: Biden antitrust enforcers stick to ‘tough talk’ despite mounting court losses

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The Biden administration is pushing forward with new merger enforcement guidelines even as antitrust enforcers have been dealt a series of losses in court that may call into question whether their aggressive approach can withstand judicial scrutiny.

This tension was on display at a Tuesday event staged by the Federal Trade Commission and the Department of Justice featuring several antitrust experts, some of whom were critical of the Biden administration’s approach to merger enforcement.

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