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July 07, 2026
Nov. 5 — The American Antitrust Institute is holding its 20th Annual Private Antitrust Enforcement Conference at the National Press Club in Washington, DC. For more information, go to: https://www.antitrustinstitute.org.
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July 07, 2026
The Federal Trade Commission is marking July as Military Consumer Month with webinars and outreach efforts aimed at helping members of the military avoid being victims of scams.
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July 07, 2026
When the Supreme Court ruled the president can fire members of the Federal Trade Commission, it raised a series of questions about the future structure and powers of the agency.
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July 07, 2026
A Washington, DC-area high school student found out that someone had been applying for federal student financial aid under his name and ultimately learned that the identify thief was supposedly enrolled in a Utah community college.
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July 07, 2026
The heart of the Federal Trade Commission’s work under Chairman Andrew Ferguson revolves around enabling consumer choice, said Chris Mufarrige, the director of the Bureau of Consumer Protection.
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July 07, 2026
The online public square is cluttered with deepfake content, but a trio in the Senate is renewing an effort to clean it up by requiring labels on certain material created with artificial intelligence.
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July 07, 2026
The Supreme Court’s decision in Trump v. Slaughter is likely to be remembered for transforming the Federal Trade Commission’s independence. But it also underscores a quieter shift in US merger enforcement: the practical differences between the FTC and the Department of Justice are steadily disappearing.
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July 07, 2026
Cal-Maine Foods, Versova and Hickman’s Egg Ranch have agreed to donate 53 million eggs and pay $3.3 million to settle antitrust claims by the Department of Justice and 17 states that they colluded to artificially raise egg prices.
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July 07, 2026
Targeted advertising is a big source of revenue for companies. It also presents a perennial challenge given the risks to consumer privacy.
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July 07, 2026
Carla A.N. Hine, who has worked extensively on both mergers & acquisitions and conduct cases, is now a partner at Sullivan & Cromwell.
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July 07, 2026
Antitrust regulation is expected to have the most suppressive effect on merger and acquisition activity in the US moving forward, according to the 2026 Global M&A Trends and Risks Report by Norton Rose Fulbright and Mergermarket.
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July 07, 2026
Vertical restraints are as important in the artificial intelligence industry as they are elsewhere.
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July 07, 2026
A top pest control company has been prohibited from enforcing non-compete agreements with its employees under a final consent order from the Federal Trade Commission.
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June 24, 2026
In a congressionally mandated report on the Federal Trade Commission’s oversight of domestic private adoption practices, the agency said it has made “continuing efforts” in that area since a pair of related actions in 2024.
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June 24, 2026
Andrew Ferguson doesn’t lack for confidence. The second person in a row under the age of 40 appointed to lead the Federal Trade Commission, Ferguson is a fast-talking, sharp-minded conservative who brings an air of self-assured command to the leadership of the 111-year-old antitrust and consumer protection agency.
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June 24, 2026
Nov. 5 — The American Antitrust Institute is holding its 20th Annual Private Antitrust Enforcement Conference at the National Press Club in Washington, DC. For more information, go to: https://www.antitrustinstitute.org.
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June 24, 2026
The Federal Trade Commission’s antitrust probe of Diversity Lab, a consulting firm that helped law firms broaden candidate pools for hiring and promotion, opens a new front in the Trump administration’s campaign against diversity, equity and inclusion programs.
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June 24, 2026
Drugmaker Aurobindo Pharma must sell four products to complete its $250 million acquisition of generics drug company Lannett, according to the Federal Trade Commission.
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June 24, 2026
State antitrust enforcers are still planning to challenge the Paramount-Warner Bros. Discovery merger despite a decision by the federal government to stand down, MLex has learned.
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June 24, 2026
Online spaces are often where lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and queer individuals feel the safest. Yet they’re concerned with their digital privacy and online censorship as more states try to restrict children’s use of social media and other websites, according to a survey from the think tank LGBT Tech.
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June 24, 2026
Two of the Senate’s advocates for stronger antitrust enforcement are again pushing legislation aimed at taming the power of digital platforms, but doubts remain over the prospects for passage.
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June 24, 2026
Fox’s proposed $22 billion acquisition of Roku is likely to receive significant antitrust review over vertical issues in streaming distribution, connected-TV advertising and the treatment of rival streaming services on Roku’s platform.
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June 24, 2026
Surveillance pricing is widely considered unfair and anti-consumer, but action against it has been moving in only small steps for one simple reason. It has proven surprisingly difficult to define the precise conduct to be banned. But activity has been picking up in state legislatures.
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June 24, 2026
David Duggin, a former intelligence community contractor, has pleaded guilty to conspiring to commit offenses against the US by soliciting and accepting kickbacks between June 2018 and April 2024, the Department of Justice said.
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June 24, 2026
A Federal Trade Commission employee fabricated documentation to try to take part in the Deferred Resignation Program last year, according to a recent, congressionally mandated report from the agency's Office of Inspector General.