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Cartels shouldn’t be exempt from anti-monopoly laws just because they’re run by states

August 06, 2014 | By TIMOTHY SANDEFUR

(Part 1 of a series. Here are Part 2, Part 3, and Part 4) There’s a lot not to like about antitrust law, but the basic idea that monopolies are bad, and that everyone should have the right to compete honestly in the free market, is a cornerstone of our society. Sadly, antitrust is so … ...

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Government monopolies : the Supreme Court should overrule the Southern Motor Carriers case

August 07, 2014 | By TIMOTHY SANDEFUR

(Part 2 of a series. Here are Part 1, Part 3, and Part 4) In the N.C. Dental Examiners case, the Supreme Court will decide whether to extend Parker antitrust immunity to state regulatory agencies that are run entirely by private parties who have a private interest in excluding their own competitors from the marketplace. … ...

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Government monopolies : the Court should enforce the "active supervision" requirement

August 11, 2014 | By TIMOTHY SANDEFUR

(Part 3 of a series. Here’s Part 1, Part 2, and Part 4.) In the N.C. Dental Examiners case, the Supreme Court will decide whether Parker antitrust immunity should apply to state regulatory agencies that are run entirely by private parties who have a private stake in preventing economic competition against them. Our brief, joined by … ...

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Government monopolies : the Court should not allow immunity unless anticompetitive laws are subsantively justified

August 12, 2014 | By TIMOTHY SANDEFUR

(Part 4 of a series. Here are Part 1, Part 2, and Part 3) In N.C. Dental Examiners v. FTC, the Supreme Court will decide whether to extend Parker antitrust immunity to state regulatory agencies that are dominated by private parties who have a private stake in preventing economic competition against them. In our brief, … ...

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Supreme Court gives entrepreneurs a tool to fight back

February 25, 2015 | By TIMOTHY SANDEFUR

Moments ago, the United States Supreme Court issued its decision in North Carolina Board of Dental Examiners v. FTC, an antitrust lawsuit in which the Federal Trade Commission sued a state agency that regulates the practice of the dental industry. The Board claimed that it was immune from antitrust laws, and could therefore prohibit people … ...

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The immunity of government from the antitrust laws

September 21, 2015 | By TIMOTHY SANDEFUR

If you missed my discussion of the North Carolina Dental Examiners v. FTC case at last week’s Cato Institute Constitution Day conference, you can now watch online: … ...

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PLF’s Timothy Sandefur to testify to U.S. Senate about economic liberty and the rights of minorities

September 30, 2015 | By TIMOTHY SANDEFUR

The Senate Judiciary Committee’s Subcommittee on Oversight, Agency Action, Federal Rights, and Federal Courts is holding a hearing Tuesday called “Opportunity Denied: How Overregulation Harms Minorities.” I’ll be testifying about how occupational licensing laws and Competitor’s Veto laws exclude would-be entrepreneurs ...