# William Kovacic

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Ban on Noncompetes Tossed & Transgender Student Protections

William Kovacic, a professor at GW Law School and former Chair of the FTC, discusses a Texas judge throwing out the FTC’s ban on noncompete agreements. Chase Strangio, Deputy Director for Transgender Justice with the ACLU, discusses the Supreme Court rejecting the Biden administration on transgende…

New SCOTUS Term Kicks Off & More Deals Abandoned

Former United States Solicitor General Gregory Garre, a partner at Latham & Watkins, discusses the upcoming Supreme Court term which includes cases on transgender rights, ghost guns and shareholder lawsuits. Former FTC Chair William Kovacic, a professor at George Washington University Law School, d…

Smartphone Tariff Exemptions, Meta's Antitrust Trial

Bloomberg’s Ed Ludlow discusses Trump's comments on tech tariff reprieves being only temporary. Plus, William Kovacic, George Washington University Law Professor, on Meta facing an FTC antitrust trial. And Dr. Ezinne Uzo-Okoro of Harvard University describes Blue Origin's all-female space flight. S…

Meta faces make or break court trial

Meta Platforms CEO, Mark Zuckerberg, took the stand overnight at a high-stakes trial in Washington. The case is over US antitrust enforcers' claims that the company spent billions of dollars to acquire Instagram and WhatsApp to fend off Facebook competitors. The Federal Trade Commission is seeking …

Challenge to the FTC's Independence

William Kovacic, former FTC Chairman and a Professor at the George Mason University School of Law, discusses the implications of President Trump’s attack on the independence of the Federal Trade Commission. June Grasso hosts. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Dynamic Competition Applied

Towards a Capabilities Checklist - A Panel from the First Annual DCI Conference This informative panel discussion explores the linkages between #capabilities and #dynamiccompetition. The pointers offer guidance for students, corporate leaders, entrepreneurs, managers, policymakers, and legislators …

New York jury rules Live Nation and Ticketmaster overcharges customers

It could be the beginning of the end of the live events ticket market as we know it. A jury in New York says Live Nation and its subsidiary Ticketmaster illegally dominated the industry and took advantage of all of us by inflating ticket prices. William Kovacic, former FTC commissioner and antitrus…

Paramount, Warner Bros. merger paused by judge

William Kovacic, professor at George Washington University Law School and former chair of the FTC, joins Karen Conti to discuss the lawsuit attempting to block the merger between Paramount and Warner Bros. William talks about how the merger would work, how antitrust laws affect the merger, and why …

George W. Bush official spots 'fatal' problem in Trump DOJ probe

What happened AlterNet reports that the Justice Department opened an antitrust investigation into ABC, CBS, CNN, Fox News and NBC after the networks temporarily stopped sharing pooled White House video coverage. The networks acted after the White House barred CNN, Politico and MS NOW from the groun…