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Crane’s Cartel

Columns by Daniel Crane on antitrust doctrine and enforcement, from criminal monopolization cases to the merger guidelines. 5 columns since 8 September 2022.

The columns

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  1. No. 5
    16 April 2024

    Antitrust Usage and the Secret Handshake

    I was recently proofing edits to a law review article when I noticed that the editors had made a global change to decapitalize “school” in “Chicago School.” I asked to change it back to Chicago School.

  2. No. 4
    2 August 2023

    Law over Economics in the 2023 Draft Merger Guidelines

    On July 19, the FTC and DOJ released the draft Merger Guidelines for public comment. Among the many headlines is the displacement by case law of formal economic analysis that had characterized former guidelines.

    Killers and keepers

  3. No. 3
    28 February 2023

    Reviving the Robinson-Patman Act

    The Robinson-Patman Act was enacted in 1936 amid New Deal fervor against the power of chain stores, particularly the hegemonic Great Atlantic and Pacific Tea Company (“A&P”).

  4. No. 2
    2 December 2022

    The USA’s Midterm Elections and Antitrust

    For those observing American politics from abroad, the headline from the 2022 midterm elections was that the predicted “red wave” did not happen. The Republicans narrowly retook the House of Representatives but failed to re-take the Senate (where, pending a run-off election in…

  5. No. 1
    8 September 2022

    Four Bad Reasons to Bring Criminal Monopolization Cases

    The leadership of the U.S. Justice Department Antitrust Division has made waves in recent months by publicly stating an interest in reviving the long-discarded practice of bringing criminal cases under Section 2 of the Sherman Act.