Tag: DOJ
Justice Department Document Defends Scrutiny Of Marijuana Mergers
The Justice Department’s misconduct office has found that antitrust prosecutors didn’t violate any rules or regulations by undertaking in-depth reviews of 10 mergers in...
Attorney General Barr To Testify Before Congress Next Month
Attorney General William Barr is set to testify before the House Judiciary Committee in late July, a Department of Justice spokesperson has announced.
"The Attorney...
DOJ, State AGs To Meet Friday On Google Antitrust Probe
US Justice Department officials and some state attorneys general are set to meet on Friday to discuss ongoing antitrust probes into Alphabet’s Google unit,...
DOJ Whistleblower Cites Trump Tweets As Leading To CA Emissions Probe
A Department of Justice (DOJ) investigation into California’s efforts to reduce vehicle emissions appeared to be politically motivated, a DOJ whistleblower wrote in testimony to...
DOJ Letter Defending CA Emissions Probe Leaked
A Justice Department letter defending the administration's antitrust collusion inquiry into automakers who sided with California against the Trump administration in last year's emissions-standards...
SEC, DOJ Antitrust Division Sign Memorandum Of Understanding
The SEC and the Department of Justice's antitrust division stated Monday, June 22, they have joined forces to enhance competition in the securities industry.
While the...
DOJ To Propose Limiting Internet Companies’ Protections
The Justice Department is set to propose a rollback of legal protections that online platforms have enjoyed for more than two decades, in an...
Dems Subpoena Ex-Antitrust Official In Probe of Barr’s DOJ
The House Judiciary Committee issued subpoenas Tuesday for the testimony of two Justice Department officials, including one of former special counsel Robert Mueller's top...
Delrahim Presents Collusion Strike Force to the International Competition Community
Assistant Attorney General Makan Delrahim of the US Department of Justice, Antitrust Division, presented the Procurement Collusion Strike Force (PCSF) to the international competition...
Ex-DOJ Official Argues Facebook Was In The Practice Of Squashing Rivals
Fiona Scott Morton, a former top antitrust official in the Obama administration, is accusing Facebook of anti-competitive behavior in a paper that argues the...
