The Federal Trade Commission’s rulemaking on non-compete agreements faces legal obstacles but could reap political and public policy benefits even if it’s struck down in court.
It’s an unusual legal story that involves international chess tournaments, the Twombly standard for pleading collusion, Arthur Schopenhauer, and radio-controlled vibrating sex devices — all at the same time. But this is such a story.
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When Noah Phillips departs the Federal Trade Commission in the fall, he will leave a legacy of defending Meta/Facebook against FTC action and create an open seat for a Republican to further shape...
More 3-2 votes with partisan splits on more complex subjects have become public under Federal Trade Commission Chair Lina Khan’s tenure than during a comparable span of her predecessor.
A key antitrust bill on self-preferencing faces an uncertain future as Congress approaches the final weeks of its session.
A bill to require the Federal Trade Commission to report on cross-border ransomware complaints and other foreign cyberattacks awaits Senate consideration in September.
The National Rifle Association responded to gun safety groups’ complaint to the Federal Trade Commission about firearm ads, saying the “‘social utility’ of firearms isn’t up to some unelected...
In antitrust litigation, as in so much else, it helps to have confidence in what you’re doing. Yet the Department of Justice showed an odd lack of confidence in its handling of the Penguin Random...
In recent years, progressivism has become synonymous with judicial activism. That wasn’t always the case as we’re reminded in an engrossing new biography of Supreme Court Justice Felix Frankfurter.