FTC Dismisses Noncompete Rule Challenge Appeal As It Seeks Info On Agreements

( September 10, 2025, 9:10 AM EDT) -- NEW ORLEANS — The Fifth Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals granted a motion by the Federal Trade Commission to dismiss the commission’s 2024 appeal of a federal judge in Texas’ decision to strike down the FTC’s 2024 noncompete final rule largely banning noncompete agreements....