Campbell-Ewald Co. v. Gomez: A (Temporarily) Failed Pick Off
Campbell-Ewald Co. v. Gomez, 577 U.S. ___ (2016) (Ginsburg, J.). Response by Dean Alan B. Morrison Geo. Wash. L. Rev. Docket (Oct. Term 2015) Slip Opinion | New York Times | SCOTUSblog A (Temporarily) Failed Pick Off In Campbell-Ewald v. Gomez, the Supreme Court ruled that the defendant’s attempt to pick off the class action claim... Read More
Hurst v. Florida: How Much Does the Sixth Amendment Really Protect?
Hurst v. Florida, 577 U.S. ___ (2016) (Sotomayor, J.). Response by Professor Robin Maher Geo. Wash. L. Rev. Docket (Oct. Term 2015) Slip Opinion | New York Times | SCOTUSblog How Much Does the Sixth Amendment Really Protect?Timothy Lee Hurst was convicted of the 1998 murder of a co-worker at Popeye’s restaurant in Pensacola, Florida... Read More
The Cost of Creativity: An Economic Analysis of Mobile Vending Regulations
Nora Wong · January 2016 84 Geo. Wash. L. Rev. Arguendo 5 Grassroots movements across the United States are calling upon local governments to deregulate mobile food vending. In New York, the Street Vendor Project has campaigned since 2014 for the City Council to issue more vending permits and revise regulations that specify where vendors... Read More
The Scope and Potential of FTC Data Protection
Professors Woodrow Hartzog and Daniel J. Solove 83 Geo. Wash. L. Rev. 2230 Published in Connection With the Law Review’s 2014 Symposium “The FTC at 100” For more than fifteen years, the FTC has regulated privacy and data security through its authority to police deceptive and unfair trade practices as well as through powers conferred... Read More
FTC Consumer Protection at 100: 1970s Redux or Protecting Markets to Protect Consumers?
Professors J. Howard Beales III and Timothy J. Muris 83 Geo. Wash. L. Rev. 2157 Published in Connection With the Law Review’s 2014 Symposium “The FTC at 100” Throughout most of the Federal Trade Commission’s (“FTC” or “Commission”) history, the agency has been condemned as ineffective. Indeed, the prestigious 1969 American Bar Association Report said... Read More
Stop Chug-a-lug-a-lugin 5 Miles an Hour on Your International Harvester: How Modern Economics Brings the FTC’s Unfairness Analysis Up to Speed with Digital Platforms
Commissioner Joshua D. Wright and John Yun 83 Geo. Wash. L. Rev. 2130 Published in Connection With the Law Review’s 2014 Symposium “The FTC at 100” In this Essay, the authors argue that in cases involving digital platforms, the Federal Trade Commission—when alleging unfair acts or practices in violation of section 5 of the Federal... Read More
Charting the Course: The Federal Trade Commission’s Second Hundred Years
Professor David C. Vladeck 83 Geo. Wash. L. Rev. 2101 Published in Connection With the Law Review’s 2014 Symposium “The FTC at 100” The 100th anniversary of the Federal Trade Commission (“FTC” or “Commission”) provides an opportunity to celebrate the Commission’s enviable record of accomplishment. It also gives Commission watchers a chance to reflect on... Read More
Analyzing Robinson-Patman
Professor D. Daniel Sokol 83 Geo. Wash. L. Rev. 2064 Published in Connection With the Law Review’s 2014 Symposium “The FTC at 100” The Robinson-Patman Act protects inefficient competitors rather than consumers. The possibility of a suit brought under Robinson-Patman increases the costs of efficient competitors. Robinson-Patman shifts the benefit of antitrust law from consumers... Read More
The FTC: A Framework for Promoting Competition and Protecting Consumers
Chairwoman Edith Ramirez 83 Geo. Wash. L. Rev. 2049 Published in Connection With the Law Review’s 2014 Symposium “The FTC at 100” Over the course of the last 100 years, the Federal Trade Commission (“FTC” or “Commission”) has successfully tackled complex and often politically charged economic issues by elevating reason over rhetoric and consensus over... Read More
The Rocky Relationship Between the Federal Trade Commission and Administrative Law
Professor Richard J. Pierce, Jr. 83 Geo. Wash. L. Rev. 2026 Published in Connection With the Law Review’s 2014 Symposium “The FTC at 100” In this contribution to a symposium in honor of the 100th anniversary of the Federal Trade Commission (“FTC”), Professor Pierce describes the problems that FTC has experienced as a result of... Read More