Trump FTC Chair Supports Undoing Commissioner-Firing Protections
Federal Trade Commission chairman Andrew Ferguson called for eliminating legal protections that prevent presidents from ...
US Department of Justice to stop defending independence of FTC, NLRB, letter says
The U.S. Department of Justice will cease defending the independent status of three consumer and worker protection agencies, ...
Lina Khan's Court Cases Meet FTC Chair Vowing to Reshape Agenda
Andrew Ferguson had been FTC chairman for a day when an oil executive sued the agency, using Ferguson’s past statements as a ...
FTC hires Heritage Foundation policy alum as tech chief
The U.S. Federal Trade Commission has named a former tech policy researcher from the conservative Heritage Foundation as its ...
The FTC Should Consider Ditching Antitrust Cases That Harm American Consumers
The Federal Trade Commission filed 2 Robinson-Patman suits at the end of the Biden Administration. RPA suits penalize ...
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FTC's CARS Rule thrown out by appeals court
A key consumer protection measure, the Federal Trade Commission's CARS Rule, has been thrown out by a federal appeals court.
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FTC Surveillance Pricing Study Finds Personal Data Is Used to Set Individualized Consumer Prices and Generate Higher Profits for Companies
On January 17, 2025, the US Federal Trade Commission (FTC) released the preliminary observations and findings from its ...
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FTC merger filing regulation takes effect
Health systems are hopeful legal and potential congressional challenges will overturn the regulation, which will increase costs tied to most filings.
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5th Circuit Slams the Brakes on FTC’s CARS Rule
There are generally two paths that the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) takes for rulemaking. First, there may be a specific statute that gives the ...
Judge denies FTC's effort to block Tempur Sealy's $4B Mattress Firm acquisition (updated)
A federal judge in Houston denied the Federal Trade Commission’s motion for a preliminary injunction that would have blocked ...
US Justice Department will stop defending independence of FTC, NLRB, letter says
The U.S. Department of Justice will cease defending the independent status of three consumer and worker protection agencies, ...