Sherman Antitrust Act

One of the two was the Clayton Antitrust Act. The first time that the act was used heavily was during the administration of Theodore Roosevelt in 1901-1909. The purpose of the law was to stop all companies that had previously agreed to only trade between themselves for the purpose of monopolizing trade, thus causing a halt in trade between states and nations. Another purpose that the act serves is to make it illegal to monopolize any part of trade or commerce. In 1914, Congress passed two more legislative measures to help strengthen the Sherman Antitrust Act. wer in one company to the disadvantage of another. This act also outlawed agreements to fix prices, limit industrial output, share markets or exclude competition. If anyone is found violating this act, any person or company that is injured can sue for triple the amount of damage done to them. One example of the antitrust legislation being used in the twentieth century was when the American Telephone & Telegraph Company, which is also known as AT&T, was broken up. The other measure created the Federal Trade Commission, which gave the government power to investigate violations of the antitrust legislation.