Holyoak, Ferguson could change FTC dynamics but face steep learning curve
If Republican nominees Melissa Holyoak of Utah and Andrew Ferguson of Virginia are confirmed, as expected, to join the Federal Trade Commission this month, they could change the dynamics of an agency that’s been under single-party control for half...
Insulin cases need a sharper focus
Hard cases are notorious for making bad law. But sometimes the easy and obvious cases can make bad law, too. Something like this seems to be going on with insulin pricing.
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Political, judicial tests await FTC in coming year
The Federal Trade Commission starts the new year and a new administration with slightly more money and enforcement power but is facing political and judicial storm clouds ahead.
With Dems poised to control Senate, Klobuchar’s antitrust agenda could gather steam
With the expected change in partisan control of the Senate, those who want to reform antitrust laws will have a strong ally in the new chairwoman of the chamber’s Judiciary antitrust subcommittee.
New administration may shift enforcement amid Privacy Shield fallout
“Our privacy enforcement is better than any in the world,” Federal Trade Commission member Noah Phillips bragged recently.
For Black antitrust lawyers, top DOJ, FTC posts remain elusive
Doha Mekki’s family moved from Sudan to Charlotte, North Carolina, when she was four years old, so her mother could pursue a PhD in architecture. A military coup propelling Omar al-Bashir to power...
Privacy Corner: Gray combines love of science, law in tackling privacy risks
Stacey Gray studied biology in college with plans to become a physician. Then a political science course changed her career trajectory.
Pujo committee hearings on big banks helped shape antitrust law
A devoutly religious politician from the mid-Atlantic region had just defeated a Republican president. But instead of partisan bickering or street protests, the weeks after the election featured...