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Analyzing Tesla's Antigone Violation

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Antigone is opposed to a law that is specific to those who would morn the death of Polynices, just as Tesla opposes a law that specifically targets their company. The car company Tesla has filed a federal lawsuit against Governor Rick Snyder and other sate officials in Michigan. They are in opposition of a state law that prohibits sale direct to the consumer. The law only allows automakers to sell at independent, franchised dealerships. The lawsuit claims that the 2014 law is unconstitutional.

Tesla was denied a dealer license by the Michigan Department of State preventing them from selling direct to the consumer. The law used backs big auto companies, but causes smaller companies like Tesla to suffer. Tesla says, “The sole purpose for
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