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Open Markets Institute Condemns State AGs’ Paramount-Warner Brothers Merger Settlement
https://www.openmarketsinstitute.org/publications/omicondemns-state-ags-paramount-warner-brothers-merger-settlement
Published: September 21, 2026 17:47
Barry Lynn condemned the settlement by a coalition of attorneys general
that sued to block Paramount’s takeover of Warner Brothers Discovery.
Tech Policy Press - A Deep Dive into the Antitrust Remedies that Spared Google's Ad Tech Business
https://www.openmarketsinstitute.org/publications/antitrust-remedies-spared-googles-ad-tech
Published: September 20, 2026 15:40
Senior reporter Karina Montoya argues that the court’s behavioral remedies
against Google’s ad tech monopoly offer some new protections for publishers
and competitors, but fall short of the structural breakup needed to
meaningfully dismantle Google’s…
Tech Policy Press - The Google Remedies Turn Landmark Verdicts Into a Whimper
https://www.openmarketsinstitute.org/publications/the-google-remedies-turn-landmark-verdicts-into-a-whimper
Published: September 17, 2026 16:52
Legal director Sandeep Vaheesan discusses how Federal judges clearly
exposed Google's illegal, anti-competitive tactics in search and ad tech,
yet failed catastrophically by refusing to dismantle the company's
monopolies or strip away its economic…
Ad Tech Decision Constitutes ‘Embarrassing Capitulation’ to Google
https://www.openmarketsinstitute.org/publications/ad-tech-decision-constitutes-an-embarrassing-capitulation-to-google
Published: September 17, 2026 15:43
After finding Google guilty of illegal conduct, this decision is an
embarrassing capitulation that essentially lets them determine their own
punishment in exchange for a promise not to repeat the behavior.
Exit Strategy: The EU's Tech Sovereignty Package Falls Short. Here’s How to Fix it.
https://www.openmarketsinstitute.org/publications/exit-strategy-how-to-fix-eu-tech-sovereignty
Published: September 10, 2026 14:32
In a new policy brief, Giorgos Verdi, George Colville, and Dora Wierzbicka
set out how Europe’s Tech Sovereignty Package needs to be strengthened in
order to effectively reduce Europe’s dependence on foreign digital
infrastructure. The Commission’s…
The Corner Newsletter: Europe’s Tech Sovereignty Efforts (September 8th, 2026)
https://www.openmarketsinstitute.org/publications/the-corner-newsletter-europes-tech-sovereignty-efforts
Published: September 8, 2026 17:41
In this issue, we discuss measures Europe has taken to reduce its
dependence on U.S. tech corporations and mitigate the risks of
technological coercion by the Trump administration.
Open Markets Institute Condemns Google Adtech Decision
https://www.openmarketsinstitute.org/publications/omi-condemns-google-adtech-decision
Published: September 2, 2026 17:37
Barry Lynn released a statement condemning the decision in U.S. v Google,
in which U.S. District Court Judge Leonie Brinkema declined to order the
breakup of Google’s AdX ad exchange.
Dissent - The Fight Over Affordability
https://www.openmarketsinstitute.org/publications/dissent-the-fight-over-affordability
Published: September 1, 2026 15:54
Food systems program manager Claire Kelloway and legal directoy Sandeep
Vaheesan argue that America’s affordability crisis is driven by corporate
pricing power, not overpaid workers, and call for stronger antitrust
enforcement, public investment, and…
Statement on Meta's Muti-Billion Dollar Settlement: Meta settlement is a good start. Let's Finish the Job of Ending Platform Manipulation and Addiction Once and For all
https://www.openmarketsinstitute.org/publications/statement-on-metas-muti-billion-dollar-settlement-meta-settlement-is-a-good-start-lets-finish-the-job-of-ending-platform-manipulation-and-addiction-once-and-for-all
Published: August 26, 2026 19:45
The Center for Media & Digital Governance (CMDG) at Open Markets Institute
issued a statement from Director Dr. Courtney Radsch, on Meta’s agreement
to pay up $16.7 billion and make key design changes to resolve a lawsuit
led by California, alongside a…
OMI Urges Appeals Court to Allow Antitrust Challenge to Amgen’s Extension of Enbrel Monopoly
https://www.openmarketsinstitute.org/publications/brief-carefirst-v-amgen
Published: August 14, 2026 14:59
OMI Legal filed an amicus brief in the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth
Circuit urging the court to allow an antitrust lawsuit, CareFirst v. Amgen
, that challenges Amgen’s use of acquired patent rights to extend its
monopoly over the blockbuster…
OMI Urges Appeals Court to Reject Immunity for Kroger-Albertsons No-Hire Agreement During 2022 Strike
https://www.openmarketsinstitute.org/publications/brief-reject-immunity-for-kroger-albertsons-no-hire-agreement
Published: August 12, 2026 12:17
OMI’s legal team filed an amicus brief in the U.S. Court of Appeals for the
Tenth Circuit urging the court to reverse a lower court decision that
shielded a no-hire agreement between grocery giants Kroger and Albertsons
from antitrust liability.
The Corner Newsletter: FIFA’s Rip-Off Pricing Policy (August 11th, 2026)
https://www.openmarketsinstitute.org/publications/the-corner-newsletter-spotify-shifts-payments-july-28-2026-ds278
Published: August 11, 2026 17:00
In this issue, we take a look at how FIFA manipulated World Cup ticket
prices, and the lessons for Congress and enforcers.