Antitrust Law Daily Wrap Up, BLOG TRACKER—Noteworthy blog posts and other commentary, (Mar 12, 2026)

By WK Editorial Staff

The week’s most insightful, intriguing, or entertaining blog posts regarding antitrust and trade regulation issues.

• Antitrust Advocate Blog, NIL Rules Held Outside Scope of State Action Exemption, by Julian D. Perlman and Devin Redding

• The Antitrust Attorney Blog, The Paramount–Warner Bros. Deal: What It Signals for Antitrust Merger Review in Consolidating Industries, by Sabri Siraj

• Antitrust & Competition Insights, Navigating the US Merger Regime: A Guide for International Counsel, by Lee Berger, Donna Faye Imadi and Goki Niimura

• Competition Policy International Blog, Premerger Notification Rule Gets Stay of Execution, by David H. Evans and William C. MacLeod

• Enforcement Edge Blog, Pardon Me: The “State[s]” of Criminal Antitrust Enforcement, by Andre Geverola and Leah Motzkin

• Ad Law Access, States Break from DOJ, Pushing for Broader Relief in Live Nation-Ticketmaster Litigation, by Paul L. Singer, Abigail Stempson, Beth Bolen Chun and Andrea deLorimier

• Advertising Law Blog, In the Fifth Circuit, Giving Your Phone Number Can Now Count as “Express Consent” Under the TCPA, by Scott Shaffer

• Inside Privacy, Spanish Supervisory Authority Issues Detailed Guidance on Agentic AI and GDPR Compliance, by Dan Cooper, Jadzia Pierce, Anna Sophia Oberschelp de Meneses and Virginie de France

• Privacy & Cybersecurity Law Blog, CalPrivacy Issues $1.1 Million Fine for CCPA Violations Involving Student Privacy, by Hunton Andrews Kurth LLP

• TCPA World Blog, JUSTICE?: Allied Bank Stuck in TCPA Class Action Over Calls It Didn’t Make As Both Lead Generator and Telemarketer Walk Away, by Eric "Czar" Troutman

• National Leading Franchise Law And Commercial Litigation Firm, The Required Vendors in Franchising And the Supply Chain Squeeze, by Zarco Einhorn Salkowski, P.A.

Have you seen (or written) a blog post that fits the bill? Send a note to ALD@wolterskluwer.com, with a link to the suggested post.

Attorneys: Julian D. Perlman and Devin Redding (Baker & Hostetler LLP); Sabri Siraj (Bona Law PC); Lee Berger, Donna Faye Imadi and Goki Niimura (Steptoe LLP); David H. Evans, William C. MacLeod, Paul L. Singer, Abigail Stempson, Beth Bolen Chun and Andrea deLorimier (Kelley Drye & Warren LLP); Andre Geverola and Leah Motzkin (Arnold & Porter Kaye Scholer LLP); Scott Shaffer (Olshan Frome Wolosky LLP); Dan Cooper, Jadzia Pierce, Anna Sophia Oberschelp de Meneses and Virginie de France (Covington & Burling LLP); (Hunton Andrews Kurth LLP); Eric "Czar" Troutman (Troutman Amin, LLP); (Zarco Einhorn Salkowski, P.A.).

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