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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Government shutdown saps antitrust agencies
The Federal Trade Commission’s Facebook investigation is on hold, its antitrust trial against Qualcomm is continuing and most of its employees are furloughed.
Speculation ramps up about FTC’s likely penalties for Facebook
It’s been about 10 months since the Federal Trade Commission made the unusual announcement that it had launched a “non-public investigation” into the privacy practices of Facebook.
Coalition wages battle against T-Mobile-Sprint deal
News that a coalition of companies, public interest groups, labor unions and industry associations had recently come together to oppose the T-Mobile-Sprint merger raises question about how much...
Lawmakers face hurdles to passing privacy law
While there’s some consensus that something should be done, passing privacy legislation in this Congress won’t be easy.
Wald issued mixed opinion in key part of Microsoft case
The late US Circuit Judge Patricia Wald was widely hailed for her contributions as a pathbreaking liberal jurist on civil rights and human rights, but her work in a major antitrust case helped...
Qualcomm, FTC duke it out in blockbuster antitrust trial
The Federal Trade Commission has rested its case in its antitrust trial against Qualcomm, capping six days of testimony that revealed the strength of the enforcer’s evidence, as well as gaps the...