15 U.S.C. § 51
Section 51 · Effect on other statutory provisions
This is § 11 of the Federal Trade Commission Act of 1914
Amended 1 time on record
Applied in 8 court decisions — leading case Lorazepam & Clorazepate Antitrust Litigation v. Mylan Laboratories, Inc. (2001)
Most recently applied in 579 F. Supp. 2d 924 - Munns v. CSX Transportation, Inc. (September 2008)
How often courts cite this section
Court decisions citing this, by year.Markers show enactment, consequential amendments, and circuit splits over this section — watch for a citation surge after a change or a disagreement. The dip in the last several years is a data-coverage gap, not a real trend — our corpus holds fewer opinions from the most recent years, so recent citations are undercounted.
Nothing contained in this subchapter shall be construed to prevent or interfere with the enforcement of the provisions of the antitrust Acts or the Acts to regulate commerce, nor shall anything contained in this subchapter be construed to alter, modify, or repeal the said antitrust Acts or the Acts to regulate commerce or any part or parts thereof.
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References in Text
The antitrust Acts, referred to in text, are defined in section 44 of this title.
The Acts to regulate commerce, referred to in text, are defined in section 44 of this title.