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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Neil Averitt commentary: Walgreens-Rite Aid deal poses too much uncertainty, risk
Walgreens’ proposed acquisition of Rite Aid, which would create the nation’s largest drugstore chain, is getting close to a decision point. There’s a good chance the deal will be approved by the...
Trump officials will revive ‘Baxter doctrine’ ditched by Obama team, Lipsky says
It’s not quite five months into the Trump administration and the antitrust bar is still speculating about what to expect. Yet, the remarks of some top players at the Federal Trade Commission leave...
Blackburn’s online privacy rights bill faces uncertain future
After Congress nixed the Federal Communications Commission’s rules on Internet privacy, there is now a struggle over how to balance consumer protection with the business interests.
Don’t look for FTC to fill gap if Congress cuts CFPB’s powers
As Republican lawmakers continue to try to rein in the powers of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, there’s chatter that if the agency loses some turf, perhaps the Federal Trade Commission...
Target, states reach sweeping data breach settlement, but FTC isn’t involved
Behind the recent headlines about Target agreeing to the largest multi-state settlement for its massive data breach — $18.7 million to be divided among 47 states and the District of Columbia — is a...
‘House of Truth’ sheds light on antitrust during height of modern liberalism
President William Howard Taft was a seminal figure in antitrust enforcement, widely praised in some circles as being more of a scourge of trusts than his iconic predecessor and frenemy Theodore...