Act against data-driven bias, advocacy groups tell FTC
A coalition of advocacy groups and lawmakers urged the Federal Trade Commission to hold companies accountable as online harms against people of color and women proliferate.
What’s up with that West Virginia v. EPA opinion?
What was going on in the Supreme Court’s opinion in West Virginia v. EPA? Everyone has a sense the new “major questions doctrine” will create problems for the antitrust agencies. But what kinds of problems exactly?
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Health-care mergers “front and center” in antitrust arena
Health care mergers are at the forefront of antitrust attention around the country, drawing watchful scrutiny from both Republicans and Democrats.
FTC nominee McSweeny gets thumbs-up from Commerce Committee
Almost two months after its hearing on Terrell McSweeny’s nomination to be a Federal Trade Commission commissioner, the Senate Commerce, Science and Transportation Committee voted unanimously, on...
Ramirez and Baer face questions, criticisms at House hearing
FTC Chairwoman Edith Ramirez and Bill Baer, the Justice Department’s antitrust chief, recently were peppered with questions at a House subcommittee hearing that examined a broad range of antitrust...
Senate approves whistle-blower protections
The Senate has approved a bill that would provide whistleblower protections to employees who report violations of antitrust laws to government authorities.
Respected DOJ veteran Scott Hammond leaves the agency
Scott Hammond, who rose through the ranks over a 25-year career to become Deputy Assistant Attorney General for Criminal Enforcement in the Justice Department’s Antitrust Division, will be jumping...
Groups charge improper FTC use of Section 5 privacy authority
The scope of the FTC’s consumer-protection authority under Section 5, as well as to its competition authority, is coming under challenge.