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The Corner Newsletter: California Takes Antitrust Leadership Role ( July 14th, 2026)
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California's COMPETE Act (AB 1776) passed the Senate Judiciary Committee on 30 June and will add single-firm monopoly prohibitions to the state's antitrust law, filling a gap that currently restricts prosecution to multi-firm conspiracies. With federal antitrust enforcement suspended under the Trump administration and California's economy the world's fifth-largest, enforcement actions here could force global policy changes in major tech and other corporations.
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If you operate at scale in California or sell to Californians, you now face antitrust risk from single-firm abuse charges—not just cartels. California's economy forces global compliance: when the UK or France regulate Google, it changes worldwide; when California does it, the shift is inescapable.
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