SOLICITATION OF GOVERNMENTAL ACTION IN RESTRAINT OF ...

Combinations in restraint of trade are prohibited by the Sherman Act.1. In interpreting and applying this Act, the Supreme Court has evolved.

15 U.S. Code § 1 - Trusts, etc., in restraint of trade illegal; penalty

Every contract, combination in the form of trust or otherwise, or conspiracy, in restraint of trade or commerce among the several States, or with foreign ...

Boycotts | The First Amendment Encyclopedia - Free Speech Center

The Court therefore ruled that “solicitation of government action” could not be a violation of the Sherman Act. As the main question decided ...

Government Restraint of Content of Expression :: First Amendment

IMS Health, the Court noted that if a government “bent on frustrating an impending demonstration” passed a law demanding two years' notice before the issuance ...

Part 3 - Improper Business Practices and Personal Conflicts of Interest

(v) Making capability presentations prior to formal solicitation of any covered Federal action when seeking an award from an agency pursuant ...

Particular Governmental Regulations that Restrict Expression

The Court's opinion, by Justice Reed, recognized that the restrictions of political activities imposed by the Act did in some measure impair First Amendment and ...

18 U.S. Code § 201 - Bribery of public officials and witnesses

the term “official act” means any decision or action on any question, matter, cause, suit, proceeding or controversy, which may at any time be pending, or which ...

Civil Rights Division | Statutes Enforced by the Criminal Section

Defendants act under color of law when they wield power vested by a government entity. ... restraint, or legal coercion. The offense is a felony ...

FTC Announces Rule Banning Noncompetes

The Federal Trade Commission issued a final rule to promote competition by banning noncompetes nationwide, protecting the fundamental freedom of workers to ...

1st Amendment U.S. Constitution--Religion and Expression - GovInfo

untarism as the standard of restraint on governmental action.18. Page 9. 973 ... solicitation and many forms of ''sit-ins.'' There is also a class of ...

Code of Conduct for United States Judges

A judge should not allow family, social, political, financial, or other relationships to influence judicial conduct or judgment. A judge should neither lend the ...

48 CFR Part 1352 -- Solicitation Provisions and Contract Clauses

(b) The contracting activity is responsible for administering the contract and taking any action on behalf of the Government under the terms and conditions of ...

Subpart 9.5 - Organizational and Consultant Conflicts of Interest

... action for resolving the conflict (see 9.506). (d) In fulfilling ... solicitation, submit for approval to the chief of the contracting ...

Interfering with employee rights (Section 7 & 8(a)(1))

It is unlawful for an employer to interfere with, restrain, or coerce employees in the exercise of their rights.

Noerr-Pennington doctrine - Federal Trade Commission

no dispute that the “source” of the restraint was government action, there was no need to inquire ... involves “solicitation of governmental action with respect ...

2041. Bribery Of Public Officials | United States Department of Justice

The first offense, codified in section 201(b), prohibits the giving or accepting of anything of value to or by a public official.

BUSINESS AND COMMERCE CODE CHAPTER 15. MONOPOLIES ...

(a) Every contract, combination, or conspiracy in restraint of trade or commerce is unlawful. ... legal representatives in such action. Added by Acts 1969, 61st ...

Federal Solicitation to Commit a Crime Laws | Eisner Gorin LLP

The primary factors of solicitation are the intent to have someone else commit a crime and an actual act committed in furtherance of convincing them to commit a ...

45 CFR Part 73 -- Standards of Conduct - eCFR

(b) An employee shall not while in or on Government-owned or leased property or while on duty for the Government solicit alms and contributions, engage in ...

Obstruction of Justice: An Overview of Some of the Federal Statutes ...

42 “To establish solicitation under §373, the Government must ... action; the government need not prove that each gift was provided with the ...