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The FTC’s Noncompete Rule: Shouldn’t Doesn’t Mean Can’t, but Maybe It Should

TOTM Former U.S. Labor Secretary Gene Scalia games out the future of the Federal Trade Commission’s (FTC) recently proposed rule that would ban the use of . . .

Former U.S. Labor Secretary Gene Scalia games out the future of the Federal Trade Commission’s (FTC) recently proposed rule that would ban the use of most noncompete clauses in today’s Wall Street Journal.

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Antitrust & Consumer Protection

Gus Hurwitz on the FTC and the Rule of Law

Presentations & Interviews ICLE Director of Law & Economics Programs Gus Hurwitz joined a panel at the Gray Center’s Oct. 14 conference, “The Administration of Antitrust: The FTC . . .

ICLE Director of Law & Economics Programs Gus Hurwitz joined a panel at the Gray Center’s Oct. 14 conference, “The Administration of Antitrust: The FTC and the Rule of Law.” The panel also featured Ashley Baker of the Committee for Justice and Howard Shelanski of the Georgetown University Law Center, and was moderated by ICLE Nonresident Scholar Joshua Wright. Audio of the discussion, archived by the Gray Center’s Gray Matters podcast, is embedded below.

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Antitrust & Consumer Protection

A Policy Statement Is Still Only Worth the Electrons Upon Which It Is Written

TOTM Just over a decade ago, in a speech at the spring meeting of the American Bar Association’s Antitrust Law Section, then-recently appointed Commissioner Joshua Wright of . . .

Just over a decade ago, in a speech at the spring meeting of the American Bar Association’s Antitrust Law Section, then-recently appointed Commissioner Joshua Wright of the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) announced his hope that the FTC would adopt a policy statement on the use of its unfair methods of competition (UMC) authority…

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Antitrust & Consumer Protection

Gus Hurwitz on FTC Consent Decrees

Presentations & Interviews ICLE Director of Law & Economics Programs Gus Hurwitz joined Steptoe & Johnson LLP’s The Cyberlaw Podcast to discuss (among other topics): The FTC is likely . . .

ICLE Director of Law & Economics Programs Gus Hurwitz joined Steptoe & Johnson LLP’s The Cyberlaw Podcast to discuss (among other topics):

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Antitrust & Consumer Protection

FTC Could Soon Face High Court Reprimand

Popular Media It is likely that the commission will side with the arguments it approved its own complaint counsel to develop, declaring itself the winner and Altria and Juul the losers.

The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) recently held a closed session to hear an appeal from its own counsel of a decision handed down in February by an FTC administrative law judge (ALJ) rejecting the commission’s arguments that Altria’s 2020 acquisition of a 35% stake in e-cigarette maker Juul was anticompetitive and harms consumers. It is likely that the commission will side with the arguments it approved its own complaint counsel to develop, declaring itself the winner and Altria and Juul the losers.

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Antitrust & Consumer Protection

Gus Hurwitz on SCOTUS’ Section 230 review

Presentations & Interviews ICLE Director of Law & Economics Programs Gus Hurwitz joined Steptoe & Johnson’s The Cyberlaw Podcast to discuss the Supreme Court’s decision to review whether . . .

ICLE Director of Law & Economics Programs Gus Hurwitz joined Steptoe & Johnson’s The Cyberlaw Podcast to discuss the Supreme Court’s decision to review whether Section 230 protects platforms from liability for materially assisting terror groups whose speech they distribute. The full episode is embedded below.

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Innovation & the New Economy

Gus Hurwitz on Big Tech bills

Presentations & Interviews ICLE Director of Law & Economics Programs Gus Hurwitz joined Steptoe & Johnson’s The Cyberlaw Podcast to discuss the American Data Privacy and Protection Act, . . .

ICLE Director of Law & Economics Programs Gus Hurwitz joined Steptoe & Johnson’s The Cyberlaw Podcast to discuss the American Data Privacy and Protection Act, the American Innovation and Choice Online Act, and the Journalism Competition and Preservation Act. The full episode is embedded below.

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Antitrust & Consumer Protection

Three Big Pitfalls in the Way of Lina Khan’s Agenda

TOTM In a recent op-ed for the Wall Street Journal, Svetlana Gans and Eugene Scalia look at three potential traps the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) could trigger if it . . .

In a recent op-ed for the Wall Street Journal, Svetlana Gans and Eugene Scalia look at three potential traps the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) could trigger if it pursues the aggressive rulemaking agenda many have long been expecting.

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Antitrust & Consumer Protection

Gus Hurwitz on the ADPPA

Presentations & Interviews ICLE Director of Law & Economics Programs Gus Hurwitz joined Steptoe & Johnson’s The Cyberlaw Podcast to discuss the American Data Privacy and Protection Act’s . . .

ICLE Director of Law & Economics Programs Gus Hurwitz joined Steptoe & Johnson’s The Cyberlaw Podcast to discuss the American Data Privacy and Protection Act’s legislative prospects. The full episode is embedded below.

https://www.steptoe.com/podcasts/TheCyberlawPodcast-414.mp3

 

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Data Security & Privacy