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States confront Trump's antitrust retreat | San Antonio Express-News (Sunday) | PressReader
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19 July 2026
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regulatory
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Fusion42 · 19 July 2026 · Fusion42 review
State attorneys general are preparing to enforce antitrust law independently as the Trump administration signals a retreat from federal antitrust enforcement, with California and other states pursuing cases against tech giants and media consolidation that the DOJ may abandon.
◆ The Wire takeaway
Federal antitrust enforcement is going quiet, but California and a dozen other states are running their own cases—meaning deals you thought were safe now face state-level blocking risk that federal approval no longer shields you from. Call your M&A counsel this week if you're in tech, media, or financial services.
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antitrust · state-enforcement · m-and-a-scrutiny · tech-regulation · merger-deals