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House Judiciary Committee GOP Members Outline Big Tech Framework
Regulation // July 07, 2021

Republican members of the U.S. House Judiciary Committee outlined their framework for Big Tech regulation, which came on the heels of the advancement of six new bipartisan bills intended to curb anti-competitive practices, CNBC reported on Wednesday (July 7). The agenda is meant to act as a...

House Judiciary Committee Postpones Big Tech Antitrust Hearing
ANTITRUST // July 24, 2020

The House Judiciary Committee has delayed a hearing originally scheduled for Monday (July 27) due to a conflict with the late U.S. Representative John Lewis’ (D-GA) memorial service. A new date has not yet been announced. Leaders of Google, Facebook, Amazon and Apple were scheduled...

Report: Tech Execs’ Capitol Hill Hearing Has Been Postponed
ANTITRUST // July 24, 2020

Lawmakers will have to wait to question the CEOs from Amazon, Apple, Facebook and Google. The much-anticipated hearing scheduled before the House Judiciary Committee and the Antitrust Subcommittee on Monday (July 27) is expected to be postponed. A memorial service for the late Rep. John...

Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos Amenable To Testifying Before House Committee
Amazon // June 15, 2020

After legislators had asked that he offer testimony in their antitrust probe into large tech firms, a lawyer for Amazon said that Jeff Bezos would be amenable to testify before Congress. Robert K. Kelner from the Covington & Burling law firm said the retailer was...

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House Committee: Amazon Obstructed Investigation

March 09, 2022
A bipartisan group of U.S. representatives wants the Justice Department to investigate Amazon for what they say is a possible criminal obstruction of a Congressional investigation. As The Wall Street Journal reported Wednesday (March 9), Republican and Democratic members of the House Judiciary Committee have written to Attorney General Merrick Garland, accusing Amazon of refusing […]

House Judiciary Committee GOP Members Outline Big Tech Framework

July 07, 2021
Republican members of the U.S. House Judiciary Committee outlined their framework for Big Tech regulation, which came on the heels of the advancement of six new bipartisan bills intended to...

House Judiciary Committee Postpones Big Tech Antitrust Hearing

July 24, 2020
The House Judiciary Committee has delayed a hearing originally scheduled for Monday (July 27) due to a conflict with the late U.S. Representative John Lewis’ (D-GA) memorial service. A new...

Report: Tech Execs’ Capitol Hill Hearing Has Been Postponed

July 24, 2020
Lawmakers will have to wait to question the CEOs from Amazon, Apple, Facebook and Google. The much-anticipated hearing scheduled before the House Judiciary Committee and the Antitrust Subcommittee on Monday...