42 U.S.C. § 17301

Prohibition on market manipulation

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It is unlawful for any person, directly or indirectly, to use or employ, in connection with the purchase or sale of crude oil 11 So in original. A comma probably should appear. gasoline or petroleum distillates at wholesale, any manipulative or deceptive device or contrivance, in contravention of such rules and regulations as the Federal Trade Commission may prescribe as necessary or appropriate in the public interest or for the protection of United States citizens.

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 1 case (1 in the last 5 years), 2026–2026 · leading case: Trump v. Slaughter (2026).
Trump v. Slaughter (2026). “SLAUGHTER Opinion of the Court consent” when their services collect children’s personal in- formation, §6502(b), and “prescribe as necessary or appro- priate in the public interest or for the protection of United States citizens” rules barring the use of any “manipulative”…”
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