Opinion · Supreme Court of the United States

American Export Lines, Inc. v. Alvez

444 U.S. 924

Type
Opinion
Court
Supreme Court of the United States
Jurisdiction
Federal
Date
1979-10-29
Topic
general

How later courts describe this case

  • noting freedom of speech as well as right to petition might limit reach of antitrust laws, although this is doubtful
  • "[T]he First Amendment right of competitors to join in petitioning courts and administrative bodies entails the right to band together for purposes of supporting litigation."
  • substantial impact on commerce where an abortion clinic purchased $4,000 or $5,000 worth of out-of-state supplies a year and received $12,000 worth of yearly business from out-of-state patients
  • decrease in income, without more, does not establish fact of damage

Citator

UpLaw has not yet analyzed American Export Lines, Inc. v. Alvez. The absence of a flag is not a finding that it is good law.

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Ct. App. N. Y. Certiorari granted.