Court to rule on Wisconsin's minimum-markup law for gas
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An appeals court will rule on whether Wisconsin's minimum markup law for gasoline can be enforced.
U.S. District Judge Rudolph Randa in February invalidated the law requiring gas stations to charge customers at least 6 percent over their cost of gas. Its goal was to keep larger companies from running smaller competitors out of business.
Randa said the law was unconstitutional and could not be enforced since it conflicted with the federal Sherman Act, which prohibits anticompetitive business practices.
Attorney General J.B. Van Hollen decided not to appeal but the Wisconsin Petroleum Marketers & Convenience Store Association sought to intervene.
The 7th Circuit Court of Appeals on Thursday granted the association's motion. The appeals court says it will decide whether the law is constitutional.
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