Properties (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| gptkbp:instanceOf |
gptkb:United_States_federal_law
|
| gptkbp:amends |
Clayton Antitrust Act
|
| gptkbp:appliesTo |
business practices
|
| gptkbp:criticism |
vagueness of terms
inconsistent enforcement |
| gptkbp:enactedBy |
1890
none |
| gptkbp:enforces |
gptkb:Federal_Trade_Commission
antitrust lawsuits merger challenges monopolization cases price-fixing investigations |
| gptkbp:historicalSignificance |
first federal legislation to limit monopolies
|
| https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
Sherman Anti-Trust Act
|
| gptkbp:impact |
promote competition
|
| gptkbp:influencedBy |
economic theories of competition
public outcry against monopolies |
| gptkbp:jurisdiction |
gptkb:United_States
|
| gptkbp:legacy |
foundation for modern antitrust law
inspired international antitrust laws ongoing debates about regulation |
| gptkbp:legalStatus |
fines
injunctions dissolution of companies |
| gptkbp:notableEvent |
gptkb:Robinson-Patman_Act
gptkb:Hart-Scott-Rodino_Antitrust_Improvements_Act Sherman Act Section 1 Sherman Act Section 2 Antitrust_Procedures_and_Penalties_Act |
| gptkbp:notableFeature |
gptkb:United_States_v._Microsoft_Corp.
gptkb:United_States_v._American_Tobacco_Co. gptkb:United_States_v._E.C._Knight_Co. gptkb:Standard_Oil_Co._of_New_Jersey_v._United_States |
| gptkbp:operates |
gptkb:Department_of_Justice
|
| gptkbp:opposedBy |
large corporations
business lobbyists |
| gptkbp:purpose |
prohibit monopolistic practices
|
| gptkbp:relatedPatent |
consumer protection
market competition business ethics economic regulation free market principles |
| gptkbp:relatedTo |
antitrust law
|
| gptkbp:signature |
gptkb:Benjamin_Harrison
|
| gptkbp:supportedBy |
small business owners
progressive reformers |