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Anderson News, LLC v. American Media Inc.

Petition for certiorari denied on March 25, 2019
Docket No. Op. Below Argument Opinion Vote Author Term
18-774 2d Cir. N/A N/A N/A N/A OT 2018

Issue: Whether a horizontal agreement to boycott a supplier can escape per se condemnation under Section 1 of the Sherman Act based on the assertion that the conspirators organized the boycott in response to the supplier’s proposed price increase and not for the purpose of reducing competition in the supplier’s market.

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DateProceedings and Orders (key to color coding)
Oct 04 2018Application (18A366) to extend the time to file a petition for a writ of certiorari from October 17, 2018 to December 14, 2018, submitted to Justice Ginsburg.
Oct 05 2018Application (18A366) granted by Justice Ginsburg extending the time to file until December 14, 2018.
Dec 14 2018Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due January 18, 2019)
Dec 31 2018Motion to extend the time to file a response from January 18, 2019 to February 19, 2019, submitted to The Clerk.
Jan 02 2019Motion to extend the time to file a response is granted and the time is extended to and including February 19, 2019, for all respondents.
Feb 19 2019Brief of respondents American Media, Inc., et al. in opposition filed.
Mar 06 2019DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 3/22/2019.
Mar 06 2019Reply of petitioners Anderson News, L.L.C., et al. filed. (Distributed)
Mar 25 2019Petition DENIED.