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Jan 13, 2025 | 
laweconcenter.org | Elizabeth Lincicome |Julian Morris
PORTLAND, Ore. (Jan. 13, 2025) — As members of the Illinois General Assembly prepare to convene Feb. 7 for the start of the 2025 legislative session, a recent federal court decision delaying implementation of the Illinois Interchange Fee Prohibition Act (IFPA) gives lawmakers an opportunity to revisit the legislation before it can cause significant disruption to the state’s payments ecosystem, according to the International Center for Law & Economics (ICLE). In a Dec.
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Dec 16, 2024 | 
laweconcenter.org | Elizabeth Lincicome
PORTLAND, Ore. (Dec. 16, 2024) – T-Mobile’s proposed $4.4 billion acquisition of UScellular does not appear to pose any notable competitive harms and could generate significant consumer benefits via increased competition among wireless providers, a new International Center for Law & Economics (ICLE) issue brief concludes.
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Dec 12, 2024 | 
laweconcenter.org | Elizabeth Lincicome
PORTLAND, Ore. (Dec. 12, 2024) – The International Center for Law & Economics (ICLE) offers the following statement on the Federal Trade Commission’s (FTC) just-announced proceedings against Southern Glazer’s Wine and Spirits, alleging the company violated the Robinson-Patman Act of 1936 (RPA) by offering discounts and rebates to large national and regional chains that it did not extend to small and independent businesses.
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Dec 10, 2024 | 
laweconcenter.org | Elizabeth Lincicome |Geoffrey Manne |Brian Albrecht
PORTLAND, Ore. (Dec. 10, 2024) – The International Center for Law & Economics (ICLE) offers the following statement on today’s opinion from Judge Adrienne Nelson of the U.S. District Court for the District of Oregon in Federal Trade Commission v. Kroger & Albertsons, as well as the order from the State of Washington Superior Court for King County in State of Washington v. Kroger, et al., both enjoining the proposed merger of supermarkets Kroger Co. and Albertsons.
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Nov 26, 2024 | 
midtownmag.com | Elizabeth Lincicome
BY ELIZABETH LINCICOMETowns across Wake County are making it easier for families to get in touch with Santa this holiday season—and for Santa to get in touch with them in return! The Town of Morrisville recently alerted residents that Santa Claus had contacted the Parks, Recreation & Cultural Resources Department to say that he and Mrs. Claus will be calling children ages 3-8 this holiday season if parents pre-register their children by November 29. Calls will be made on Wednesday, Dec.
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Nov 13, 2024 | 
laweconcenter.org | Dirk Auer |Elizabeth Lincicome
PORTLAND, Ore. (Nov. 13, 2024) – The International Center for Law & Economics (ICLE) offers the following statement on today’s order by the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia denying motions for summary judgment made by both Meta Platforms and the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) in the FTC’s monopolization case against Meta concerning its acquisitions of Instagram and WhatsApp.
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Sep 30, 2024 | 
laweconcenter.org | Elizabeth Lincicome
PORTLAND, Ore. (Sept. 30, 2024) – A recent U.S. District Court ruling that blocked Disney, Fox, and Warner Brothers Discover from bringing their planned sports-centered streaming service to market amounted to protecting competitors like the plaintiff FuboTV at the expense of consumers, according to an amicus brief filed with the 2nd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals by the International Center for Law & Economics (ICLE) and a dozen distinguished scholars of law and economics.
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Aug 5, 2024 | 
laweconcenter.org | Elizabeth Lincicome |Geoffrey Manne
PORTLAND, Ore. (Aug. 5, 2024) – The International Center for Law & Economics (ICLE) offers the following statement on today’s order from the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia in United States v. Google and State of Colorado et al. v. Google finding that Google’s distribution agreements with browser developers and Android device manufacturers and carriers are anticompetitive in the market for general search text advertising and violate Section 2 of the Sherman Act.
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Jul 1, 2024 | 
laweconcenter.org | Elizabeth Lincicome |Ben Sperry
PORTLAND, Ore. (July 1, 2024) – The International Center for Law & Economics (ICLE) offers the following statement on today’s unanimous opinions from the U.S. Supreme Court in NetChoice LLC v. Paxton and Moody v. NetChoice LLC. The following quote can be attributed to Senior Scholar Ben Sperry:The Supreme Court today vindicated the First Amendment in a pair of online speech cases involving challenges brought by NetChoice to state platform-moderation laws enacted in Florida and Texas.
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Jun 28, 2024 | 
laweconcenter.org | Elizabeth Lincicome |Geoffrey Manne
PORTLAND, Ore. (June 28, 2024) – The International Center for Law & Economics (ICLE) offers the following statement on today’s opinion from the U.S. Supreme Court in Loper Bright Enterprises v. Raimondo, overturning its earlier Chevron decision. The following quote can be attributed to ICLE President Geoffrey A. Manne:With today’s release of the Supreme Court’s Loper Bright opinion, the task of reviewing agency authority under congressional statutes is returned to the courts, where it belongs.
