FTC

To Regulate the Voluntary Carbon Market, Start at the FTC

To Regulate the Voluntary Carbon Market, Start at the FTC

The scope of the FTC’s authority puts it in the best position among agencies to regulate carbon credits.

Reviving Antitrust Enforcement in Regulated Industries

Reviving Antitrust Enforcement in Regulated Industries

Scholar argues that, to address natural monopolies, industry-specific regulators should be replaced by the Justice Department and the FTC.

The Dangers of AI in the Courtroom

The Dangers of AI in the Courtroom

Scholars examine the dangers of difficult-to-understand AI in criminal investigations and cases.

Trump Antitrust Officials Should Stay Focused on Labor Harms

Trump Antitrust Officials Should Stay Focused on Labor Harms

Heads of the Justice Department’s Antitrust Division and FTC should focus on harms to labor in merger review.

Multi-Level Marketing, Multi-Level Accountability

Multi-Level Marketing, Multi-Level Accountability

Scholar urges lawmakers to hold multi-level marketing companies liable for misleading claims made by salespeople.

President Trump’s Power to Remove FTC Commissioners

President Trump’s Power to Remove FTC Commissioners

Removal of commissioners runs counter to a 90-year-old precedent, teeing up a potential Supreme Court case.

Will the ABA Continue to Accredit Law Schools?

Will the ABA Continue to Accredit Law Schools?

The Trump Administration may challenge the American Bar Association’s role in accrediting law schools.

The FTC Green Guides and Recyclability

The FTC Green Guides and Recyclability

Creighton Magid discusses the need for revisions to clarify the FTC’s Green Guides.

Holding “Green Gatekeepers” Accountable

Holding “Green Gatekeepers” Accountable

Scholars urge policymakers to regulate green gatekeepers to reduce greenwashing.

How Fair Are Online Retail Recommendations?

How Fair Are Online Retail Recommendations?

Scholars offer a new analytic approach to testing platforms for self-preferencing bias.

Final Merger Guidelines Released

Final Merger Guidelines Released

The Justice Department and the FTC jointly release final antitrust policy for business mergers.

FTC Proposes Ban on Junk Fees

FTC Proposes Ban on Junk Fees

The FTC proposes a rule that would prohibit hidden and misrepresented fees.