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Congressional leaders and Asian American advocacy groups are calling for an investigation into the FBI’s treatment of a former Knoxville professor falsely accused of being a spy for China.
Three Democratic members of the U.S. House Judiciary Committee Ted W. Lieu of California, Mondaire Jones of New York and Pramila Jayapal of Washington are asking the Department of Justice Office of the Inspector General to “review whether the China Initiative puts untoward pressure on DOJ personnel to engage in racial or ethnic profiling.”
A chorus of advocacy groups also are calling for an investigation of both the China Initiative, which was former President Donald Trump’s order to the Justice Department to ferret out Chinese spies living and studying in America, and the actions of federal agents in Knoxville in the case of former University of Tennessee at Knoxville associate professor Dr. Anming Hu.
The U.S. House Judiciary Committee has voted to approve a bill to increase the budgets of antitrust enforcers as the panel considered a slate of sweeping bills aimed at tech giants.
After more than three hours of discussion, the committee voted 29-12 to approve a piece of legislation that would significantly bolster the budgets of the Justice Department and the Federal Trade Commission. The bill would also increase the filing fees for the largest mergers,
Reuters reported Wednesday.
Additionally, the panel voted 34-7 to approve a bill that could keep antitrust cases brought by state attorneys general in the court they selected.
French court to hear App Store complaint in September
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The case will be heard by a Paris commercial court on Sept. 17, 2021,
Reutersreported Wednesday. Although it s unlikely to result in significant fines, the court could force Apple to change some of its contractual terms in the country.
In France, local law allows the country s finance minister to sue companies if abusive business practices are found in contracts. The complaint was levied against Apple following a three-year probe by France s CGCCRF consumer fraud watchdog.
France s finance minister, Bruno Le Maire, last year accused Apple of being part of a small group of tech giants that are reaping most of the profits in the country.
House Judiciary approves bill to increase antitrust enforcement budget
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After more than three hours of discussion, the committee voted 29-12 to approve a piece of legislation that would significantly bolster the budgets of the Justice Department and the Federal Trade Commission. The bill would also increase the filing fees for the largest mergers,
Reuters reported Wednesday.
Additionally, the panel voted 34-7 to approve a bill that could keep antitrust cases brought by state attorneys general in the court they selected.
The bills are part of a sweeping legislative plan to rein in the power of major technology companies like Apple, Amazon, and Google. The legislative package was first introduced earlier in June.