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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Smith – open and optimistic – details agenda for Bureau of Consumer Protection
Andrew Smith, whose appointment last year to head the Federal Trade Commission's Bureau of Consumer Protection sparked controversy, has settled into the post and is upbeat about prospects for...
Congress would hand FTC more privacy tools, but with caveats
If Congress passes a privacy bill, it would likely give the Federal Trade Commission more money to spend on personnel and enforcement.
Decrying ‘regulatory excesses,’ Wilson makes strong first impression
It hasn’t taken long for Christine Wilson, the newest member of the Federal Trade Commission, to make a strong first impression.
Supreme Court could weigh in on robocalls dispute
When the Federal Trade Commission’s staff issued an advisory opinion that telephone calls using specialized soundboard technology are robocalls, it provoked a legal battle over whether the opinion...
New FTC task force to target consummated mergers
The Federal Trade Commission could break up already-approved mergers through a new task force, the agency announced Feb. 26.
California looks to take lead in combating pay-for-delay settlements
Federal lawmakers have tried unsuccessfully for years to pass legislation to curb pay-for-delay agreements where branded drugmakers pay rivals to keep generic drugs from coming to market. Now, a...