What’s Coming on the Anti-Monopoly Front in 2025? – Mat Stoller/BIG
After decades of laissez-faire dormancy, FTC and DOJ antitrust actions reached historic levels over the past four years. As Republicans take control of both the White House and Congress, leadership of the two US federal antitrust agencies is changing.
A fireside chat with Federal Trade Commission Chair Lina Khan – Brookings
“Under the leadership of Lina Khan, the outgoing Chair of the Federal Trade Commission (FTC), the agency took on a more active antitrust and consumer protection role, which was largely successful and sometimes controversial. On January 8, Governance Studies at Brookings hosted a fireside chat between FTC Chair Lina Khan and Brookings Visiting Fellow Bill Baer, who discussed the FTC’s accomplishments, challenges, and its future under new leadership.”
Justice Department accuses 6 major landlords of keeping rents high – NPR
United States antitrust law – Wiki
Federal antitrust laws provide for both civil and criminal enforcement. Civil antitrust enforcement occurs through lawsuits filed by the Federal Trade Commission (FTC), the Antitrust Division of the U.S. Department of Justice, and private parties who have been harmed by an antitrust violation. Criminal antitrust enforcement is done only by the Justice Department’s Antitrust Division. Additionally, U.S. state governments may also enforce their own antitrust laws, which mostly mirror federal antitrust laws, regarding commerce occurring solely within their own state’s borders.