FTCWatch
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August 05, 2025
Neil Averitt commentary: Thurman Arnold, a towering high-plains figure in antitrust
Every profession needs its heroes, and one of the great heroes of antitrust is Thurman Arnold. But we often forget that it was his youth in frontier, high-plains Wyoming that taught the habits of mind that led to his later victories.
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August 05, 2025
FTC wants input on gender-affirming care for minors
The Federal Trade Commission announced a public inquiry surrounding gender-affirming care, especially concerning minors.
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August 05, 2025
Democrats aim to boost FTC powers over surveillance pricing
Several House members have introduced legislation that would give the Federal Trade Commission the power to go after companies that use AI to set prices or wages based on Americans’ personal data.
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July 22, 2025
Privacy Corner: Creator of ‘Screenagers’ crusades against phones in classrooms
Dr. Delaney Ruston had been making documentaries about mental health issues for years. But it wasn’t until she had young teens pleading for more screentime that Ruston delved into understanding how technology affects mental health.
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July 22, 2025
‘When I was there’: Former officials extol FTC’s bipartisan structure
Regardless of the final outcome of litigation involving two members of the Federal Trade Commission, March 18, the day President Donald Trump purportedly fired the Democrats, is an important moment in the agency’s history.
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July 22, 2025
Calendar
Aug. 4 — The Department of Justice and Federal Trade Commission are holding a joint virtual listening session at 2 p.m. ET on “Turning Insights into Action to Reduce Drug Prices.” For more details, go to: https://www.ftc.gov/news-events/news/press-releases/2025/06/ftc-doj-host-listening-sessions-lowering-americans-drug-prices-through-competition?utm_source=govdelivery.
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July 22, 2025
House members ask subcommittee to seek FTC study of concession prices
When the New York Liberty took the court earlier this month at the Barclays Center in Brooklyn, the problem was not getting fans in the seats to see the reigning WNBA champions. The issue in the arena, according to one attendee, was in the concourse.
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July 22, 2025
Neil Averitt commentary: Real antitrust questions we need economists to answer
The discipline of economics has greatly improved the quality of antitrust analysis in some respects, and in other respects has ignored key issues. To broaden the usefulness of its findings, the economics profession could undertake specific new research projects.
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July 22, 2025
Antitrust whistleblower program could disrupt cartels, but questions loom
The Department of Justice’s new whistleblower rewards program opens up a new avenue for the agency’s Antitrust Division to learn of potential cartels and supplement its leniency program, but questions remain about its scope and implementation.
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July 22, 2025
On the Shelf: High court, high snark
If you like your legal analysis with intellectual rigor and more than a bit of snark, then Leah Litman has written just the book for you.
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July 22, 2025
New York legislature passes ‘click to cancel’ law
With only hours left in her tenure as chair of the Federal Trade Commission in January, Lina Khan dashed off a letter to New York’s governor calling for the state to update its consumer protection law.
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July 22, 2025
FTC officials spell out enforcement agenda
The Federal Trade Commission’s newest bureau directors used the friendly confines of the American Enterprise Institute as they made a promise to be aggressive enforcers while showing restraint.
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July 22, 2025
DOJ closes probe of T-Mobile’s buyout of UScellular
The Department of Justice closed its antitrust probe of T-Mobile’s acquisition of UScellular.
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July 22, 2025
Media Matters says FTC probe should be blocked by judge
Media Matters upped the stakes in its free-speech lawsuit against the Federal Trade Commission, asking a judge to grant an injunction blocking the agency’s probe of the liberal content-moderation watchdog on grounds the nonprofit will suffer irreparable harm without an injunction.
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July 22, 2025
Four companies warned to comply with ‘Made in USA’ standards
Flagpole retailer Americana Liberty and three other companies were warned by the Federal Trade Commission to comply with its “Made in USA” requirements.
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July 22, 2025
People — FTC alum Ensor jumps to private practice
Julia Solomon Ensor, a former senior official at the Federal Trade Commission’s consumer protection bureau, is now a counsel in Reed Smith’s advertising practice.
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July 08, 2025
Supreme Court orders circuit court reviews of FTC’s horseracing oversight
The Supreme Court is asking three appeals courts to review their prior rulings on the constitutionality of the Federal Trade Commission’s oversight of horseracing safety.
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July 08, 2025
Calendar
July 24 — The Department of Justice and Federal Trade Commission are holding a joint virtual listening session at 2 p.m. ET on “Formulary and Benefit Practices and Regulatory Abuse Impacting Drug Competition.” For more information, go to: https://www.ftc.gov/news-events/news/press-releases/2025/06/ftc-doj-host-listening-sessions-lowering-americans-drug-prices-through-competition?utm_source=govdelivery.
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July 08, 2025
After case dismissed, nasal spray maker sues FTC
In possibly the first case of its kind challenging FTC Act enforcement, a nasal spray maker sued the Federal Trade Commission on June 18. This comes just months after the government and the company agreed to dismiss litigation the FTC had brought during the pandemic.
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July 08, 2025
People — Forman to focus on M&A, AI at Latham & Watkins
Andrew Forman, who left the Department of Justice as one of its top antitrust enforcers roughly six months ago, is back in private practice at Latham & Watkins. He hopes to counsel clients on a wide range of matters including mergers, algorithmic collusion and broadly on AI.
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July 08, 2025
Ex-FTC attorneys’ boutique firm to push boundaries of antitrust enforcement
Simonsen Sussman LLP, a new boutique law firm recently launched by former antitrust enforcers from the Federal Trade Commission, seeks to “fill significant gaps” and push the boundaries of enforcement while pursuing creative legal theories.
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July 08, 2025
Bedoya begins new role at American Economic Liberties Project
Alvaro Bedoya, a former member of the Federal Trade Commission, has joined the American Economic Liberties Project as a senior advisor.
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July 08, 2025
‘Made in the USA’ month kicks off
Federal Trade Commission Chairman Andrew Ferguson has proclaimed July as “Made in the USA” month.
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July 08, 2025
Neil Averitt commentary: Kids on the Internet — Clear problems, unclear solutions
Everyone can see that excessive screen time is bad for young children and teenagers. Many concrete remedies have been proposed and discussed. But some of the specific proposals seem like a poor fit for the problem.
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July 08, 2025
Former crypto platform CEO settles with FTC for $2.8 million
Stephen Ehrlich, former chief executive of crypto platform Voyager Digital, agreed to a $2.8 million settlement with the Federal Trade Commission to resolve claims of misleading consumers.