U.S. Code » Title 42 » Chapter CHAPTER 152— ENERGY INDEPENDENCE AND SECURITY › Subchapter SUBCHAPTER VII— IMPROVED MANAGEMENT OF ENERGY POLICY › Part Part B— Prohibitions on Market Manipulation and False Information

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.

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Cited in 1 case (1 in the last 5 years), 2026–2026 · leading case: Trump v. Slaughter, No. 25-332, 2026 WL 1855612 (U.S. June 29, 2026).
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Trump v. Slaughter, No. 25-332, 2026 WL 1855612 (U.S. June 29, 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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