Title 15Commerce and TradeRelease 119-73

§1804 Reinstatement of joint operating arrangements previously adjudged unlawful under antitrust laws

Title 15 › Chapter CHAPTER 43— - NEWSPAPER PRESERVATION › § 1804

Last updated Apr 6, 2026|Official source

Summary

Allows parties to restart a joint newspaper operating agreement if allowed under section 1803(a), and makes the rules in section 1803 apply to cases in U.S. district courts that were pending on July 24, 1970.

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Title 15, §1804

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(a)Notwithstanding any final judgment rendered in any action brought by the United States under which a joint operating arrangement has been held to be unlawful under any antitrust law, any party to such final judgment may reinstitute said joint newspaper operating arrangement to the extent permissible under section 1803(a) of this title.
(b)The provisions of section 1803 of this title shall apply to the determination of any civil or criminal action pending in any district court of the United State 11 So in original. Probably should be “States”. on July 24, 1970, in which it is alleged that any such joint operating agreement is unlawful under any antitrust law.

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Citation

15 U.S.C. § 1804

Title 15Commerce and Trade

Last Updated

Apr 6, 2026

Release point: 119-73