In which case did the U.S. Supreme Court rule that the Sherman Act controlled only commerce, that manufacturing was not commerce, and that therefore manufacturing monopolies did not violate the act?

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The U.S. Supreme Court ruled in United States v. E. C. Knight that the Sherman Act controlled only commerce, not manufacturing, and therefore manufacturing monopolies did not violate the act. This case distinguished between manufacturing and commerce, limiting the scope of the Sherman Act's application to direct restraints on trade.

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