FTC gets third commissioner, but still no Democrats (update*)
With the April 10 Senate confirmation of Republican Mark Meador, the Federal Trade Commission has three commissioners, but the fate of its two former members fired by President Donald Trump remains in limbo.
Reflections from the ABA sidelines
The new policies of the Trump administration loom heavily over the Washington legal community, but you wouldn’t know it from the presentations and hallway conversations at the American Bar Association’s Antitrust Spring Meeting.
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Wright drops defamation claims against accusers but battles sanctions, fees
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Spotify faces revival of royalty watchdog’s suit over streaming bundle
Spotify is back in New York federal court after an initial victory in its battle with the Mechanical Licensing Collective over an alleged royalty-dodging scheme involving hundreds of millions of...
Ferguson says advertiser boycott is concerted refusal to deal
Andrew Ferguson, the chairman of the Federal Trade Commission, said he’s concerned about advertisers wielding market power to potentially affect speech outcomes, and said it’s a classic antitrust...
Children’s online safety legislation takes center stage while enforcement lags
Despite the flurry of action on federal legislation to protect children online, the Trump administration’s decisions impacting the Federal Trade Commission have stalled other initiatives to address...
NY needs to catch up with other states on consumer protection law, legislator says
New York State Senator Rachel May is a Democrat in a Democrat-led state, but in a larger sense she’s in the minority.
Experts weigh in on scams as Tax Day approaches
April 15 is Tax Day, and as one Federal Trade Commission attorney said, “scammers follow the headlines.”
Former Meta executive spills the beans
Big Tech is in everyone’s crosshairs for a range of actions.