Antitrust Law Daily Wrap Up, BLOG TRACKER—Noteworthy blog posts and other commentary, (Jun 26, 2025)

By WK Editorial Staff

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

• Antitrust and Competition Law Blog, Conduct that Increases Market Power Without Lessening Competition: A Challenge for Antitrust Law, by Jonathan B. Baker

• Antitrust & Competition Insights, Antitrust, Market Power, and First Amendment Issues, by Michael L. Weiner and Rachel Carlo

• Antitrust Litigation, Northern District Of Illinois Denies Motion To Dismiss Right-To-Repair Complaint Against A Manufacturer Of Agricultural Equipment

• Enforcement Edge, NSD Issues First Declination Under New Mergers and Acquisitions Policy, by Dustin Vesey, Bell Johnson, Junghyun Baek, Trevor G. Schmitt and Tal R. Machnes

• WorthWeil Antitrust, Fixing the Fixes? Approach to Merger Remedies Changing Under New Political Regimes, by Mark Seidman, Annagiulia Zanazzo and Emma D’Arpino

• Competition and Markets Authority Blog, CMA takes first steps to improve competition in search services in the UK

• Ad Law Access, 2025 AGA Annual Meeting Wrap-Up: Day 1, by Paul L. Singer, Abigail Stempson, Beth Bolen Chun and Andrea deLorimier

• Advertising Law Blog, New York Quietly Passes Critical Consumer Protection Measures in Budget Bill, by Andrew B. Lustigman, Morgan E. Spina

• All About Advertising Law, FTC Targets “Merchant of Record” for Unlawful Payment Processing, TSR, and ROSCA Violations, by Ellen T. Berge, Andrew E. Bigart, Leonard L. Gordon and Micah Wallen

• TCPA Blog, FCCPA Amended to Expressly Allow After-Hours Debt-Collection Emails, by Emanuel L. McMiller and Michael P. Daly

• TCPA World, BLURRY LINE: Court Suggests Gold Seller’s Calls to “Inform” About the Value of Gold Might Not Be A Solicitation Message, by Eric J. Troutman

• Rebecca Tushnet's 43 Blog, Visa logo doesn't represent that cards will be protected against fraud, by Rebecca Tushnet

• Franchise Law Update, Franchisors, Take Notes: New Developments and Compliance Process for the 2025 SBA Franchise Directory, by Dharvi Goyal

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: Michael L. Weiner and Rachel Carlo (Steptoe LLP). (Shearman & Sterling LLP). Dustin Vesey, Bell Johnson, Junghyun Baek, Trevor G. Schmitt and Tal R. Machnes (Arnold & Porter Kaye Scholer LLP). Mark Seidman, Annagiulia Zanazzo and Emma D’Arpino (Weil, Gotshal & Manges LLP). Paul L. Singer, Abigail Stempson, Beth Bolen Chun and Andrea deLorimier (Kelley Drye & Warren LLP). Ellen T. Berge, Andrew E. Bigart, Leonard L. Gordon and Micah Wallen (Venable LLP). Emanuel L. McMiller and Michael P. Daly (Faegre Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP). Dharvi Goyal (Fox Rothschild LLP).

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