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15 U.S.C. § 4 — Jurisdiction of courts; duty of United States attorneys; procedure

submitted 136 years ago by ch. 647 to r/title-15-COMMERCE-AND-TRADE · 141 words · no verdicts yet

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Federal district courts can hear cases to stop and prevent violations of the antitrust laws in sections 1 through 7. U.S. attorneys, under the Attorney General's direction, must file these cases, and courts can issue temporary restraining orders while a case is pending.

The federal district courts have jurisdiction to prevent and stop violations of sections 1 through 7 of this title. The United States attorneys in each district, acting under the Attorney General's direction, must file lawsuits asking a court, sitting as a court of equity, to prevent and stop these violations. These lawsuits may be started by filing a petition that lays out the case and asks the court to order the violation stopped or otherwise prohibited. Once the people or companies named in the petition have been properly notified, the court must move as quickly as possible to hear and decide the case. While the petition is pending, and before the court issues its final decision, the court may issue a temporary restraining order or prohibition at any time, if it judges that doing so is fair under the circumstances.
the actual law source: uscode.house.gov ↗public domain

The several district courts of the United States are invested with jurisdiction to prevent and restrain violations of sections 1 to 7 of this title; and it shall be the duty of the several United States attorneys, in their respective districts, under the direction of the Attorney General, to institute proceedings in equity to prevent and restrain such violations. Such proceedings may be by way of petition setting forth the case and praying that such violation shall be enjoined or otherwise prohibited. When the parties complained of shall have been duly notified of such petition the court shall proceed, as soon as may be, to the hearing and determination of the case; and pending such petition and before final decree, the court may at any time make such temporary restraining order or prohibition as shall be deemed just in the premises.

Source credit: (July 2, 1890, ch. 647, § 4, 26 Stat. 209; Mar. 3, 1911, ch. 231, § 291, 36 Stat. 1167; June 25, 1948, ch. 646, § 1, 62 Stat. 909.)

history & why it existsrecord from the source credit
  • 1890Enacted · Act of July 2, 1890, ch. 647 · 26 Stat. 209
  • 1911Amended · Act of Mar. 3, 1911, ch. 231 · 36 Stat. 1167
  • 1948Amended · Act of June 25, 1948, ch. 646 · 62 Stat. 909

A history note hasn’t been published yet. The record shows enactment by ch. 647 on 1890-07-02.

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