Brent Kendall
WSJ legal affairs reporter in Washington. Native Tar Heel, with lingering accent to prove it. [email protected]
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Barrett Joins Court With Critical Ballot Cases Pending
Justice Amy Coney Barrett’s swearing-in restored the Supreme Court to full strength as it is considering a slew of voting-related cases that could prove critical in next week’s election.
WSJ News Exclusive | Visa’s Planned Purchase of Plaid Faces Antitrust Scrutiny at the Justice Department
The DOJ, making preparations for potential litigation, could soon decide whether it will sue to block Visa’s purchase of the fintech firm.
Justice Department Cites Treatment of Hunter Biden Articles in Call to Change Law Protecting Online Platforms
The Justice Department said it was concerned that Facebook and Twitter restricted access to recent New York Post stories about the son of Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden.
WSJ News Exclusive | Walmart Files Pre-emptive Lawsuit Against Federal Government in Opioid Case
Walmart sued the federal government in an attempt to strike a pre-emptive blow against what it said is an impending opioid-related civil lawsuit from the Justice Department.
WSJ News Exclusive | Justice Department to File Long-Awaited Antitrust Suit Against Google
The lawsuit, which accuses the search giant of anticompetitive conduct, will mark the most aggressive U.S. legal challenge to a company’s dominance in the tech sector in more than two decades.
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Brent Kendall
The Justice Department will file an antitrust lawsuit against Google today, alleging the company engaged in anticompetitive conduct to preserve monopolies in search and search-advertising that form the cornerstones of its vast conglomerate.
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WSJ News Exclusive | Pilgrim’s Pride Reaches Plea Deal With Justice Department on Chicken Price-Fixing Allegations
Chicken giant Pilgrim’s Pride said it has agreed to a plea deal with the U.S. Justice Department to resolve price-fixing charges, and will pay a fine of $110.5 million.
Six Chicken-Industry Officials Are Indicted in Price-Fixing Probe
The indictments of six officials amount to an expansion of U.S. antitrust prosecutions in the $65 billion poultry industry.
Supreme Court Nominee Amy Coney Barrett Signed Antiabortion Ad in 2006
Supreme Court nominee Amy Coney Barrett signed an antiabortion newspaper ad more than a decade ago that blasted the landmark Roe v. Wade ruling, a public stance that brought new focus to a central issue in her confirmation battle.
What Trump Pick Amy Coney Barrett Could Mean for Future of the Supreme Court
The judge’s legal approach is to look at what constitutional language meant when adopted and zero in on the text of legislation, rather than interpret lawmakers’ purpose. Her jurisprudence suggests she would carry on tradition of Justice Scalia and...
WSJ News Exclusive | DOJ to Seek Congressional Curbs on Immunity for Internet Companies
The Justice Department will submit a proposal to Congress to curb longstanding legal protections for internet companies like Facebook, Alphabet’s Google and Twitter, a senior department official said.
Amy Coney Barrett Is Again a Top Contender for Supreme Court Nomination
The 48-year-old member of the Chicago-based Seventh U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals has a reputation for possessing a first-rate legal mind—and solidly conservative views.
Trump Urges Quick Action on Ginsburg Vacancy
President Trump called on Republicans to act swiftly on the nomination of a new Supreme Court justice, declaring a day after the death of Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg that it is an obligation they must consider without delay.
Justice Ginsburg’s Death Creates Prospect of Bitter Nomination Fight
Democrats called for the nomination to be put on hold until after the election between President Trump and Democratic nominee Joe Biden is decided.
Pennsylvania High Court Extends Deadline for Accepting Mail Ballots
The move could help deal with a projected surge in voting by mail but delay the determination of election winners in a crucial battleground state.
WSJ News Exclusive | FTC Preparing Possible Antitrust Suit Against Facebook
The case preparations come after the Federal Trade Commission has spent more than a year investigating concerns that Facebook has been using its powerful market position to stifle competition.
WSJ News Exclusive | Justice Department Disagreement Arises Over Possible Google Antitrust Suit
Some Justice Department staffers have expressed internal concerns over plans to bring an antitrust lawsuit against the Alphabet unit—and what they view as an aggressive timeline favored by Attorney General Bill Barr.
U.S. Appeals Court Throws Out Antitrust Ruling Against Qualcomm
A federal appeals court threw out a trial judge’s antitrust judgment against Qualcomm, ruling the federal government hadn’t shown the chip maker engaged in illegal monopolization.
Appeals Court Revives House Democrats’ Lawsuit Seeking Testimony of Former Trump White House Counsel
A federal appeals court revived a bid by House Democrats to require former White House counsel Don McGahn to testify in an investigation of President Trump.
WSJ News Exclusive | Justice Department Won’t Challenge Merger of Taboola and Outbrain
The department decided not to challenge a merger of the rival internet companies whose sponsored-content offerings generate revenue for publishers around the globe.
FTC Considering Deposing Top Facebook Executives in Antitrust Probe
The Federal Trade Commission is considering taking sworn legal testimony from Facebook Chief Executive Mark Zuckerberg and Chief Operating Officer Sheryl Sandberg as part of its year-long probe of whether the company has engaged in unlawful...