QUESTIONS PRESENTED

1. Does the political question doctrine deprive the federal courts of jurisdiction to adjudicate a Sherman Act and Clayton Act damage case against both private and state-owned businesses operating in the United States that have conspired to fix the prices of refined petroleum products sold in the United States?

2. Does the act of state doctrine bar antitrust claims against every defendant who has conspired to fix the price of refined petroleum products sold in the United States when their conduct was commercial and not official, and where it came to fruition and had its effect in the United States?

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