| United States v. Loew's Inc. | ||||||
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Supreme Court of the United States |
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| Argued October 16, 1962 Decided November 5, 1962 |
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| Full case name | United States v. Loew's Incorporated et al. | |||||
| Citations | 371 U.S. 38 (more) 83 S.Ct. 97, 9 L.Ed.2d 11 |
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| Prior history | Appeal from the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York | |||||
| Holding | ||||||
| Block booking of movies—the offer of only a combined assortment of movies to an exhibitor—violates antitrust laws. | ||||||
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| Case opinions | ||||||
| Majority | Goldberg, joined by Warren, Black, Douglas, Clark, Brennan, White | |||||
| Dissent | Harlan, joined by Stewart | |||||
| Laws applied | ||||||
| Sherman Antitrust Act | ||||||
United States v. Loew's Inc., 371 U.S. 38 (1962), was an antitrust case in which the Supreme Court of the United States held that block booking of movies—the offer of only a combined assortment of movies to an exhibitor—violates the Sherman Antitrust Act.
Besides its legal consequences, the court's decision had an impact on economic theory, explaining product bundling as a form of price discrimination.[1][2][3]