Antitrust, consumer protection policies face new reality after elections
The Federal Trade Commission and Justice Department will still have strong enforcement agendas, especially when pursuing Big Tech, but might greenlight more mergers, according to antitrust insiders. Meanwhile, the newly minted GOP majority in the...
How legal teams celebrate a big victory
Litigation teams have celebrated victory in pretty much all possible ways. For the most part they do this with modest expenditure and professional restraint. Yet on occasion, they have turned to strong drinks, baseball caps, and bathtubs filled with champagne and semi-naked litigators.
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Tapestry-Capri judge cites US merger guidelines while avoiding theory of harm
The federal judge that ruled on Tapestry’s proposed acquisition of Capri didn’t decide on whether the Federal Trade Commission had proven its prima facie case that the deal would eliminate...
Spotify defends bundling while trying to dodge courtroom copyright fight
Spotify told a New York federal court that its controversial premium audiobook bundle carries “more than token value” as the company seeks dismissal of a copyright lawsuit with potentially millions...
FTC’s neo-Brandeisian antitrust enforcement may end under Trump
Donald Trump’s return to the White House stands to derail many of the Federal Trade Commission’s ambitious antitrust enforcement priorities, including a polarizing but popular rulemaking effort to...
Khan’s tenure as chair criticized in House panel report
A House panel has criticized Federal Trade Commission Chair Lina Khan for politicizing the agency too much and overseeing a “sweeping destruction of agency norms.”
Abiie, maker of high chairs, removes ‘Made in USA’ label after FTC review
Abiie, which makes products for the youngest Americans, is feeling the impact of the Made in USA Labeling Rule after a government review.
As closing of Pennsylvania glass plant looms, senators call on FTC
In Charleroi, a western Pennsylvania borough along the Monongahela River, glassmaking is built into the town’s history. The grandmother of the borough’s current council president has worked at the...
A different way of looking at Woodrow Wilson
When conservatives criticize Woodrow Wilson, it usually centers on his work on the administrative state and his interventionist foreign policy.