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On Mercury Emissions, Trump's EPA Didn’t Violate The Law; It Did Something Weirder

The EPA just issued an incredibly bizarre proposed rule about whether it is 'appropriate and necessary' to regulate power-plant emissions of mercury. What gives?

Eli Savit

University of Michigan Law School

Reforming Antitrust Law

1/7/19 // Latest Developments

Here's how Congress can address America's monopoly problem

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Principles for Antitrust Legislation in the 116th Congress

1/5/19 // In-Depth Analysis

By Marshall Steinbaum: It’s time for Congress to re-take control over antitrust and stop letting right-wing judges and cowed enforcers set the agenda

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Versus Trump: Contraception Mandate, Round Infinity

1/3/19 // In-Depth Analysis

On this week's episode of Versus Trump, Charlie, Jason, and Easha comment on several cases addressing whether the Trump Administration may legally expand the number of employers who do not need to provide insurance that includes coverage for contraception. Listen now!

Jason Harrow

Gerstein Harrow LLP

Easha Anand

San Francisco

Charlie Gerstein

Gerstein Harrow LLP

The U.S. Needs Conglomerate Merger Legislation

1/1/19 // In-Depth Analysis

By Robert H. Lande: To preserve competitive markets, Congress should block mergers between our largest companies.

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Antitrust/Pro-Worker

12/31/18 // In-Depth Analysis

Organized labor plays a vital role in balancing corporate power—but antitrust law has historically inhibited workers’ collective action. That must change.

Charlotte Garden

Seattle University School of Law

Welcome Back to the Fight

12/24/18 // In-Depth Analysis

Waller Spencer: In reforming antitrust law, Congress must focus on the big picture, not the minutiae. Here's how it can do so.

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Antitrust Ideas: Bring Back Investigations

12/21/18 // In-Depth Analysis

In the early 20th century, the FTC investigated whole sectors of the economy to identify abuses of power. It should do so again.

Ganesh Sitaraman

Vanderbilt Law School

Cooperation for the 99%

12/20/18 // In-Depth Analysis

The FTC and DOJ have welcomed corporate consolidation and monopolization, but targeted workers and small proprietors who organize

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Versus Trump: What Happened To Obamacare?

12/20/18 // Commentary

On this week's episode of Versus Trump, Charlie and Jason discuss Friday's unexpected ruling that the current version of the Affordable Care Act—that is, Obamacare—is unconstitutional and must be entirely struck down. Listen now!

Jason Harrow

Gerstein Harrow LLP

Charlie Gerstein

Gerstein Harrow LLP

How to Fix America's Monopoly Problem

12/18/18 // In-Depth Analysis

Four key steps to creating an antitrust regime that redresses the current market power crisis and prevents its recurrence

Lina Khan

Open Markets Institute & Columbia Law School

All the Things You Don’t Realize are in the ACA and Now Could Vanish

12/17/18 // In-Depth Analysis

It’s time to remember all the benefits of the Affordable Care Act, so that judges, the public, and Congress understand what's at stake

Abbe R. Gluck

Yale Law School

An Area of Bipartisan Agreement: Combating the Problem of High Drug Prices

12/12/18 // In-Depth Analysis

Drug pricing is likely to be a priority in the next Congress. Here's how legislators might address the issue.

Rachel Sachs

Washington University Law School

Health as a Human Right, Medicare for All, and the Evolution of the American Health Care Debate

12/11/18 // In-Depth Analysis

By Carmel Shachar, Alex Pearlman, and Glenn Cohen: The United States may be revisiting the debate around health as a human right

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The Administration’s Recent Guidance on State Innovation Waivers under the Affordable Care Act Likely Violates the Act’s Statutory Guardrails

12/7/18 // In-Depth Analysis

If the agencies proceed to approve a state’s application for a waiver in reliance on their recent guidance and discussion paper, the approval would almost certainly be set aside by a reviewing court.

Joel McElvain

Yale Law School