Parker v. Brown
1943 United States Supreme Court case
Parker v. Brown | |
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Argued May 5, 1942 Decided January 4, 1943 | |
Full case name | Parker, Director of Agriculture, et al. v. Brown |
Citations | 317 U.S. 341 (more) 63 S. Ct. 307; 87 L. Ed. 315; 1943 U.S. LEXIS 1263; 1943 Trade Cas. (CCH) ¶ 56,250 |
Holding | |
39 F.Supp. 895 (reversed) | |
Court membership | |
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Case opinion | |
Majority | Stone, joined by unanimous |
Laws applied | |
Sherman Act |
Parker v. Brown, 317 U.S. 341 (1943), was a United States Supreme Court case on the scope of United States antitrust law. It held that actions taken by state governments were exempt from the scope of the Sherman Act.
Facts
The case was an appeal from a decree of a district court of three judges enjoining the enforcement, against the appellee, of a marketing program adopted pursuant to the California Agricultural Prorate Act.
Significance
The Supreme Court clarified its position in later judgments.
See also
- US antitrust law
Notes
External links
- Works related to Parker v. Brown at Wikisource
- Text of Parker v. Brown, 317 U.S. 341 (1943) is available from: Findlaw Justia
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