Lina Khan

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Federal Trade Commission's expanded merger notification rules face legal challenge

Resigned January 2025 after Trump's inauguration

The Hart-Scott-Rodino premerger notification form went largely unchanged for 48 years. When the Federal Trade Commission tripled its compliance burden in 2024, business groups sued, and a Texas federal judge just agreed.

Updated May 29

The great AI deregulation

Rule Changes

Resigned January 21, 2025

The FTC just tore up its own rulebook. On December 22, 2025, the agency voted 2-0 to reverse a year-old enforcement action against Rytr, an AI writing tool accused of enabling fake reviews.

Updated May 16

Notable Quotes

Merging parties are not entitled to early termination, and I question the wisdom of using agency resources on a discretionary function while resource constraints impede our ability to fully execute on our mandatory functions.

from Federal Trade Commission's expanded merger notification rules face legal challenge · Updated May 29

Using AI tools to trick, mislead, or defraud people is illegal. The FTC's enforcement actions make clear that there is no AI exemption from the laws on the books.

from The great AI deregulation · Updated May 16