Dispute over competition regulation seen as debate over democracy
The link between market competition and democracy is creating an intellectual tug-of-war between progressives and their conservative counterparts.
The great fashion-model conspiracy
The antitrust profession thinks of labor cases as a recent policy innovation. But on the important topic of wage collusion, they date back several decades, at least to the Federal Trade Commission’s memorable case against the great fashion-model conspiracy of 1993.
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Two mobile privacy reports hit the street
The Who shared an unwitting glimpse of the future when they recorded “Going Mobile” four decades ago:
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Former FTC Commissioner J. Thomas Rosch
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Feb. 22, 2013—Commissioner Julie Brill will deliver the keynote address at the Donald E. Biederman Entertainment & Media Law Institute Privacy Conference. She will speak at 2 p.m. at Southwestern...
FTC:WATCH Special Report: UBS trial, Part IX: The defense steps up
Many financial institutions were on the take, stealing money from U.S. taxpayers, according to an FTC:WATCH analysis of testimony in the month-long trial of three key municipal desk employees at...
Guest Commentary: Chris Sagers on the inaugural address
I was trying to fix a fireplace mantle, of all things, and was hardly paying attention on that sunny, brisk January day in Cleveland as my six-year-old watched the President’s second inauguration...
Brill: New factors being weighed in high-tech mergers
In remarks delivered at a symposium on January 28, FTC Commissioner Julie Brill suggested a new way of looking at the issues involved in mergers between makers of high-technology products. The...