Title 15 — Commerce and TradeRelease 119-73not60
§27 Effect of Partial Invalidity
Title 15 › Chapter 1— MONOPOLIES AND COMBINATIONS IN RESTRAINT OF TRADE › § 27
Summary
If a court finds any part of the Act invalid for any reason, only that part is affected; the rest of the Act stays valid and in force.
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Title 15, §27
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If any clause, sentence, paragraph, or part of this Act shall, for any reason, be adjudged by any court of competent jurisdiction to be invalid, such judgment shall not affect, impair, or invalidate the remainder thereof, but shall be confined in its operation to the clause, sentence, paragraph, or part thereof directly involved in the controversy in which such judgment shall have been rendered.
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This Act, referred to in text, is act Oct. 15, 1914, ch. 323, 38 Stat. 730, known as the Clayton Act, which is classified generally to section 12, 13, 14 to 19, 21, and 22 to 27 of this title, and section 52 and 53 of Title 29, Labor. For further details and complete classification of this Act to the Code, see
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note set out under section 12 of this title and Tables.
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Citation
15 U.S.C. § 27
Title 15 — Commerce and Trade
Last Updated
Apr 3, 2026
Release point: 119-73not60