Jeanne Michele Mariani

March 08, 2022 | The Legal Intelligencer

Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson, if confirmed, will certainly be personally challenged to follow Justice Stephen Breyer's antitrust legacy. Regardless of Jackson's unclear antitrust views, she should be questioned at her Senate confirmation hearing about them.

By Carl W. Hittinger and Jeanne-Michele Mariani

6 minute read

October 23, 2020 | The Legal Intelligencer

We have written about the antitrust views and backgrounds of other justices on the court, such as Justice John Paul Stevens, and more recently Justice Ginsburg, Justice Neil Gorsuch and Justice Brett Kavanaugh; however, Judge Barrett remains the wild card in this area of the law.

By Carl W. Hittinger and Jeanne-Michele Mariani

5 minute read

October 02, 2020 | The Legal Intelligencer

One area of the law in which her opinions in a most prolific career are rare, is that of antitrust. It could be that Ruth Bader Ginsburg, who joined a U.S. Supreme Court already heavy with two antitrust jurists—Justices Stephen Breyer and Justice John Paul Stevens, and more recently Justice Neil Gorsuch—felt the viewpoints of her better-versed colleagues more compelling than her own thoughts on the matter.

By Carl W. Hittinger and Jeanne-Michele Mariani

7 minute read

August 28, 2020 | The Legal Intelligencer

In May, three judges on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit ruled unanimously against the NCAA in its appeal of the lower court decision, finding that the organization's policies that prohibit student-athletes from being compensated are, in fact, anticompetitive.

By Carl W. Hittinger and Jeanne-Michele Mariani

6 minute read

July 27, 2020 | The Legal Intelligencer

While the executive provided some level of authority to government enforcers to prosecute cases at the federal level, the bulk of price-gouging laws exist at the state level.

By Carl W. Hittinger, Ann O'Brien and Jeanne-Michele Mariani

6 minute read

May 29, 2020 | The Legal Intelligencer

Mergers can be an attractive proposition under normal circumstances, but could become even more intriguing as the markets change to keep up and adapt with the new normal.

By Carl W. Hittinger and Jeanne-Michele Mariani

6 minute read

November 27, 2019 | The Legal Intelligencer

On Nov. 13, House lawmaker Rep. David Cicilline, who has been leading the investigation into tech competition, suggested a new tactic to prevent major Silicon Valley firms from making acquisitions—a merger moratorium until the federal government's top two antitrust enforcers are finished with their own probes into the tech sector.

By Carl W. Hittinger and Jeanne-Michele Mariani

6 minute read

November 01, 2019 | The Legal Intelligencer

The decision to pardon Zay Jeffries, who went on to receive numerous accolades in the scientific field, is an example of the immense power behind the presidential pardon.

By Carl W. Hittinger and Jeanne-Michele Mariani

8 minute read

September 09, 2019 | The Legal Intelligencer

Last month, they introduced the Monopolization Deterrence Act, which would allow the Justice Department and the Federal Trade Commission to seek civil penalties for monopolization offenses under U.S. antitrust law.

By Carl W. Hittinger and Jeanne-Michele Mariani

8 minute read

July 26, 2019 | The Legal Intelligencer

Pork is the other white meat, beef is what's for dinner, and chicken is now under investigation by the Department of Justice for possible antitrust violations. Looks like the DOJ is back in the criminal cartel investigation business.

By Carl W. Hittinger and Jeanne-Michele Mariani

6 minute read