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1914. Participants: United States. Key People: Woodrow Wilson. Clayton Antitrust Act, law enacted in 1914 by the United States Congress to clarify and strengthen the Sherman Antitrust Act (1890).
The Clayton Antitrust Act of 1914 (Pub. L. Tooltip Public Law (United States) 63–212, 38 Stat. 730, enacted October 15, 1914, codified at 15 U.S.C. §§ 12–27, 29 U.S.C. §§ 52–53), is a part of United States antitrust law with the goal of adding further substance to the U.S. antitrust law regime; the Clayton Act seeks to prevent ...
Apr 18, 2023 · President Woodrow Wilson signed the initiative into law on Oct. 15, 1914. The act is enforced by the FTC and prohibits exclusive sales contracts, certain types of rebates, discriminatory...
Clayton Antitrust Act. 1914. No study questions. An Act to supplement existing laws against unlawful restraints and monopolies, and for other purposes.
May 23, 2018 · The political seed for the Clayton Act (38 Stat. 730) was sown in the 1912 presidential election, a three-way contest between William Howard Taft, the incumbent Republican; Woodrow Wilson, the Democrat challenger; and Theodore Roosevelt, running for his old job on the Progressive Party, or "Bull Moose," ticket. All three parties believed that ...
In early 1914, Wilson completed his New Freedom agenda with the passage of the Clayton Antitrust Act. This law expanded the power of the original Sherman Antitrust Act in order to allow the investigation and dismantling of more monopolies.
The rise of the Progressive Era brought increased scrutiny of trusts and more favorable attitudes towards labor unions. President Woodrow Wilson signed the Clayton Act into law in 1914. Provisions Ban on Price Discrimination. Section 2 of the act banned price discrimination between different customers buying the exact same goods. Ban on Monopolies
