2024年12月23日 · The Sherman Antitrust Act was enacted in 1890 to curtail combinations of power that interfere with trade and reduce economic competition. It outlaws both formal cartels and attempts to monopolize any part of commerce in the United States.

2022年3月15日 · Individuals and companies suffering losses because of trusts were permitted to sue in federal court for triple damages. The act was designed to restore competition, but it was loosely worded and failed to define such critical terms as …

2025年2月14日 · This law, known as the Sherman Antitrust Act (taking its name from its author, John Sherman) was passed by Congress early in July. It was the congressional response to evidence of growing public dissatisfaction with the development of industrial monopolies, which had been so notable a feature of the preceding decade.

2024年4月21日 · The Sherman Antitrust Act is a law the U.S. Congress passed to prohibit trusts, monopolies, and cartels. Its purpose was to promote economic fairness and competitiveness and to regulate...

Congress passed the first antitrust law, the Sherman Act, in 1890 as a "comprehensive charter of economic liberty aimed at preserving free and unfettered competition as the rule of trade." In 1914, Congress passed two additional antitrust laws: the Federal Trade Commission Act, which created the FTC, and the Clayton Act.

The Sherman Antitrust Act of 1890 [1] (26 Stat. 209, 15 U.S.C. §§ 1–7) is a United States antitrust law which prescribes the rule of free competition among those engaged in commerce and consequently prohibits unfair monopolies. It was passed by Congress and is named for Senator John Sherman, its principal author.

Sherman Antitrust Act of 1890 is a federal statute which prohibits activities that restrict interstate commerce and competition in the marketplace. It outlaws any contract, conspiracy, or combination of business interests in restraint of foreign or interstate trade.

The legal effect to be given to the Statutes at Large and the United States Code is established by statute (1 U.S.C. 112, 204).¿ An Act To protect trade and commerce against unlawful restraints and monopolies.

The Sherman Antitrust Act, the first federal antitrust law, authorized federal action against any "combination in the form of trusts or otherwise, or conspiracy, in restraint of trade." In the eyes of many Congressmen, the measure would look good to the public, but be difficult to enforce.

2024年5月12日 · The Sherman Antitrust Act of 1890 was one of the most influential antitrust laws in U.S. history. It prohibited anti-competitive practices that restrict interstate commerce and trade. The act broadly outlawed monopolies and cartels, and it applied to nearly all industries involved in interstate commerce.