Noerr-Pennington doctrine
noun
Noerr-Pen·ning·ton doctrine
ˈnȯr-ˈpe-niŋ-tən-
: a doctrine based on the First Amendment right of petition that exempts from antitrust liability the joint efforts of businesses to petition or influence government bodies provided that such activities are not sham
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