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Horizontal agreements among competitors to avoid competition on nonprice matters cannot be a violation of Section 1 of the Sherman Act.

Under strict liability, a defendant can be guilty of a crime regardless of his or her state of mind.

The type of deed used by the seller determines the scope of the warranties the buyer is given.

The main issue in CASE 19.3 Burwell v. Hobby Lobby Stores, Inc. (2014) involved a question of whether the requirements for contraception under the Affordable Care Act (Obamacare) violated the due process rights of Hobby Lobby Stores.

In CASE 16.1 Leegin Creative Leather Products, Inc. v. PSKS, Inc. (2007), Leegin instituted a retail pricing and promotion policy and refused to sell to retailers that discounted Brighton goods below Leegin’s suggested retail prices. PSKS sued Leegin, alleging that Leegin had violated the antitrust laws by “enter[ing] into agreements with retailers to charge only those prices fixed by Leegin.” The court agreed with PSKS that it is per se illegal for a manufacturer to agree with its distributor to set the minimum price that the distributor can charge for the manufacturer’s goods. The appeal of this decision involved a question of whether _____ should be analyzed under the _____.

Which of the following is true regarding incorporation?

The Fair Credit Reporting Act gives consumers a right to have corrected copies of their credit reports sent to creditors.

The Food and Drug Administration shares responsibility with the __________ for regulating pesticide residues on food.

In the United States v. Windsor case, the U.S. Supreme Court struck down the Defense of Marriage Act, holding that DOMA was an unconstitutional deprivation of liberty protected by the Fifth Amendment.

The Family and Medical Leave Act provides for _____ to employees who are eligible, which occurs after working for an employer for _____.