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Scott Abeles Quoted in Law360: “All GOP FTC Tamps Down Dissent, Ratchets Up Legal Fights”

Scott Abeles was interviewed in Law360 in an article titled “All GOP FTC Tamps Down Dissent, Ratchets Up Legal Fights.” The article discusses the potential future of the Federal Trade Commission after President Donald Trump fired the agency’s two Democrats. The move is likely to end up before the U.S. Supreme Court where existing precedent could be challenged.

“In recent years, the court's conservative majority has chipped away at that case, Humphrey's Executor v. United States, with several members ready to overturn it. A suit here would serve as the final test of its mortality," said Abeles.

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