A bipartisan coalition of 41 AGs submitted a comment letter to the CFTC urging the Commission to affirm that sports-related prediction market “event contracts” fall under state gambling authority, not exclusive federal commodities jurisdiction, continuing a debate over authority between state and federal regulators seeking to oversee prediction markets. In the letter, the coalition argues…

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A coalition of 23 Republican AGs sent a letter to Fitch Ratings, Moody’s Investors Service, and S&P Global Ratings questioning whether the credit rating agencies’ ESG policies violate federal securities laws, state consumer protection laws, and antitrust laws. In the letter, the AGs allege that the ratings agencies downgraded fossil-fuel companies and sectors based on…

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The FTC and a coalition of eight Republican AGs reached settlements with Dentsu US, Inc., GroupM Worldwide LLC (d/b/a WPP Media), and Publicis, Inc. over allegations that the companies violated Section 5 of the FTC Act and Section 1 of the Sherman Act by coordinating digital advertising “brand safety” standards. The complaint alleged the firms…

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A bipartisan coalition of 34 AGs won at trial against Live Nation and Ticketmaster after a jury found the companies violated federal and state antitrust laws by eliminating competition and driving up costs for fans, artists, and venues.

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A bipartisan coalition of 27 AGs, led by Colorado, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, and Tennessee, submitted a comment letter to the FTC urging the agency to propose a rule that would regulate hidden and deceptive rental fees. In the letter, the AGs argue that hidden rental fees obscure the actual cost of rent; cause financial strain…

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