Eight state AGs joined DOJ as co-plaintiffs. What gives state AGs authority to enforce federal Sherman Act?
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The Hart-Scott-Rodino Act of 1976 authorized state attorneys general to bring federal antitrust suits as "parens patriae" (parent of the country)—representing state residents harmed by violations. Bef...
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