Publications
The Open Markets Institute filed an amicus brief in State of Ohio v. Google, urging the Fifth District Court of Appeals of Ohio to recognize the state’s authority to designate Google Search as a common carrier—just as courts and legislatures have long done for railroads, telegraphs, telephones, and other corporations that hold themselves out to serve the public.
Read MoreIn a statement from Max von Thun, Open Markets condemns Google’s insufficient remedies, proposed in the EU, regarding its conflicts of interests in the adtech stack.
Read MoreThe Open Markets Institute filed an amicus brief led by Policy Counsel Tara Pincock, Legal Director Sandeep Vaheesan, and Jamie Crooks of Fairmark Partners defending Congress’s authority under the Constitution to restrict the President’s ability to remove officials at executive agencies and departments. The brief argues that Congress, under the Necessary and Proper Clause of Article I, has broad powers to structure the federal government and ensure that the execution of the law remains independent from direct presidential control.
Read MoreDr. Courtney C. Radsch, Director of the Center for Journalism & Liberty at Open Markets Institute issued a statement regarding the European Commission’s investigation under the Digital Markets Act (DMA) into anticompetitive conduct by Google, which appears to be using its monopoly control of search and visibility to discriminate against news publishers.
Read MoreOpen Markets Institute transportation analyst Arnav Rao released a statement urging the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation to halt confirmation proceedings for the President’s Surface Transportation Board nominees.
Read MoreThe Open Markets Institute commended Texas-based worker Ric Davidson, his counsel at Gustafson Gluek, Burns Charest, and Towards Justice for stepping in to defend the Federal Trade Commission’s landmark ban on non-compete clauses—an essential policy to protect workers’ freedom to change jobs and start new businesses.
Read MoreThe Southern Justice Project is a major new initiative to study the economic, political, and social effects of corporate concentration and social control across the south. The project will be led by Evan Turnage, former Chief Counsel to Senate Democratic Leader Charles E. Schumer and Senior Counsel to Senator Elizabeth Warren and a native of Jackson, Mississippi.
Read MoreThe Enduring Force of the Federal Antitrust Laws, authored by senior legal analyst Daniel Hanley, lays out the most effective strategies to challenge unfair practices and curb corporate domination under current federal laws.
Read MoreCJL director Dr. Courtney Radsch and Europe director Max von Thun author a brief arguing that dominant U.S. platforms such as Google, Meta and X wield unprecedented power to manipulate political discourse, censor individuals and organizations, and shape the flow of information across Europe, the United States and beyond. At the same time, and in coordination with these corporations, the current U.S. administration has launched an “unprecedented assault” on Europe’s right to regulate these corporations in the public interest.
Read MoreTara Pincock released a statement on Amazon‘s $2.5 billion settlement with the Federal Trade Commission following allegations the ecommerce giant tricked customers into enrolling in Prime memberships.
Read MoreSandeep Vaheesan criticized the Supreme Court’s 6-3 ruling to remove FTC Commissioner Rebecca Slaughter from her post at President Trump’s request.
Read MoreBarry Lynn responded to news that Disney's ABC is indefinitely pulling down “Jimmy Kimmel Live!”
Read MoreThe Open Markets Institute submitted an amicus brief in United States v. Google, urging the court to order Google to divest part of its advertising technology businesses to restore competition and to protect publishers, advertisers, and the public.
Read MoreStatement from Dr. Courtney Radsch, Director of the Center for Journalism and Liberty at Open Markets regarding the news that Paramount Skydance is preparing a cash bid for Warner Bros. Discovery, backed by the Ellison family
Read MoreJoin The Open Markets Institute and ARTICLE 19 on October 15th & 16th for a convening of high-level leading thinkers, lawmakers, technologists, and advocates to discuss the direct and growing threats to our democracies and basic liberties posed by today’s dominant online communications platforms, the rise of AI, and interference by foreign states.
Read MoreOpen Markets condemns the FTC’s filing a motion to withdraw from defending its landmark rule banning traditional and de facto non-competes.
Read MoreOpen Markets Europe Director Max von Thun released a statement in response to the European Commission’s decision to fine Google €3 billion for abusing its dominance in the adtech market and ordering the internet giant to end its illegal conduct.
Read MoreOpen Markets Institute Europe submitted more than 20 pages of recommendations to the European Commission as part of its consultation on updating the EU’s Horizontal and Non-Horizontal Merger Guidelines for the first time in nearly two decades.
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