Tag: Federal Trade Commission
Former FTC Chair Khan questions Amazon’s $2.5B settlement
Lina Khan, who became a legal phenom as a law student for her antitrust criticisms of Amazon, isn’t…
SCOTUS sides with Trump on firing of trade commission Democrat
The US Supreme Court temporarily lifted a court injunction blocking US President Donald Trump from firing the only…
Supreme Court issues ruling on Trump’s power to fire FTC commissioner without cause
The Supreme Court has backed President Donald Trump’s power to fire the lone Democrat on the Federal Trade…
Amazon faces US trial over alleged Prime subscription tricks
Amazon goes to trial on Monday in a US government lawsuit that accuses the e-commerce giant of using…
A 90-year-old Supreme Court precedent protecting Fed independence is on its deathbed
90 years ago, the Supreme Court decided 9-0 that FTC leaders get "for cause" protection from firing.The decision…
John Roberts backs Trump’s power to fire FTC commissioner without cause for now
Chief Justice John Roberts halted the reinstatement of the lone Democratic commissioner of the Federal Trade Commission, whom…
Judge issues injunction preventing Trump’s FTC from investigating watchdog Media Matters
WASHINGTON (AP) — A federal judge has issued an injunction preventing the Trump administration's Federal Trade Commission from…
Another one of California’s Trump-proofing planks just broke
The Trump administration is taking away California's backstop Trump-proofing tactic.The Federal Trade Commission announced an agreement with four…