Sen. Amy Klobuchar (D-Minn.) plans to introduce a bill Tuesday that would give the courts a larger role in reviewing antitrust settlements following concerns about the Department of Justice’s (DOJ) recent settlement with Live Nation.

State officials are looking to take up antitrust challenges against potentially massive media mergers if the federal government does not.

Sen. Amy Klobuchar has introduced the Antitrust Accountability and Transparency Act in an effort to strengthen reviews of antitrust settlements to ensure they protect consumers, workers and small businesses.

Antitrust laws prevent large corporations from engaging in practices that reduce competition or harm consumers. These laws are enforced through regulations and legal actions to maintain fair competition. Business owners, financial advisors and consumers ...

Robin van der Meulen of Scott + Scott Attorneys at Law. Courtesy photo The year 2024 has been a momentous year in antitrust, reflecting the Biden administration’s views on robust antitrust enforcement. Among the highlights, the Federal Trade Commission ...

Antitrust law has a storied place in modern American history, where it allegedly allowed authorities to thwart big bad monopolies out to bilk and milk consumers. But many of these past victories are more hollow than historic lore lets on. Or take the case ...

Radical Left Democrats are trying to mask their partisan outrage after Warner Bros.-Discovery rejected Netflix’s acquisition bid and accepted an offer from Paramount, a media company owned by President Donald Trump ally David Ellison.

The Department of Justice Antitrust Division (DOJ) and the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) (together, the Agencies) issued Antitrust Guidelines for Business Activities Affecting Workers (2025 Guidelines) in January. The 2025 Guidelines replace the 2016 ...

The asset manager’s move to settle litigation with 11 Republican-led states represents “a significant development,” according to a Shinder Cantor Lerner attorney, but “is hard to interpret.”