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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McSweeny expresses concerns about future privacy enforcement
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Hoffman to take reins at Bureau of Competition
D. Bruce Hoffman brings vast experience challenging and defending mergers to his new job as acting director of the Federal Trade Commission’s Bureau of Competition.
Ohlhausen touts successes amid waiting game
Let’s call the last six months a mixed bag for Maureen Ohlhausen of the Federal Trade Commission.
Democrats' 'Better Deal' sees road to power paved with stronger antitrust enforcement
When congressional Democratic leaders unveiled their economic agenda recently, it contained the usual crowd-pleasers: better education, lower prescription drug prices and tax incentives for...
FTC, DirecTV gear up for long haul as deceptive ad trial nears
It won’t rival the Federal Trade Commission’s largest-ever false advertising case, but nearly $4 billion could be at stake in a federal trial in Oakland, California, this month in which the FTC...
FDA, FTC take aim at abuse of restricted drug programs
Last year, generic drugmakers filed 150 complaints with the Food and Drug Administration that branded drug manufacturers were misusing the agency’s regulations to block them from offering cheaper...