 1895 by vote of 8 to 1; Fuller for the Court, Harlan in dissent. In early 1892, the American Sugar Refining Company, the corporate successor to ...
Edward Douglass White
(b. LaFourche Parish, La., 3 Nov. 1845; d. 19 May 1921, Washington, D.C.; interred Oak Hill Cemetery, Washington, D.C.), associate justice, 1894–1910, chief justice, 1910–1921.Edward Douglass White ...
Goldfarb v. Virginia State Bar
421 U.S. 773 (1975), argued 25 Mar. 1975, decided 16 June 1975 by vote of 8 to 0; Burger for the Court, Powell not participating.The Goldfarbs were unable to find a lawyer who would perform a real ...
Interstate Commerce Commission
(ICC)A US agency set up to regulate rail traffic across state boundaries. The ICC was intended to regulate both monopolistic pricing and the standard of service provided. Its jurisdiction has since ...
labour law
In its broadest sense, the legal regulation of work: the areas of law that regulate the relationship between workers and their employers, between employers and employee organisations (trade unions), ...
Loewe v. Lawlor
208 U.S. 274 (1908), argued 4–5 Dec. 1907, decided 3 Feb. 1908 by vote of 9 to 0; Fuller for the Court. Popularly known as the Danbury Hatters’ Case, Loewe v. Lawlor grew out of a unionization effort ...
Melville W. Fuller
Chief Justice, 1888–1910• Born: Feb. 11, 1833, Augusta, Maine• Education: Bowdoin College, B.A., 1853; Harvard Law School, 1853–55• Previous government service: Illinois Constitutional Convention, ...
Northern Securities Co. v. United States
• 193 U.S. 197 (1904)• Vote: 5–4• For the Court: Harlan• Concurring: Brewer• Dissenting: White, Holmes, Fuller, and Peckham• 193 U.S. 197 (1904)• Vote: 5–4• For the Court: Harlan[...]
Oliver Wendell Holmes Jr.
(1841–1935)Eminently quotable realist (see legal realism) and US Supreme Court judge, who regularly dissented from the majority. He was noted for his colourful turn of phrase and common-sense ...
Popular images of Court
The High Court has rarely been represented to the public outside the news media, which themselves provide a vital machine in the production of popular images. Any depictions of the ...
Progressivism
A political and social movement of American origin, strongly influenced Australian intellectuals, politicians, and public administrators between the 1890s and the 1920s, although the name ...
Richard Olney
(b. Oxford, Mass., 15 Sept. 1835; d. 8 Apr. 1917), lawyer and statesman.A noted New England railroad lawyer, Richard Olney served from 1893 to 1895 as U.S. attorney general ...
Rufus W. Peckham
Associate Justice, 1896–1909• Born: Nov. 8, 1838, Albany, N.Y.• Education: studied law in his father's law firm• Previous government service: district attorney, Albany County, N.Y., 1869–72; judge, ...
Rule of Reason
A standard created by the judiciary for judging business behavior under the Sherman Act (1890). Because this act spread a very wide net by prohibiting “every contract, combination, or conspiracy ...
Sherman Antitrust Act Reference library
James May
The Oxford Companion to the Supreme Court of the United States (2 ed.)
The oldest and most important federal antitrust law, the Sherman Antitrust Act has provided the primary statutory basis for American
Sherman Antitrust Act Reference library
The Oxford Guide to the United States Government
During the 1880s Americans worried about the emergence of trusts, or combinations of businesses that tended to reduce competition. Trusts
