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Senate Passes The Protect College Sports Act: What It Means For NCAA Oversight And Athlete Pay
The Senate has passed the Protect College Sports Act by a bipartisan vote of 77-22, marking Congress's most ambitious attempt to regulate college athletics since the NIL era began. This landmark legislation would restore NCAA enforcement powers, codify athlete revenue sharing, establish federal oversight of NIL deals, and create a comprehensive national framework to replace the current patchwork of state laws and litigation that has governed college sports since the Supreme Court's decision in NCAA v. Alsto
United States Anti-trust
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Wiley Rein
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State AGs Step In Where They Think Feds Aren’t Doing Enough (Podcast) (Video)
With federal agencies pulling back on enforcement, state attorneys general are increasingly filling the regulatory gap through coordinated actions on consumer protection, antitrust, and privacy matters. Skadden partners examine which areas states are prioritizing and how this shift in enforcement landscape affects corporate compliance strategies and M&A transactions.
United States Anti-trust
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Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom (UK) LLP
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Michigan's Novel Antitrust Climate Suit Against Energy Companies Dismissed
A federal court in Michigan dismissed a groundbreaking antitrust lawsuit against major energy companies, rejecting the state's novel attempt to frame climate-related claims as a Sherman Act conspiracy to suppress renewable energy technologies. The ruling centered on whether Michigan had standing to pursue antitrust damages for alleged energy overcharges stemming from a decades-old conspiracy.
United States Anti-trust
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Jones Day
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Federal Trade Commission's Expanded Remedy Framework For A Micromarket Kiosks Merger And What It Signals For Future Deals
The Federal Trade Commission's settlement of a merger between two leading micromarket kiosk providers combines structural divestitures with extensive software interoperability requirements, offering insights into how the agency evaluates deals and deploys behavioral remedies in highly concentrated markets. The order reveals enforcement priorities under the second Trump administration and provides a potential template for addressing vertical foreclosure concerns in technology-adjacent transactions.
United States Anti-trust
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Wiley Rein
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Senate Passes The Protect College Sports Act: What It Means For NCAA Oversight And Athlete Pay
The Senate has passed the Protect College Sports Act by a bipartisan vote of 77-22, marking Congress's most ambitious attempt to regulate college athletics since the NIL era began. This landmark legislation would restore NCAA enforcement powers, codify athlete revenue sharing, establish federal oversight of NIL deals, and create a comprehensive national framework to replace the current patchwork of state laws and litigation that has governed college sports since the Supreme Court's decision in NCAA v. Alsto
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State AGs Step In Where They Think Feds Aren’t Doing Enough (Podcast) (Video)
With federal agencies pulling back on enforcement, state attorneys general are increasingly filling the regulatory gap through coordinated actions on consumer protection, antitrust, and privacy matters. Skadden partners examine which areas states are prioritizing and how this shift in enforcement landscape affects corporate compliance strategies and M&A transactions.
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Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom (UK) LLP
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Michigan's Novel Antitrust Climate Suit Against Energy Companies Dismissed
A federal court in Michigan dismissed a groundbreaking antitrust lawsuit against major energy companies, rejecting the state's novel attempt to frame climate-related claims as a Sherman Act conspiracy to suppress renewable energy technologies. The ruling centered on whether Michigan had standing to pursue antitrust damages for alleged energy overcharges stemming from a decades-old conspiracy.
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Jones Day
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The COMPETE Act Becomes Law – What The New Antitrust Law Means For California Businesses
California's new AB 1776 law prohibits single-firm monopolization and monopsonization, establishing a "substantial market power" standard that may differ from federal antitrust requirements. While significantly amended from its original version to remove private enforcement and uncertain standards, the law represents a major expansion of state antitrust authority that businesses with large market shares must carefully evaluate.
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California Enacts The COMPETE Act: The Cartwright Act Now Reaches Single-Firm Conduct
On September 30, 2026, Governor Gavin Newsom signed Assembly Bill 1776, the Competition and Opportunity in Markets for a Prosperous, Equitable and Transparent Economy Act (the “COMPETE Act” or the “Act”). The Act amends the Cartwright Act, California’s principal antitrust statute, to now prohibit monopolization and monopsonization by a single firm. The Act takes effect on January 1, 2027.
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Lewis Brisbois Bisgaard & Smith LLP
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Federal Trade Commission's Expanded Remedy Framework For A Micromarket Kiosks Merger And What It Signals For Future Deals
The Federal Trade Commission's settlement of a merger between two leading micromarket kiosk providers combines structural divestitures with extensive software interoperability requirements, offering insights into how the agency evaluates deals and deploys behavioral remedies in highly concentrated markets. The order reveals enforcement priorities under the second Trump administration and provides a potential template for addressing vertical foreclosure concerns in technology-adjacent transactions.
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The COMPETE Act Becomes Law – What The New Antitrust Law Means For California Businesses
California's new AB 1776 law prohibits single-firm monopolization and monopsonization, establishing a "substantial market power" standard that may differ from federal antitrust requirements. While significantly amended from its original version to remove private enforcement and uncertain standards, the law represents a major expansion of state antitrust authority that businesses with large market shares must carefully evaluate.
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Competition Law: Doing Business In Canada 2026
Canada's Competition Act establishes a comprehensive framework governing anti-competitive conduct, merger regulation, and deceptive marketing practices. This guide examines the criminal sanctions for price-fixing and bid-rigging, civil remedies for abuse of dominant position, mandatory pre-merger notification thresholds, and enforcement mechanisms available to both the Commissioner of Competition and private parties.
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