CHAPTER 1 — Monopolies and Combinations in Restraint of Trade
62 sections.
- § 1. — Trusts, etc., in restraint of trade illegal; penalty
- § 2. — Monopolizing trade a felony; penalty
- § 3. — Trusts in Territories or District of Columbia illegal; combination a felony
- § 4. — Jurisdiction of courts; duty of United States attorneys; procedure
- § 5. — Bringing in additional parties
- § 6. — Forfeiture of property in transit
- § 6a. — Conduct involving trade or commerce with foreign nations
- § 7. — “Person” or “persons” defined
- § 7a. — Definitions
- § 7a–1. — Limitation on recovery
- § 7a–2. — Rights, authorities, and liabilities not affected
- § 7a–3. — Anti-retaliation protection for whistleblowers
- § 8. — Trusts in restraint of import trade illegal; penalty
- § 9. — Jurisdiction of courts; duty of United States attorneys; procedure
- § 10. — Bringing in additional parties
- § 11. — Forfeiture of property in transit
- § 12. — Definitions; short title
- § 13. — Discrimination in price, services, or facilities
- § 13a. — Discrimination in rebates, discounts, or advertising service charges; underselling in particular localities; penalties
- § 13b. — Cooperative association; return of net earnings or surplus
- § 13c. — Exemption of non-profit institutions from price discrimination provisions
- § 14. — Sale, etc., on agreement not to use goods of competitor
- § 15. — Suits by persons injured
- § 15a. — Suits by United States; amount of recovery; prejudgment interest
- § 15b. — Limitation of actions
- § 15c. — Actions by State attorneys general
- § 15d. — Measurement of damages
- § 15e. — Distribution of damages
- § 15f. — Actions by Attorney General
- § 15g. — Definitions
- § 15h. — Applicability of parens patriae actions
- § 16. — Judgments
- § 17. — Antitrust laws not applicable to labor organizations
- § 18. — Acquisition by one corporation of stock of another
- § 18a. — Premerger notification and waiting period
- § 18b. — Mergers involving foreign government subsidies
- § 19. — Interlocking directorates and officers
- § 19a. — Repealed. Aug. 23, 1935, ch. 614, § 329, 49 Stat. 717
- § 20. — Repealed. Pub. L. 101–588, § 3, Nov. 16, 1990, 104 Stat. 2880
- § 21. — Enforcement provisions
- § 21a. — Actions and proceedings pending prior to June 19, 1936; additional and continuing violations
- § 22. — District in which to sue corporation
- § 23. — Suits by United States; subpoenas for witnesses
- § 24. — Liability of directors and agents of corporation
- § 25. — Restraining violations; procedure
- § 26. — Injunctive relief for private parties; exception; costs
- § 26a. — Restrictions on the purchase of gasohol and synthetic motor fuel
- § 26b. — Application of antitrust laws to professional major league baseball
- § 27. — Effect of partial invalidity
- § 27a. — Transferred
- § 28. — Repealed. Pub. L. 98–620, title IV, § 402(11), Nov. 8, 1984, 98 Stat. 3358
- § 29. — Appeals
- § 30. — Repealed. Pub. L. 107–273, div. C, title IV, § 14102(f), Nov. 2, 2002, 116 Stat. 1922
- § 31. — Repealed. Pub. L. 107–273, div. C, title IV, § 14102(a), Nov. 2, 2002, 116 Stat. 1921
- §§ 32, 33. — Repealed. Pub. L. 91–452, title II, §§ 209, 210, Oct. 15, 1970, 84 Stat. 929
- § 34. — Definitions applicable to sections 34 to 36
- § 35. — Recovery of damages, etc., for antitrust violations from any local government, or official or employee thereof acting in an official capacity
- § 36. — Recovery of damages, etc., for antitrust violations on claim against person based on official action directed by local government, or official or employee thereof acting in an official capacity
- § 37. — Immunity from antitrust laws
- § 37a. — Definitions
- § 37b. — Confirmation of antitrust status of graduate medical resident matching programs
- § 38. — Association of marine insurance companies; application of antitrust laws