Trump, FTC and Supreme Court
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The Federal Trade Commission is eyeing rules for rental fees and ramped-up enforcement after settling with Greystar.
7-Eleven, Inc. and its parent company, Tokyo-based Seven & i Holdings Co. Ltd., will pay $4.5 million to settle a Federal Trade Commission lawsuit. The FTC said the convenience-store chain violated a 2018 commission consent order by acquiring a fuel outlet in St. Petersburg, Florida, without providing the FTC prior notice.
Andrew Ferguson, the chairman of the Federal Trade Commission, is transforming the FTC, an independent agency that aims to protect consumers, into an enforcer of the president's agenda.
FTC Chairman Andrew Ferguson directed commission staff to begin the process of proposing a rule to address unfair or deceptive fees in rental housing.
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Fmr FTC Commissioner warns of world ‘rife for deal making and corruption’ if SCOTUS sides with president in Trump v Slaughter
The U.S. Supreme Court is weighing an appeal over President Trump’s firing of Rebecca Kelly Slaughter from the Federal Trade Commission. CNN’s Boris Sanchez speaks with former FTC Commissioner Alvaro Bedoya who argues a ruling in favor of the Trump Administration could increase presidential influence over the FTC and other agencies,
The FTC should investigate U.S. PROs AllTrack and Pro Music Rights, wrote U.S. Congressman Rep. Scott Fitzgerald in a new letter.
The Supreme Court heard oral arguments in a case with huge implications for presidential power and the future of independent federal agencies.
The Republican Party wants the Supreme Court to overturn a 2001 decision aimed at preventing donors from bypassing limits on what they can give candidates.