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President Trump Fires Two Democratic FTC Commissioners

On March 18, President Donald Trump fired the Democratic commissioners, Rebecca Slaughter and Alvaro Bedoya, from the Federal Trade Commission (FTC). This leaves two Republicans, Chairman Andrew Ferguson and Melissa Holyoak,...more

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Trump fires Democratic members of FTC

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President Trump on Tuesday fired the remaining two Democratic members of the FTC, leaving only two Republicans on the commission. The commissioners, Alvaro Bedoy and Rebecca Slaughter, announced their dismissals on social...more

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Executive Order on Federal Agencies

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On February 18, 2025, President Donald J. Trump signed an Executive Order (EO), entitled, “Restoring Democracy and Accountability in Government,” which asserts greater authority over all federal agencies, including those...more

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Trump takes control of ‘independent agencies’

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Saying that independent agencies “have exercised enormous power over the American people without Presidential oversight,” President Trump has issued an Executive Order placing those agencies under his control....more

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The First Ruling Is In: FTC Noncompete Rule Enjoined - But No Nationwide Impact

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Following extensive briefing from Ryan LLC (Ryan), the U.S. Chamber of Commerce (Chamber), the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) and briefs from dozens of amicus curiae, the United States District Court for the Northern District...more

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West Virginia v. EPA and ‘Major Questions’ Facing the Competition Agencies

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The U.S. Supreme Court’s June 30 decision in West Virginia v. Environmental Protection Agency will reverberate throughout the administrative state, inviting challenges to agency actions on major policy issues - including...more

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FTC Signals Interest in Noncompete Clauses

On July 9, 2021, President Biden issued an executive order aimed at promoting competition in the economy, including directing the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) to consider exercising its rulemaking authority “to curtail the...more

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Promoting Competition in the American Economy Executive Order: Antitrust Is Back?

On July 9, 2021, President Biden executed an Executive Order (EO) on Promoting Competition in the American Economy. This EO impacts the Intellectual Property (IP) transactions and portfolios as discussed below....more

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