NEWSGUARD TECHNOLOGIES v. FEDERAL TRADE COMMISSION et al

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Case Number:

1:26-cv-00353

Court:

District Of Columbia

Nature of Suit:

Civil Rights: Jobs

Judge:

Dabney L. Friedrich

Government Agencies

  1. March 09, 2026

    FTC Won't Quash NewsGuard Subpoena

    The Federal Trade Commission has denied a request from news rating organization NewsGuard Technologies Inc. to quash a subpoena issued as part of an investigation into an alleged advertising boycott of conservative publishers, as the group fights the document demand in court.

  2. March 04, 2026

    Judge Calls FTC's Boycott Subpoenas 'Exceedingly Broad'

    The Federal Trade Commission battled Wednesday with the latest challenger to its administrative subpoenas examining an alleged advertising boycott of conservative voices in front of a D.C. federal judge who offered few hints about whether she'll temporarily block the information demands but did call them extremely broad.

  3. February 24, 2026

    FTC Blasts NewsGuard's Bid To Block Investigation

    The Federal Trade Commission is pushing back on NewsGuard's bid to stop the agency's investigation into what it called digital advertising collusion, arguing that the news-rating organization cannot show the antitrust investigation is retaliatory and alleging the company mischaracterized FTC Chair Andrew Ferguson's remarks in its motion for a preliminary injunction.

  4. February 06, 2026

    News-Rating Biz Escalates Fight Against 'Retaliatory' FTC Deal

    News-rating organization NewsGuard took aim Friday at a Federal Trade Commission settlement barring merging ad-buying giants from doing business with it, challenging that deal and an FTC subpoena in a D.C. federal court lawsuit alleging that both are "part of a broader retaliatory campaign" against NewsGuard and other sites.