From elections and A.I. to antitrust and shadow banking, here are the big themes that could define the worlds of business and policy.
Category: Justice Department
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Google’s Antitrust Loss to Epic Could Preview Its Legal Fate in 2024
A trio of antitrust cases on the docket threaten to reshape Google’s business and sap its profits.
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JetBlue Seeks Court Approval of its Acquisition of Spirit Airlines
JetBlue Airways is trying to persuade a federal court to let it acquire Spirit Airlines, a deal that the Justice Department says will raise fares and reduce competition.
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Supreme Court to Hear Challenge to Controversial Purdue Pharma Deal
The justices will hear arguments on Monday about whether members of the wealthy Sackler family can be shielded from liability through a bankruptcy settlement.
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What to Know About the Purdue Pharma Case Before the Supreme Court
A federal appeals court had signed off on a deal that would shield members of the wealthy Sackler family from lawsuits in exchange for billions for those harmed by the opioid epidemic.
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How Microsoft’s Legal Legacy Shapes the Antitrust Case Against Google
Lawyers for the Justice Department and Google as well as the judge in a monthslong trial have invoked the landmark case against Microsoft from the 1990s.
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What the U.S. Has Argued in the Google Antitrust Trial
As the government wraps up its case in the landmark monopoly trial, it has built a picture of how Google became dominant in online search — and the harms that it says resulted.
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Federal Investigators Widen Tesla Inquiry, Company Says
The Department of Justice has sought documents related to vehicle range and “personal benefits,” Tesla said.
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Fugees’ Pras Says Lawyer Used A.I. for ‘Ineffectual’ Defense
Prakazrel Michel was convicted in April in an illegal foreign influence scheme. In a motion for a new trial, he said his lawyer’s closing argument was “frivolous.”
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In Antitrust Trial, Google Argues That Smart Employees Explain Its Success
While the Justice Department says Google has squeezed partners and made expensive deals to maintain its search dominance, the company has a more genteel story to tell.
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The Upshot of Microsoft’s Activision Deal: Big Tech Can Get Even Bigger
With the completion of the blockbuster acquisition, the notion that tech giants can grow through “vertical transactions” remains intact.