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Supreme Court Rules Against Beef Trust, Establishes Stream of Commerce Doctrine

1905-01-30 00:00:00 +0000 UTC | Importance: 8/10

On January 30, 1905, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled in Swift & Co. v. United States that the Commerce Clause allowed the federal government to regulate monopolies that have a direct effect on interstate commerce, dealing a major blow to the “Beef Trust” cartel. The case followed …

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Justice Department Files Antitrust Suit Against Beef Trust Monopoly

1902-05-01 00:00:00 +0000 UTC | Importance: 8/10

In May 1902, while the Northern Securities case proceeded through the courts, Attorney General Philander Knox filed a second major antitrust suit under President Theodore Roosevelt against the “Beef Trust”—a cartel of six major meatpacking companies (Swift, Armour, Morris, Cudahy, …

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