After ‘Weak’ Live Nation-DOJ Settlement, Senator Amy Klobuchar Introduces Antitrust Accountability and Transparency Act

After ‘Weak’ Live Nation-DOJ Settlement, Senator Amy Klobuchar Introduces Antitrust Accountability and Transparency Act

After the DOJ's surprise settlement of its Live Nation antitrust case, Sen. Klobuchar has introduced the Antitrust Accountability and Transparency Act.

Exclusive: Klobuchar seeks to stiffen antitrust review process in wake of Live Nation scrutiny

The ScoopThe blast radius from the Justice Department’s much-criticized settlement with Live Nation continues to widen, spurring a call to strengthen federal oversight of antitrust reviews.Sen. Amy Klobuchar, D-Minn., plans to introduce legislation on Tuesday that would broaden the judiciary’s abilities to approve — or reject — antitrust settlements, and give state attorneys general a say into federal settlement approvals. Rep. Jamie Raskin, D-M…

Why Voters Should Support Senator Klobuchar’s ‘‘Antitrust Accountability and Transparency Act’’

It is a strange and exciting thing to see any legislative effort to bolster antitrust enforcement. But Senator Klobuchar’s bill to bolster the Tunney Act is special. Congress enacted the Tunney Act in 1974 to prevent the Department of Justice (DOJ) from resolving antitrust cases through consent decrees that inadequately protected competition or the public interest. My coauthor and friend, John J. Flynn, was special counsel and Consultant for the…