In this issue, we look at how the Trump DOJ’s pursuit of a Google breakup could help rewrite the rules of the internet and AI for the future.
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Legal director Sandeep Vaheesan emphasizes that expanding public power is crucial for fighting climate change, as it allows for faster and fairer transitions to clean energy.
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Legal director Sandeep Vaheesan testifies in support of SB 11, a bill designed for protecting workers from exploitative contractual non-compete clauses.
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Chief economist Brian Callci and senior legal analyst Sandeep Vaheesan debate how the YIMBY (short for "Yes In My Backyard") movement, which calls for zoning reforms, falls short of in addressing the nation’s housing affordability crisis, arguing for the federal government to take a more active role in providing housing
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The Open Markets Institute filed an amicus brief in Ryan v. FTC, marking the second appellate case in which Open Markets has defended the Federal Trade Commission’s (FTC) landmark prohibition on non-compete clauses.
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Sandeep Vaheesan and Brian Callaci spoke with Pitchfork Economics on how the market alone cannot fix America’s housing crisis.
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On Monday, December 9, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) modified a 12-year-old consent order that previously prohibited independent pharmacies in Puerto Rico from collectively bargaining with pharmacy benefit managers (PBMs) and insurers.
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In this issue, we take a look at how the fight to rein in Big Tech giants is moving to the states as the future for antitrust enforcement remains uncertain under the incoming Trump administration and Republican-controlled Congress.
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Legal director Sandeep Vaheesan and chief economist Brian Callaci advocate for rent control in Atlanta as a vital solution to combat housing affordability issues and economic inequality.
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The Open Markets Institute filed an amicus brief with the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit, urging the court to grant a rehearing In re Merck Mumps Vaccine Antitrust Litigation. A class of physicians alleged that Merck misled the Food and Drug Administration about the shelf-life of its vaccine and thereby kept out a competing vaccine.
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In this issue, we look at one of the first challenges the Trump Administration will face — as ocean freight carriers exploit their monopoly to drive freight rates to unprecedented levels. We also look at the DOJ’s plan to break up Google. In this issue,
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The Open Markets Institute filed an amicus brief in Villages v. FTC, one of two cases that challenge the FTC’s landmark prohibition on non-compete clauses.
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Legal director Sandeep Vaheesan’s new book!
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Legal director Sandeep Vaheesan writes on the potential rescue to come to small businesses if Kamala Harris wins the upcoming election, shifting the cooperation of the FTC towards independent corporations.
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Legal director Sandeep Vaheesan joins The Excerpt to discuss the lawsuit which alleges RealPage, a software company providing data-driven tools for managing rental properties, enabled landlords to collude using shared rental data, driving up rents and reducing competition.
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Legal director Sandeep Vaheesan appeared on a lunch talk hosted by LPE Project to discuss his forthcoming book, Democracy in Power: A History of Electrification in the United States.
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In this issue, Open Markets policy counsel Tara Pincock — who helped write the original lawsuit against Google — discusses a potential breakup.
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Open Markets submitted a comment to the FTC calling for termination of a 2012 Coopharma consent order and urging the agency to endorse an exemption for employees, contractors and small firms that challenge concentrations of power.
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