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Antitrust Chronicle® – The Rule(s) of Reason

Winter 2024, January, Volume 2

Dear Readers, The “rule of reason” seems almost trite on its face. All law must be subject to reason. But in antitrust, the “rule of reason” has a particular heritage. Under the rule of reason, antitrust enforcers and courts are obliged to examine the positive and negative effects of a...

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