| − | '''Sherman Act Section Two''' prohibits [[monopoly|monopolization]], attempts to monopolize and conspiracies to monopolize any aspect of interstate [[trade]] or [[commerce]]. Section Two is in reported court decisions only about 3/5ths as often as Section One cases are. (about 6,000 Section 2 cases compared with about 10,000 Section 1 cases, and courts usually use the numeric reference "2" rather than "Two".) | + | '''Sherman Act Section Two''' prohibits [[monopoly|monopolization]], attempts to monopolize and conspiracies to monopolize any aspect of interstate [[trade]] or [[commerce]]. Section Two is in reported court decisions only about 3/5ths as often as Section One cases are. (about 6,000 Section 2 cases compared with about 10,000 Section 1 cases, and courts usually use the numeric reference "2" rather than "Two".) In more than a century, the [[U.S. Supreme Court]] has addressed only 47 Section 2 cases, and the [[Fifth Circuit]] has addressed only 129 such cases. |
| | "Every person who shall monopolize, or attempt to monopolize, or combine or conspire with any other person or persons, to monopolize any part of the trade or commerce among the several States, or with foreign nations, shall be deemed guilty of a felony, and, on conviction thereof, shall be punished by fine not exceeding $10,000,000 if a corporation, or, if any other person, $350,000, or by imprisonment not exceeding three years, or by both said punishments, in the discretion of the court." 15 U.S.C. § 2. | | "Every person who shall monopolize, or attempt to monopolize, or combine or conspire with any other person or persons, to monopolize any part of the trade or commerce among the several States, or with foreign nations, shall be deemed guilty of a felony, and, on conviction thereof, shall be punished by fine not exceeding $10,000,000 if a corporation, or, if any other person, $350,000, or by imprisonment not exceeding three years, or by both said punishments, in the discretion of the court." 15 U.S.C. § 2. |