Kavanaugh sees limited role for independent agencies
August 7, 2018
If confirmed to a seat on the Supreme Court, Brett Kavanaugh would likely use his position to try to limit the powers of agencies like the Federal Trade Commission.
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Consumer advocates look to Chopra to champion their cause
August 7, 2018
These are difficult days for consumer advocates, who are quick to argue the agency they championed — the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau — has in the Trump administration become far less aggressive in bringing enforcement actions and far more lenient in imposing penalties on companies that violate the law.
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FTC’s Smith stands up for staff, defuses congressional critics
August 7, 2018
Andrew Smith had deftly completed his first congressional testimony as director of the Federal Trade Commission’s Bureau of Consumer Protection, deflecting criticism of the agency’s enforcement...
FCC opposition to Sinclair-Tribune deal shows any merger can go off the rails
August 7, 2018
Federal Communications Commission Chairman Ajit Pai took many observers by surprise late last month when he announced he had “serious concerns” with the proposed Sinclair Broadcast Group-Tribune...
Grassley’s return to Finance panel would put Graham atop Senate Judiciary Committee
August 7, 2018
The chairmanship of the Senate Judiciary Committee could shift from a non-lawyer with some interest in antitrust issues to a former military judge who has been outspoken about the lack of...
'The future of our species is at stake,' Foer says in pushing for action against Big Tech
August 7, 2018
The Justice Department’s Great Hall spans two levels, an auditorium-sized space with art deco features and a terracotta-tiled floor with aluminum statues of Lady Justice and the Spirit of Law...
Neil Averitt commentary: AbbVie teaches remedies should focus on individual wrongdoers
August 7, 2018
In its recent challenge to bad-faith litigation by the AbbVie pharmaceutical corporation, the Federal Trade Commission set out an important and welcome marker on the merits, but it missed an...
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In this Issue:
- Consumer advocates look to Chopra to champion their cause
- FTC’s Smith stands up for staff, defuses congressional critics
- Kavanaugh sees limited role for independent agencies
- FCC opposition to Sinclair-Tribune deal shows any merger can go off the rails
- Grassley’s return to Finance panel would put Graham atop Senate Judiciary Committee
- 'The future of our species is at stake,' Foer says in pushing for action against Big Tech
- Neil Averitt commentary: AbbVie teaches remedies should focus on individual wrongdoers
- Smart TV makers need FTC scrutiny, Senate duo says
- T-Mobile, Sprint merger job losses likely to raise red flags at Republican-led FCC
- Businesses eye lawsuits as Privacy Shield's key threat, not EU pressure
- Warner policy draft would remake regulatory landscape for Big Tech
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