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The Law episode 59: U.S. v. Paramount Pictures

December 06, 2019

Everybody loves movies! In this 1948 Supreme Court case, the US Department of Justice brought an antitrust case against most of the major movie studios and movie distributors for anti-competitive practices. This case is another example of how the judiciary rewrites statutes passed by Congress.
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The case itself: U.S. v. Paramount Pictures (1948)
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