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Article: Robert H. Jackson at the antitrust division.
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- Albany Law Review
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- September 22, 2005
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Robert H. Jackson served as the Assistant Attorney General in charge of the Antitrust Division of the U.S. Department of Justice from January 1937 until March 1938. Although Jackson was head of the Division for only fourteen months, he held that position during an important period for the development of antitrust law and industrial policy in the United States. This brief chapter in his legal career reveals many facets of Jackson's character, both as a person and a lawyer. It also provides an insight into the development of the Antitrust Division and of the antitrust laws more generally.
JACKSON'S ANTITRUST EXPERIENCE
Jackson began his extraordinary ...