Legitimate https://legitimate.net/ Legitimate: Recent articles en-us 20 How Supreme Court Justices Sparred on Affirmative Action Clashes between conservative majority, liberal dissents reflect broader American divisions over race 29 Jun 2023 19:51 UTC https://www.wsj.com/articles/how-supreme-court-justices-sparred-on-affirmative-action-50087fa3 https://www.wsj.com/articles/how-supreme-court-justices-sparred-on-affirmative-action-50087fa3 Brent Kendall dc supreme court gfx-contrib wsjwashington wsj-usnews Affirmative Action FTC Prepares Possible Antitrust Suit Against Amazon Federal Trade Commission considers challenge to array of practices by Amazon, a target of criticism from Chair Lina Khan 03 Feb 2023 15:30 UTC https://www.wsj.com/articles/ftc-prepares-possible-antitrust-suit-against-amazon-11675438256 https://www.wsj.com/articles/ftc-prepares-possible-antitrust-suit-against-amazon-11675438256 Brent Kendall wsjcorp kwexclusive Retail/Wholesale Etailing E-Commerce Microsoft Case Poses Crucial Test for FTC’s Fight Against ‘Vertical’ Mergers The antitrust-enforcement agency seeks to block the Activision purchase with arguments similar to those that have failed in the past. 09 Dec 2022 20:24 UTC https://www.wsj.com/articles/microsoft-case-poses-crucial-test-for-ftcs-fight-against-vertical-mergers-11670617455 https://www.wsj.com/articles/microsoft-case-poses-crucial-test-for-ftcs-fight-against-vertical-mergers-11670617455 Brent Kendall Computers/Consumer Electronics Software Applications Software Consumer Goods Computing Judge Rejects Antitrust Challenge to UnitedHealth Acquisition The ruling deals a blow to Biden administration antitrust enforcement, and it clears the health giant to buy health-technology firm Change Healthcare. 19 Sep 2022 23:33 UTC https://www.wsj.com/articles/judge-rejects-antitrust-challenge-to-unitedhealth-acquisition-11663627930 https://www.wsj.com/articles/judge-rejects-antitrust-challenge-to-unitedhealth-acquisition-11663627930 Brent Kendall wsj-usnews fed legal Insurance Non-life Insurance Health/Medical Insurance Appeals Court Upholds Texas Law Regulating Social-Media Platforms A federal appeals court upheld the state law that seeks to prohibit platforms such as Facebook and Twitter from blocking or removing posts based on the speaker’s viewpoint. 17 Sep 2022 01:24 UTC https://www.wsj.com/articles/appeals-court-upholds-texas-law-regulating-social-media-platforms-11663377877 https://www.wsj.com/articles/appeals-court-upholds-texas-law-regulating-social-media-platforms-11663377877 Brent Kendall wsj-usnews fed legal Market Research/Public Relations public relations Advertising/Marketing/Public Relations WSJ News Exclusive | Google Offers Concessions to Fend Off U.S. Antitrust Lawsuit As part of one offer, Google has proposed splitting up its ad-tech business. 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Here’s a look at the court’s journey. 24 Jun 2022 14:41 UTC https://www.wsj.com/articles/what-does-overturning-roe-v-wade-mean-explained-11656081705 https://www.wsj.com/articles/what-does-overturning-roe-v-wade-mean-explained-11656081705 Brent Kendall Abortion roevwade fed legal wsj-usnews dc supreme court Supreme Court Overturns Roe v. Wade, Eliminates Constitutional Right to Abortion A deeply divided high court upheld a law from Mississippi that bans abortion after 15 weeks of pregnancy and said the Roe decision was egregiously wrong in recognizing a constitutional right to an abortion. 24 Jun 2022 14:15 UTC https://www.wsj.com/articles/supreme-court-overturns-roe-v-wade-eliminates-constitutional-right-to-abortion-11656080124 https://www.wsj.com/articles/supreme-court-overturns-roe-v-wade-eliminates-constitutional-right-to-abortion-11656080124 Brent Kendall Abortion dc supreme court roevwade Political/General News What to Know About the Draft Abortion Opinion Suggesting Roe v. 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