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Ninth Circuit revives NFL antitrust verdict on Sunday Ticket dealsSports — Oct 30, 2026A 9th Circuit panel on Oct. 30, 2026, held the district court abused its discretion excluding expert testimony, reinstating NFL Sunday Ticket antitrust liability and ordering a new trial on the $4.7B damages.

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Chris Dalton A new trial on damages makes sense rather than locking in that massive award without closer review.

DoorDash to Buy Instacart in $17 Billion DealBusiness — Oct 26, 2026DoorDash is in advanced talks to acquire Instacart’s parent company, Maplebear, for about $17 billion, with an announcement possible within days, though the deal could still fall through. The combination would unite major food and grocery delivery competitors and could face antitrust scrutiny; Instacart’s separate talks with Uber have reportedly ended.

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Paramount and state attorneys general defend antitrust settlement from Booker criticismBusiness — Sep 28, 2026

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REPORT: House Republicans Open Antitrust Investigation Against CVS Caremark — Dec 12, 2024House Republicans launched an antitrust investigation Thursday into whether CVS Caremark, a leading pharmacy benefit manager (PBM), has been using its market position to block independent pharmacies from using…

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Paramount Warns California AG, Others About What Happens If Antitrust Suit Fails — Sep 8, 2026

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Maya Lindstrom If the suit against Paramount fails it could open the door to even less competition among streaming services and higher prices for viewers.

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Paramount Skydance settles states antitrust suit over Warner Bros. Discovery deal — Sep 21, 2026

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Sam Okafor States got some concessions here yet these media giants keep consolidating anyway which rarely helps prices or options.

Trump Admin Backs Red States’ Antitrust Suit Against Financial Titans To ‘Protect Coal’ — May 22, 2025The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) and the Department of Justice (DOJ) threw their weight behind an antitrust lawsuit against major asset managers that alleges the firms colluded to tank coal production with their…

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US Justice Department Hits Google With Biggest Antitrust Lawsuit in Two DecadesReporting — Oct 20, 2020The U.S. Justice Department and 11 states filed an antitrust lawsuit against Alphabet Inc’s Google on Tuesday for allegedly breaking the law in using its market power to fend off rivals, and called for action. The…

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EXCLUSIVE: Florida AG Launches Antitrust Probe Into Plastic Organizations’ Costly Climate Goals — Apr 21, 2026Republican Florida Attorney General James Uthmeier launched an antitrust investigation Tuesday into plastics groups pushing restrictive environmental goals that allegedly drive up costs. Uthmeier sent civil…

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Jordan’s NASCAR Antitrust Fight Heats Up as Economist Says Teams Are Owed $364M — Dec 9, 2025Michael Jordan’s antitrust showdown with NASCAR took a sharp turn this week as a veteran economist told a federal jury the racing giant owes nearly $365 million in damages to the two teams challenging its…

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Meta Wins Major Antitrust Case, Avoids Breaking Up Instagram and WhatsApp — Nov 18, 2025Meta Platforms Inc. scored a major legal victory Tuesday after a federal judge ruled the company does not hold a monopoly in social networking, ending a years-long antitrust challenge from the Federal Trade Commission…

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Support Trump vs Support DemocratsYourlist — VS BattleEvery executive order, court fight, and agency purge just adds another tally mark to the same permanent scoreboard.

Clinton-Appointed Judge Deals Crushing Antitrust Blow To Google’s Ad Empire — Apr 17, 2025A federal judge ruled Thursday that Google has illegally monopolized the online advertising technology market, handing the Department of Justice a major win in its antitrust crackdown on Big Tech. U.S. District Judge…

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Texas, Nine US States Accuse Google of Working With Facebook To Break Antitrust LawReporting — Dec 16, 2020Texas and nine other states sued Google on Wednesday, accusing it of working with Facebook Inc in violation of antitrust law to boost its already-dominant online advertising business. The states asked that the Alphabet…

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US Justice Department Going ‘Full Tilt’ on Tech Antitrust Probe: OfficialReporting — Aug 13, 2020The U.S. Justice Department is moving “full-tilt” on its antitrust investigation of Alphabet Inc’s Google <GOOGL.O> and other Big Tech platforms, the department’s second-ranking official told Reuters. Deputy Attorney…

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US States To Sue Facebook for Antitrust Violations on Wednesday, Sources SayReporting — Dec 10, 2020A group of U.S. states led by New York will file a lawsuit on Wednesday afternoon accusing Facebook Inc of violating antitrust law, according to two sources familiar with the matter. New York Attorney General Letitia…

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Google Takes Massive Hit As Federal Judge Rules It Violated US Antitrust Law — Aug 5, 2024Google took a massive hit Monday after a federal judge ruled the company violated U.S. antitrust law through its search business, according to a court filing. U.S. District Judge Amit P. Mehta submitted the ruling…

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Zuckerberg’s Trillion-Dollar Meta Empire Sits On Razor’s Edge As Antitrust Case Rolls On — Apr 26, 2025The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) took Meta to trial last week, opening a federal antitrust assault that threatens to tear Mark Zuckerberg’s trillion-dollar empire apart. The trial caps nearly five years of legal…

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X Corp and SpaceXAI End Antitrust Suit Against Apple but Keep OpenAI Case — Sep 14, 2026X Corp and SpaceXAI have voluntarily dismissed their federal antitrust lawsuit against Apple in Texas, ending the case over claims that Apple monopolized smartphone and generative AI markets. The dismissal removes a regulatory overhang for Apple, though the dispute continues with OpenAI and broader scrutiny of Apple’s platform practices persists.

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Nicole Hardy Apple must have seen this coming and adjusted their AI plans quietly to avoid the fight.

Mexico Antitrust Watchdog Probes Professional Soccer Market — Sep 14, 2026Mexico’s National Antitrust Commission opened a formal, ex-officio probe into possible monopolistic practices in the professional football market, prompted by fan complaints and focusing on the absence of promotion and relegation and the concentration of Liga MX’s ownership and broadcasting rights. If violations are found, the FMF could face penalties up to 10% of annual revenue as investigators examine affiliation, organization and access to competitions.

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Nicole Hardy It's good the commission is finally checking how Liga MX blocks promotion and locks up TV rights.

FTC Resolves Zillow-Redfin Antitrust FightBusiness — Aug 21, 2026The FTC and state attorneys general have secured an order resolving antitrust claims over Zillow and Redfin’s rental-listings partnership, with Zillow denying liability as the deal is filed for court approval. The case moves to a trial set for Aug. 24 to decide whether the exclusive syndication of multifamily rental listings harms competition or benefits consumers, with both sides arguing the deal’s impact on the market.

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DOJ Investigates Nvidia Groq Licensing Deal Over Antitrust Evasion — Sep 10, 2026The U.S. Department of Justice is examining whether Nvidia structured its Groq licensing deal to avoid antitrust review, a probe that follows broader regulatory scrutiny of licensing arrangements in the AI chip sector. The roughly $17–20 billion deal, which included executive hires from Groq, is under scrutiny as regulators weigh whether such licenses functionally imitate acquisitions without triggering merger reviews.

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Elena Vasquez The executive hires tied to this license make it hard to see the arrangement as anything but a de facto acquisition that skipped review.

KKR settles $250 million HSR antitrust case — Aug 26, 2026KKR agreed to pay $250 million to settle a U.S. DOJ civil antitrust case alleging repeated failures to file premerger notices and document omissions across at least 16 transactions, the largest penalty for Hart-Scott-Rodino violations. The settlement resolves civil allegations and an ongoing criminal probe, with KKR saying it acted in good faith and that the penalty will be reimbursed by outside law firms.

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Whining Actors Aside, There’s No Real Antitrust Reason To Block Paramount Merger — Jul 6, 2026Nearly a year has passed since news broke that Paramount was preparing to acquire Warner Bros. Discovery (WBD).

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EU drafts antitrust update letting dominant firms cite public benefits, critics warn — Sep 3, 2026The EU is revamping antitrust guidance to let dominant firms defend certain practices that would normally raise competition concerns if they deliver sustainability, public-policy goals, or resilience in supply chains, and to clarify when dominance applies. Critics warn that the broader allowances could blur anti-competitive abuse with pro-competitive efficiency, risking unfair dominance.

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Maya Lindstrom Sounds nice on paper but "public benefit" is exactly the kind of vague phrase big lobbyists love to exploit.