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News Release: Washington, D.C.-House Energy and Commerce Committee Republican Leader Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-WA) and Republican Leader for Consumer Protection and Commerce Gus Bilirakis (R-FL) sent a letter to FTC Chair Lina Khan on her recent internal decisions that politicize the agency while harming businesses.


Saint Louis man receives over 12-year sentence for drug and gun offenses
Antitrust

Lamondra Beckley, a 43-year-old resident of Saint Louis, Missouri, received a sentence of 147 months in prison on November 10, 2021.


Antitrust

News Release: The following joint statement can be attributed to Acting Assistant Attorney General Richard A. Powers of the Antitrust Division and Federal Trade Commission (FTC) Chair Lina Khan: “We must ensure that the merger guidelines reflect current economic realities and empirical learning and that they guide ...


US Department of Labor announces OSHA will investigate complaints  of whistleblower retaliation under new antitrust, money laundering laws
Antitrust

News Release: WASHINGTON, DC – The U.S. Department of Labor announced today that its Occupational Safety and Health Administration is now overseeing worker retaliation complaints filed under two new whistleblower statutes – the Criminal Antitrust Anti-Retaliation Act and the Anti-Money Laundering Act.


Chairmen Ask MLB for Documents on Antitrust Concerns with Potential Purchase of Regional Sports Networks
Antitrust

News Release: Washington, D.C. -Today, Rep. Elijah E. Cummings, the Chairman of the Committee on Oversight and Reform, and Rep. Raja Krishnamoorthi, the Chairman of the Subcommittee on Economic and Consumer Policy, sent a letter to Major League Baseball (MLB) Commissioner Robert Manfred requesting documents related to antitrust concerns regarding the league’s reported efforts to purchase 21 regional sports networks (RSNs).