Sherman Antitrust Act

Identifier

Identifier

15 U.S.C. §§ 1 to 7

Level

Federal

Status

In force

Adopted

1890-07-02

Applies from

1890-07-02

Supervisory bodies

DOJ Antitrust, FTC

Named requirements

• Contracts in restraint of trade

  15 U.S.C. § 1

  Agreements, combinations and conspiracies that restrain interstate or foreign trade.

• Monopolisation

  15 U.S.C. § 2

  Monopolisation, attempted monopolisation and conspiracy to monopolise.

• Territories and the District of Columbia

  15 U.S.C. § 3

  The same prohibitions applied to trade within the territories.

• Criminal penalties

  15 U.S.C. §§ 1 to 2

  Felony treatment with statutory maximum fines for corporations and individuals.

Official source

• uscode.house.gov
• www.justice.gov
• www.ftc.gov

EU acts on the same ground

• tfeu-101

  Article 101 TFEU covers the same ground as Section 1, and Article 102 TFEU corresponds to Section 2, but the EU route has no treble damages and no criminal liability for the undertaking itself.

United States case law

19 decisions · Read from CourtListener, Free Law Project on 2026-08-22.

• Rhonda Burnett v. Spring Way Center, LLC

  8th Cir.2026-08-19Open to review by a higher court, the source does not state the outcome

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• Rodriguez Vazquez v. Bostock

  9th Cir.2026-07-30Open to review by a higher court, the source does not state the outcome

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• Karen Cornish-Adebiyi v. Caesars Entertainment Inc

  3rd Cir.2026-07-29Open to review by a higher court, the source does not state the outcome

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• PhantomALERT Inc. v. Apple Inc.

  D.C. Cir.2026-07-24Open to review by a higher court, the source does not state the outcome

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• Cumulus Media New Holdings Inc. v. the Nielsen Co. (US), LLC

  2d Cir.2026-07-13Open to review by a higher court, the source does not state the outcome

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• Whittaker Clark & Daniels v.

  3rd Cir.2026-04-27Open to review by a higher court, the source does not state the outcome

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• Jimmori Robinson v. National Collegiate Athletic Association

  4th Cir.2026-04-03Open to review by a higher court, the source does not state the outcome

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• Goldfinch Laboratory, P.C. v. Iowa Pathology Associates, P.C.

  8th Cir.2026-02-23Open to review by a higher court, the source does not state the outcome

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• Rx Solutions v. Caremark

  5th Cir.2026-01-14Open to review by a higher court, the source does not state the outcome

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• Malheur Forest Fairness Coalition v. Iron Triangle, LLC

  9th Cir.2026-01-13Open to review by a higher court, the source does not state the outcome

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• Seagate Technology LLC v. Nhk Spring Co., Ltd.

  9th Cir.2026-01-08Open to review by a higher court, the source does not state the outcome

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• Cherry Grove Beach Gear, LLC v. City of North Myrtle Beach

  4th Cir.2025-12-23Open to review by a higher court, the source does not state the outcome

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