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DOJ Plans to File Fewer Antitrust Briefs in 2020

DOJ plans to file 12 to 18 amicus briefs this year in antitrust cases in which the government isn’t a party, Deputy Assistant Attorney General Michael Murray said Tuesday. That would be fewer than 2019, Murray said, citing resources needed…

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for Antitrust Division investigations. Some briefs filed last year resulted in oral argument participation, which requires additional resources, Murray told the New York State Bar Association. He cited his argument for the division in FTC v. Qualcomm before the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals (see 2002140026). He also cited Apple v. Pepper (see 1811260039), in which the division argued in favor of Apple.