Parker v. Brown
United States Supreme Court
317 U.S. 341 (1943)
Relevant factsFree
California's Agricultural Prorate Act created a state commission with ultimate authority to classify and control the distribution of raisins to stabilize prices, incorporating farmer participation through hearings and voting, and a raisin farmer sued to enjoin the program as a Sherman Act violation.
IssueFree
Whether actions by state governments are immune from antitrust liability under the Sherman Act.