Section 2
Contents
Place in the Framework
Section 2 addresses monopolization, attempted monopolization, and conspiracy to monopolize, focusing on the acquisition or maintenance of monopoly power through exclusionary conduct.
Core Questions
- What political concerns motivated the prohibition on monopolization?
- How does Section 2 distinguish monopoly power from unlawful monopolization?
- Why does doctrine require exclusionary conduct rather than condemning size alone?
Working Notes
Add notes here on the politics of monopoly, debates over bigness, exclusion, competition on the merits, and the relationship between market structure and conduct.