FTC's First Open Meeting Highlights Aggressive Enforcement Priorities And Partisan Divide

On Thursday, July 1, the Federal Trade Commission held its first meeting under Chair Lina M. Khan and first open business meeting in over twenty years. The Commission considered four items during the nearly two hour long meeting: the Made in U.S.A. Labeling Rule, changes to the FTC's rules of practice, rescinding the 2015 "Statement of Antitrust Enforcement Principles Regarding 'Unfair Methods of Competition' Under Section 5 of the FTC Act," and compulsory process resolutions.

The meeting provides tremendous insight into what Chair Kahn's FTC will look like and what its priorities will be. Key takeaways include:

• The new FTC majority appears more willing to adopt measures or orders without the support of the Republican Commissioners, which is a change for an agency that has traditionally tried to operate in a collegial manner. Each issue voted on during the meeting passed, with the votes of the three Democrats and without the votes of the two Republican