The two tests the U.S. Supreme Court has developed for determining the lawfulness of a restraint are the rule of reason and the ________.
A) Noerr doctrine
B) per se rule
C) nolo contendere rule
D) Colgate doctrine

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The two tests developed by the U.S. Supreme Court for determining the lawfulness of a restraint are the rule of reason and the per se rule. The per se rule applies to restraints that are so inherently anti-competitive that they are presumed to be unlawful without further analysis, while the rule of reason requires a case-by-case analysis of the restraint's actual competitive effects. The other choices - Noerr doctrine, nolo contendere rule, and Colgate doctrine - are all legal doctrines that pertain to different areas of law and are not relevant to antitrust restraints.

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