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The Mogin Law Blog provides insights on competition law issues important to antitrust practitioners and companies, including federal and state antitrust enforcement actions, private antitrust litigation and class actions, mergers that can shift the competitive landscape, and legislative and policy changes. We welcome questions from attorneys and the media. Receive our monthly newsletter via LinkedIn.

UK Approves Amex GBT’s Big Travel Merger, But DOJ Suit Forces Pause

UK Approves Amex GBT’s Big Travel Merger, But DOJ Suit Forces Pause

The United Kingdom’s Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) has approved the proposed merger of American Express Global Business Travel Group...
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Live Nation’s Motion to Dismiss Government Antitrust Case Rejected

Live Nation’s Motion to Dismiss Government Antitrust Case Rejected

Judge tells attorneys to get cracking on discovery because trial is coming. BY TIMOTHY Z. LACOMB AND JOY M. SIDHWA...
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Government Attorneys Continue Call for Google to Divest Chrome   

Government Attorneys Continue Call for Google to Divest Chrome   

New demands also soften restrictions on investment in artificial intelligence and deals with ad competitors. BY DAN MOGIN The Department...
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Does California Need a Bigger Antitrust Hammer?

Does California Need a Bigger Antitrust Hammer?

California AG, Legislator Want Higher Antitrust Fines, but Deterrence Demands More. By DAN MOGIN California Attorney General Rob Bonta and...
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Musk Says Advertisers Abandoned X via Illegal Boycott

Musk Says Advertisers Abandoned X via Illegal Boycott

Suit claims anti-conservative forces were behind advertisers’ alleged concerted action. Advertisers began pulling their ads from the microblogging site, then...
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DOJ Challenges Hewlett Packard’s Juniper Networks Deal

DOJ Challenges Hewlett Packard’s Juniper Networks Deal

Calling it a DOJ overreach, companies vow to defend the merger as pro-competitive. The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) has...
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Elizabeth Warren Urges DOJ to Scrutinize Disney-Fubo Deal Over Antitrust Concerns

Elizabeth Warren Urges DOJ to Scrutinize Disney-Fubo Deal Over Antitrust Concerns

Request marks early test for Trump's new antitrust enforcers. Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-MA), a tenacious advocate for holding large corporations...
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Texas Leads Use of Antitrust Laws to Combat Allegedly Undisclosed Investments in ESG Funds

Texas Leads Use of Antitrust Laws to Combat Allegedly Undisclosed Investments in ESG Funds

Suit says money managers conspired to channel investment into fighting climate change. They have since cut back. State Attorneys General...
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Unlike Other Cabinet Picks, Likely Head of DOJ Antitrust Suggests Continuity

Unlike Other Cabinet Picks, Likely Head of DOJ Antitrust Suggests Continuity

Given the intense partisanship landscape, questions of neutrality linger. President Donald Trump has moved quickly to undo much of his...
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Antitrust Division Targets ‘Red Tape that Hinders Free Market Competition’ 

Antitrust Division Targets ‘Red Tape that Hinders Free Market Competition’ 

Any review of regs will require a comprehensive understanding of their broader context. The Anticompetitive Regulations Task Force, just launched...
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