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Gail Slater is the DOJ’s new antitrust head
The US Department of Justice antitrust division will be led by Gail Slater following a successful Congressional confirmation vote today. Slater will take over multiple antitrust cases against large tech firms, filed under both Donald Trump and Joe Biden — including a high-profile Google search monopoly suit.
US Senate confirms Trump's Justice Department antitrust head Gail Slater
Gail Slater, President Donald Trump's pick to oversee the U.S. Department of Justice's antitrust division, was confirmed by the U.S. Senate on Tuesday. The department's antitrust division enforces laws against illegal monopolies and anticompetitive business behavior,
Dalkey-born lawyer Gail Slater approved as head of US antitrust division
The US Senate has approved Dublin lawyer Gail Slater as the head of the antitrust division at the US department of justice. Originally from Dalkey in South Dublin, Ms Slater previously served as a tech policy adviser to the first Trump administration.
US senate confirms Gail Slater, Trump's pick for DOJ antitrust chief
Gail Slater, Trump's pick for DOJ head position, has been confirmed by the US Senate, taking over the antitrust cases against big tech firms.
Senate Confirms Gail Slater as Justice Dept.’s Antitrust Lead
The Senate on Tuesday approved Gail Slater, President Trump’s nominee to lead the Justice Department antitrust division, by a vote of 78-19. Ms. Slater, a veteran tech and media lawyer, has pledged to be skeptical of corporate power across the economy, and has been particularly critical of power in the tech industry.
Trump DOJ Official Faults Corporate Push to Sway Antitrust (1)
The Justice Department’s antitrust division needs to be aggressive in its focus on American workers, consumers and businesses and resist efforts by big companies to hold sway over enforcement, a ...
DOJ still wants Google to part with its Chrome browser as part of antitrust case
As part of the antitrust case filed more than four years ago, the Justice Department wants Google to divest its Chrome ...
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Trump’s DOJ Antitrust Head Gets to Work
On March 11, 2025, the U.S. Senate confirmed Gail Slater to lead the U.S. Department of Justice’s Antitrust Division. Slater received ...
Big Tech, antitrust and national security: The self-licking ice cream cone
Three years ago, we warned of Big Tech’s campaign to weaponize U.S. national security to protect its monopolies from ...
New DOJ Antitrust Chief Builds Team From Prior Administrations
Gail Slater, the new head of antitrust enforcement at the US Justice Department, plans to hire veterans of previous ...
NS: CSX Virginia terminal railroad antitrust claims a ‘ghost story’
Norfolk Southern said it is not out of the ordinary for the Justice Department to look into a case involving antitrust ...