US FTC firings could put consumer rulings in legal limbo
President Donald Trump's firing of two commissioners at the Federal Trade Commission puts the U.S. consumer protection in ...
Trump’s FTC firings stir debate about agency independence
President Trump’s dismissal of two Democratic members of the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) is raising new questions about ...
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SEC Staff Clarifies That Meme Coins Are Not Securities
The Staff stated that most meme coins are not subject to federal securities laws or SEC fraud enforcement; who will oversee meme coins remains an ...
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Federal Trade Commission Launches an Inquiry into Censorship by Big Tech Platforms
On February 20, 2025, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC ... suggested that Section 230 of the Communications Decency Act of 1996, which shields online platforms from liability for user-generated ...
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Federal Circuit Rules US International Trade Commission’s Interpretation of Section 337’s Domestic Industry Requirement is Overly Narrow
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Musk renews firing threat after being stymied by federal officials
The Transportation Department, the Treasury Department and independent agencies like the Federal Trade Commission and the Federal Communications Commission have told employees to answer Musk's ...
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'Big Three' PBMs seek appeal in legal spat with Federal Trade Commission
The three largest pharmacy benefit managers are looking to take their legal back-and-forth with the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) to the 8th Circuit Court, according to a court filing issued late ...
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Federal Court Finds Consumer Wire Transfers Are Subject to the Electronic Funds Transfer Act
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Why a Full Federal Takeover of DC Would Require an Act of Congress
a federal takeover of the District of Columbia. It would take some doing, though — including, literally, an act of Congress. But the issue bubbled up again this week, the latest in the blizzard ...
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Ottawa removing half of federal internal trade barriers
Internal Trade Minister Anita Anand informed the provinces and territories Friday that Ottawa will remove more than half of federal internal trade barriers in a move to make Canada less reliant on the ...
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Musk might have violated federal employee ethics law, lawyers say
While special government employees do fall under the Hatch Act, there are differences in its application compared with most federal workers. OSC guidance says that SGEs are only subject to the law ...
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Government of Canada removing more than half of federal exceptions to the Canadian Free Trade Agreement to strengthen Interprovincial Trade
Today, the Honourable Anita Anand, Minister of Transport and Internal Trade, announced the upcoming removal of an additional 20 federal exceptions in the Canadian Free Trade Agreement (CFTA), reducing ...