The FTC Goes Evidence-Free

The Wall Street Journal

The FTC Goes Evidence-Free

Through three years of Lina Khan’s leadership, the Federal Trade Commission has suffered an unprecedented streak of high-profile court defeats. That’s because the agency regularly makes…

Healthcare

Timeline: Federal Trade Commission Unhinged

Timeline: Federal Trade Commission Unhinged

An illustrative timeline produced by the Competitive Enterprise highlighting the most glaring and head-scratching actions taken by the current Federal Trade Commission.

Commentary

American Institute for Economic Research

“Supermarket Merger Muddle”

Dr. Gary Galles, professor of economics at Pepperdine University, discusses the FTC’s challenge to the Kroger-Albertsons merger.

Eye on FTC

More FTC News

 

Wall Street Journal

“Lina Khan Gets Punched Back”

The Wall Street Journal‘s editorial board discusses Express Scripts’ lawsuit against the FTC surrounding the agencies 6(b) study on Pharmacy Benefit Managers.

Eye on FTC

More FTC Commentary

Over nearly a century of independence, the Federal Trade Commission operated with broad, sometimes open-ended legal standards to police competition. During the past forty years, the agency sought to optimize consumer welfare in its analysis. No longer is this the case. FTC Chairman Lina Khan has taken issue with numerous industries, trade practices, and regulatory norms. Her expansive view of the agency and the public interest clashes with established practices, the law, and what is best for consumers. At the Competitive Enterprise Institute, we believe no industry is safe from this regulator’s abuse of power and that consumers are in jeopardy. We seek to spotlight agency overreach to help inform legislators, and, ultimately, to restore the agency’s core mission of protecting consumer welfare.

A comprehensive list of FTC-related policy events at the FTC, CEI, and outside organizations.

VIDEO: "FTC's Sweeping Non-Compete Ban"

The Federalist Society hosted a webinar on May 9, 2024, discussing the FTC's final rule banning most employee noncompete agreements.

Read More

VIDEO: "Fireside Chat with FTC Commissioner Melissa Holyoak"

The Federalist Society hosted an event on May 21, 2024, featuring FTC Commissioner Melissa Holyoak at the Mayflower Hotel.

Read More

VIDEO: "Who's Canning Competition? The FTC's Trip Down the Grocery Aisle"

CEI hosted an online event on July 9, 2024, discussing the FTC's case against the Kroger/Albertsons merger, the Commission's study on supply chains, and a potential revival of the Robinson-Patman Act.

Read More

VIDEO: "FTC's Interim Pharmacy Benefit Manager Report - Assessing Vigor"

The Federalist Society hosted an online webinar on July 22, 2024, discussing the FTC's recent 6(b) report on pharmacy benefit managers.

Read More

VIDEO: "CEI Lunch Briefing: A Global Antitrust Paradox"

CEI hosted a lunch briefing on August 7, 2024, discussing how increased antitrust enforcement might affect the US's competitiveness abroad.

Read More

VIDEO: "Fireside Chat with the New FTC Commissioners"

The Technology Policy Institute hosted an event on August 20, 2024, featuring FTC Commissioners Andrew Ferguson and Melissa Holyoak.

Read More

"The Feds Unfriend Facebook: Why the FTC's Meta Antitrust Case Should Fail"

September 4, 2024 - The Washington Legal Foundation and TechFreedom will host an online webinar to discuss the FTC's antitrust suit against Meta.

Read More

Past Events on the Federal Trade Commission

Read More

Notices for Requests for comment from the Federal Trade Commission

The Federal Trade Commission announced a notice of proposed rulemaking to update its Children’s Online Privacy Protection Rule (COPPA) on December 20, 2023.

Read More

The Federal Trade Commission announced a proposed rule to ban junk fees on October 11, 2023. The comment period has been extended until February 7, 2024.

Read More

The FTC and DOJ released their long awaited draft of the updated merger guidelines. Comments are due September 18, 2023.

Read More

The FTC and the DOJ have proposed sweeping changes to the premerger notifications rules under the Hart-Scott-Rodino (HSR) Act.

Read More

The FTC announced a notice of proposed rulemaking to amend the Negative Option Rule to include a “click to cancel” provision.

Read More

Comment period closes on May 22, 2023.

Read More

A list of recent final rule announcements from the Federal Trade Commission.

Final Rule, “Non-Compete Clause Rule,” effective September 4, 2024.

Read More

Administrative adjudications from the Federal Trade Commission.

December 19, 2022 – Fortnite creator, Epic Games, agrees to settlement with FTC over allegations that the video game developer violated children’s privacy law.

Read More

Recent news and announcements from the FTC.

March 3, 2023 – The FTC announced proposed changes to its 2020 consent decree with Meta, arguing that the social media company violated the agency’s privacy order. The proposed change would prohibit Meta from monetizing data from its young users.

Read More

March 13, 2023 – The FTC submitted its budget request to Congress, seeking $590 million for FY 2024. This is an increase of $160 million above FY 2023.

Read More

February 9, 2023 – The FTC released new data on romance scams, finding that nearly 70,000 consumers lost $1.3 billion in 2022.

Read More

February 17, 2023 – FTC announces the launch of new Office of Technology to support the agency’s work in the digital marketplace. The office will be lead by Chief Technology Officer, Stephanie T. Nguyen.

Read More