Antitrust Laws Explained: Protecting Consumers and Ensuring Fair Competition

Antitrust laws shield consumers from predatory practices and foster fair competition, ensuring a balanced market. Explore key ...

Abigail Slater Says She’s Departing As Justice Department’s Antitrust Chief; Exit Comes As Division Prepped For Live Nation Antitrust Trial — Update

UPDATED, with additional comment: Abigail Slater, who has served as the head of the Justice Department’s Antitrust Division in Donald Trump ‘s second term, announced her departure on Thursday, with ...
Forbes

Antitrust Takes On High Realtors’ Commissions

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I'm an antitrust expert and former FTC general counsel. Oct 09, 2025, 11:23am EDT Huntington Beach, CA - March 15: A home for sale ...
Forbes

Facebook Antitrust Win May Have Broad Policy Implications

WASHINGTON, DC - APRIL 14: Lead Independent Director on Facebook's Board of Directors and former U.S. deputy treasury secretary and U.S. ambassador to Germany Robert Kimmitt arrives at E. Barrett ...

Google secures EU antitrust approval for $32 billion Wiz acquisition

BRUSSELS, Feb 10 (Reuters) - Alphabet's Google gained unconditional EU antitrust approval on Tuesday for its $32 billion ...
American Enterprise Institute

First Amendment Problems with Using Antitrust Law Against Social Media Platforms’ Content Decisions

The Federal Trade Commission (FTC), in February 2025, launched a request for information seeking public comment about how social media platforms’ “adverse actions” against users and user content may ...

FTC crackdown on law firm DEI efforts tests antitrust limits

The U.S. Federal Trade Commission took a fresh tack last week in the federal government's crackdown on diversity, equity and inclusion efforts, warning 42 major law firms that their hiring practices ...
Law

Why Antitrust Should Encourage, Not Slow, Innovation in AI and Payments

Antitrust law should avoid interfering with areas already demonstrating dynamism. In short, antitrust should ensure the best ideas win, the best products reach the shelves, and that business ...
The New York Times

The Government Just Walloped Google. That’s Good Business.

The giants of Silicon Valley have a lot in common with Laura Ingalls Wilder, who portrayed her life on the prairie as a triumph of self-sufficiency, barely mentioning that the government underwrote ...
Law

'Not Quite Nimble Enough': FTC's Antitrust Case Against Meta Took 5 Years to Play Out, a Span When Everything Changed

"The longer the case takes, the more that intervening developments in the sector can disrupt your theory of harm," said Bill Kovacic, a George Washtington University law professor who was Federal ...
The New York Times

Trump Puts Justice Dept. in Awkward Position on Warner Bros. Deal

President Trump’s unusual decision to involve himself in the government’s review of the deal puts pressure on his antitrust chief. By David McCabe Reporting from Washington The bidding war for Warner ...