Antitrust Laws Timeline by TAYLOR MAZZOLINI

1890 Sherman Act

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The Sherman act of 1890 was the first law that made monopolies illegal

1914 Clayton Act

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The Clayton act was passed as support for the Sherman act. This act further prohibited the formation of monopolies by disallowing mergers and acquisitions that would reduce competition.

1914 Federal Trade Commission Act

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The Federal Trade Commission act created the organization that regulates commerce and prevents commerce, the Federal Trade Commission, known as the FTC.

1973 Deceptive Trade Practices Act

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The Deceptive Trade Practices Act was passed to protect consumers from false, misleading, and deceptive practices.

2003 + 2007 Telephone Consumer Protection Act

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The Telephone Consumer Protection act established the do not call registry, or the DNC. This registry disallows solicitation over the phone once you register. This act also established that if you call someone and they ask you to remove them from your call list, you must do so and not call them again, unless you will be fined.

1866 Federal Fair Housing law (Civil Rights act of 1866)

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This law was the first of its kind, preventing discrimination based on race and color when buying or selling a home.

1968 Fair Housing Act

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This act created the organizations (FHEO and HUD) that enforce fair housing laws, and added national origin and religion to the protected classes.

1974 Housing and Community Development Act

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This act added sex to the existing protected classes and established section eight housing.

1974 Equal Credit Opportunity Act

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This act requires lenders to give equal access to credit and not discriminate based on race, color, national origin, religion, sex, martial status, or age (must be old enough to sign a contract).

1975 Home Mortgage Disclosure Act

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This act requires financial institutions to provide information about mortgage lending to the public.

1988 Fair Housing Act Amendment

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This amendment added familial status and disability to the protected classes.

1990 Americans with Disabilities Act

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This act required public spaces to provide accommodations to people with disabilities, such as a handicap stall in every bathroom or the wheelchair seating at sporting events.

1994 Megan's Law (Sex Offender Registry)

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This law instituted the sex offender registry, which requires registered sex offenders to check in with their city when they move residences, and have that information publicly available.

1977 Community Reinvestment Act

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The community reinvestment act was established to make lenders not just lend to high-income areas, but also low to moderate income areas in their community.

1896 Plessy v Ferguson

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Plessy v Ferguson is a Supreme Court case that upheald Jim Crow laws, and establish the principle of separate but equal.

1954 Brown v Board of Education

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This is another Supreme Court case that determined that state-sanctioned segregation in schools was a violation of the 14th amendment, and therefore, unconstitutional. This case was a huge stepping stone in desegregation in all areas of the United States.