The Department of Justice’s Antitrust Division recently announced a proposed settlement with Agri Stats, Inc. regarding allegations that Agri Stats unlawfully helped meat processors exchange competitively sensitive information.[1] The settlement, filed in the District of Minnesota, requires Agri Stats to halt certain data-sharing practices that the DOJ alleges suppressed competition and increased meat prices.[2]

In its suit, the DOJ alleged that Agri Stats…

Read More DOJ Settlement with Agri Stats and Recent Speech Signal Heightened Scrutiny for Information Sharing Among Competitors and Algorithmic Pricing Tools

On April 29, the NCAA agreed to a proposed class action settlement, requiring it to make both monetary payments and major rule changes on student athletes’ ability to receive prize money prior to college enrollment. [1]  The proposed settlement now awaits final approval in the U.S. District Court for the Middle District of North Carolina.[2]

In Brantmeier, et al. v. NCAA, the…

Read More NCAA Settlement Sets Aside Rule Banning Student Athletes From Accepting Outside Prize Money

Following appeal arguments concerning an August 2025 ruling from D.C. District Judge Sparkle L. Sooknanan, the FTC has settled litigation with the left-wing watchdog journalism organization, Media Matters for America.[1] Our post on Judge Sooknanan’s August 2025 order (the “Order”) can be found here.

As set forth in the Order, Media Matters had garnered the attention of Elon Musk when, in 2023, it…

Read More FTC Settles With Watchdog Journalism Non-Profit “Media Matters for America”

On March 20, 2026, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit held that deceptive advertising actions brought by the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) in an administrative proceeding are unconstitutional.[1] In Intuit, Inc. v. FTC (No. 24-60040), the Fifth Circuit determined that when the FTC prosecutes deceptive advertising claims pursuant to Section 5 of the FTC Act, it can only bring those…

Read More Fifth Circuit Holds FTC’s Internal Administrative Adjudication of Deceptive Advertising Claims Unconstitutional

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