United States v. Joint Traffic Association

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  1. Kansas Supreme Court Declares “Rule of Reason” Inapplicable to Kansas Antitrust Law; Legislature May Have a Different Idea

    Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLPMay 23, 2012

    In 1898, in Hopkins v. United States, the Court softened its approach, and explained in dictum that some restraints which would be lawful at common law, such as the formation of a corporation of partnership, would fall outside of "every". See Hopkins v. United States, 171 U.S. 578 (1898), and United States v. Joint Traffic Association, 171 U.S. 505 (1898). Thus, the domain of discourse shifted from what "every" meant to what "restraint of trade" meant.