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CALIFORNIA DENTAL ASSN. v. FTC

No. 97-1625.

526 U.S. 756 (1999)

CALIFORNIA DENTAL ASSOCIATION v. FEDERAL TRADE COMMISSION

United States Supreme Court.

Decided May 24, 1999.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Peter M. Sfikas argued the cause for petitioner. With him on the briefs were Scott M. Mendel, Erik F. Dyhrkopp, and Edward M. Graham.

Deputy Solicitor General Wallace argued the cause for respondent. With him on the brief were Solicitor General Waxman, Assistant Attorney General Klein, Paul R. Q. Wolfson, Debra A. Valentine, John F. Daly, Joanne L. Levine, and Elizabeth R. Hilder.*

Souter, J., delivered the opinion for a unanimous Court with respect to Parts I and II, and the opinion of the Court with respect to Part III, in which Rehnquist, C. J., and O'Connor, Scalia, and Thomas, JJ., joined. Breyer, J., filed an opinion concurring in part and dissenting in part, in which Stevens, Kennedy, and Ginsburg, JJ., joined, p. 781.

Justice Souter, delivered the opinion of the Court.

There are two issues in this case: whether the jurisdiction of the Federal Trade Commission extends to the California Dental Association (CDA), a nonprofit professional association, and whether a "quick look" sufficed to justify finding that certain advertising restrictions adopted by the CDA violated the antitrust laws. We hold that the Commission's jurisdiction under the...

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