Title 15Commerce and TradeRelease 119-73not60

§1804 Reinstatement of Joint Operating Arrangements Previously Adjudged Unlawful Under Antitrust Laws

Title 15 › Chapter 43— NEWSPAPER PRESERVATION › § 1804

Last updated Apr 3, 2026|Official source

Summary

A party may restore a joint operating arrangement to the extent allowed by section 1803(a); section 1803 governs any civil or criminal cases pending in U.S. district courts on July 24, 1970 that claim such arrangements are unlawful.

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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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15 U.S.C. § 1804

Title 15Commerce and Trade

Last Updated

Apr 3, 2026

Release point: 119-73not60