Historically, courts have issued injunctions to use the Sherman Act to break up labor unions.

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The passage of the Sherman Antitrust Act by Congress was an Austrian-like tactic designed to encourage competition in the capitalist economy, but with a decidedly Keynesian interference in the "free" market. The Courts responded by issuing injunctions that permitted the corporations to use the Sherman Act to break up unions, another Keynesian tactic that, strangely, promoted Austrian principles of increased competition.

Historically, Courts Have Issued Injunctions to Use the Sherman Act