Chamber of Commerce v. FTC

  1. March 25, 2026

    After Overhaul Nixed, FTC, DOJ Mull New Merger Rulemaking

    The Federal Trade Commission and the U.S. Department of Justice are not giving up on attempting to overhaul the "insufficient" half-century-old merger notification form after its replacement was just struck down by a Texas federal judge, with the agencies now seeking public comment as they mull "a new rulemaking process."

  2. March 20, 2026

    New FTC Merger Form On Ice During 5th Circ. Appeal

    Merging companies are free to use the Federal Trade Commission's older, less onerous merger notice after the Fifth Circuit rejected a bid to keep the agency's overhaul of the filing requirements in place while enforcers appeal a case challenging the changes.

  3. February 24, 2026

    Chamber Pushes 5th Circ. To Keep FTC Merger Overhaul Nixed

    The U.S. Chamber of Commerce pressed the Fifth Circuit to let merging companies revert to their old notification form while the Federal Trade Commission challenges a lower court order scrapping its overhaul of reporting requirements, arguing the agency cannot save the new form.

  4. February 19, 2026

    5th Circ. Pauses Order Scrapping FTC Merger Filing Overhaul

    The Fifth Circuit on Thursday granted the Federal Trade Commission's emergency motion to pause a Texas federal judge's ruling that threw out the agency's overhaul of premerger reporting requirements.

  5. February 18, 2026

    Judge Rejects FTC's Emergency Bid To Spare Merger Rule

    The Federal Trade Commission has just until Thursday to obtain Fifth Circuit intervention after a Texas federal judge refused Wednesday to extend his seven-day pause on the order scrapping the agency's premerger reporting overhaul.