Lina Khan
American legal scholar and jurist
Follow Lina Khan on Notably News to receive short updates to your email — rarely!
| 2024 | JD Vance, a Senator from Ohio and the 2024 Republican Vice Presidential nominee, cited Khan's campaigns against large technology companies as a success for antitrust efforts in the U.S. |
| 2024 | JD Vance, a Senator from Ohio and the 2024 Republican Vice Presidential nominee, cited Khan's campaigns against large technology companies as a success for antitrust efforts in the U.S. |
| December 2024 | The FTC successfully blocked Kroger's attempted acquisition of Albertsons in court. |
| December 2024 | The FTC successfully blocked Kroger's attempted acquisition of Albertsons in court. |
| November 2024 | The FTC won a court challenge blocking Tapestry, Inc.'s attempted acquisition of Capri. |
| November 2024 | The FTC won a court challenge blocking Tapestry, Inc.'s attempted acquisition of Capri. |
| August 2024 | The non-compete regulation was struck down by a federal court, which ruled it was an overreach of the FTC's statutory authority. |
| August 2024 | The non-compete regulation was struck down by a federal court, which ruled it was an overreach of the FTC's statutory authority. |
| April 2024 | The FTC issued a landmark regulation banning the enforcement of existing non-compete agreements for all employees except senior executives. |
| April 2024 | The FTC issued a landmark regulation banning the enforcement of existing non-compete agreements for all employees except senior executives. |
| 2023 | During her tenure as FTC Chair, Khan successfully influenced corporate behavior by scrutinizing major corporate mergers, leading to the withdrawal of Lockheed Martin's attempted acquisition of Aerojet and Sanofi's attempted acquisition of Maze Therapeutics. |
| 2023 | Employee satisfaction shows improvements, with the FTC reclaiming over half of its morale decline since 2021. |
| 2023 | Successfully deterred multiple corporate mergers through FTC scrutiny, including Lockheed Martin's attempted acquisition of Aerojet and Sanofi's attempted acquisition of Maze Therapeutics, which were both withdrawn following her intervention. |
| 2023 | Employee satisfaction shows improvements, with the FTC reclaiming over half of its morale decline since 2021. |
| 2023 | Successfully deterred multiple corporate mergers through FTC scrutiny, including Lockheed Martin's attempted acquisition of Aerojet and Sanofi's attempted acquisition of Maze Therapeutics, which were both withdrawn following her intervention. |
| December 2023 | The FTC won its first major court challenge by blocking Illumina's acquisition of Grail after a 3-year legal battle. |
| December 2023 | Ankush Khadori of New York magazine reported that Khan's FTC faced challenges due to failed lawsuits against Meta and Microsoft, which impacted employee morale. |
| December 2023 | Ankush Khadori of New York magazine reported that Khan's FTC faced challenges due to failed lawsuits against Meta and Microsoft, which impacted employee morale. |
| December 2023 | The FTC won its first major court challenge by blocking Illumina's acquisition of Grail after a 3-year legal battle. |
| July 2023 | Testified before the House of Representatives Judiciary Committee, where Republicans and Democrats debated her regulatory approach. Some Republicans, including Rep. Ken Buck and Rep. Matt Gaetz, publicly supported her investigations into corporate practices like Ring Doorbell and Kochava's data handling. |
| July 2023 | Testified before the House of Representatives Judiciary Committee, where Republicans and Democrats debated her policies and role as FTC Chair. Republicans like Ken Buck and Matt Gaetz offered nuanced support, discussing tech company investigations and regulatory approaches. |
| July 2023 | During congressional testimony in July, Khan prioritizes improving staff morale following the initial Federal Employee Viewpoint Survey results. |
| July 2023 | During congressional testimony in July, Khan prioritizes improving staff morale following the initial Federal Employee Viewpoint Survey results. |
| July 2023 | Testified before the House of Representatives Judiciary Committee, where Republicans and Democrats debated her policies and role as FTC Chair. Republicans like Ken Buck and Matt Gaetz offered nuanced support, discussing tech company investigations and regulatory approaches. |
| February 2023 | Republican FTC Commissioner Christine Wilson announced her plan to resign from the agency, citing opposition to Khan's leadership. |
| February 2023 | Republican FTC Commissioner Christine Wilson announced her plan to resign from the agency, citing opposition to Khan's leadership. |
| January 2023 | Lina Khan gave birth to her first child. |
| January 2023 | Lina Khan gave birth to her first child. |
| 2022 | FTC employee satisfaction continues to decline, with favorable views of senior leadership further dropping to 46.6%. The FTC switches from ranking first in favorable views to first in unfavorable views among federal agencies. |
| 2022 | Khan initially bans public speaking for FTC staff, a decision that was widely unpopular and later retracted with an apology. |
| 2022 | Khan initially bans public speaking for FTC staff, a decision that was widely unpopular and later retracted with an apology. |
| 2022 | FTC employee satisfaction continues to decline, with favorable views of senior leadership further dropping to 46.6%. The FTC switches from ranking first in favorable views to first in unfavorable views among federal agencies. |
| 2021 | Khan was appointed chairperson of the FTC, becoming the third Asian-American to serve in that role. |
| 2021 | Under Khan's leadership, the FTC voted unanimously to enforce the right to repair as policy. |
| 2021 | Lina Khan's appointment as FTC Chair leads to a significant decline in employee satisfaction, with favorable views of senior leadership dropping from 94.3% in 2020 to 51.7%. |
| 2021 | Lina Khan's appointment as FTC Chair leads to a significant decline in employee satisfaction, with favorable views of senior leadership dropping from 94.3% in 2020 to 51.7%. |
| 2021 | Under Khan's leadership, the FTC voted unanimously to enforce the right to repair as policy. |
| 2021 | Khan was appointed chairperson of the FTC, becoming the third Asian-American to serve in that role. |
| June 2021 | The Senate confirmed Khan's nomination as an FTC commissioner with a vote of 69 to 28, garnering bipartisan support. |
| June 2021 | Lina Khan was confirmed and became the youngest chair of the Federal Trade Commission in history. |
| June 2021 | Khan becomes the youngest FTC chair ever after her confirmation. |
| June 2021 | The Senate confirmed Khan's nomination as an FTC commissioner with a vote of 69 to 28, garnering bipartisan support. |
| June 2021 | Lina Khan was confirmed and became the youngest chair of the Federal Trade Commission in history. |
| March 2021 | President Joe Biden nominates Lina Khan to the Federal Trade Commission (FTC). |
| March 22 2021 | Joe Biden announced the nomination of Lina Khan to be a commissioner of the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) for a term ending September 26, 2024. |
| March 22 2021 | Joe Biden announced the nomination of Lina Khan to be a commissioner of the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) for a term ending September 26, 2024. |
| July 2020 | In July 2020, Lina Khan joined the faculty of Columbia Law School as an associate professor of law. |
| July 2020 | In July 2020, Lina Khan joined the faculty of Columbia Law School as an associate professor of law. |
| 2019 | Khan began serving as counsel to the House Judiciary Committee's Subcommittee on Antitrust, Commercial, and Administrative Law, where she led the congressional investigation into digital markets. |
| 2019 | Khan began serving as counsel to the House Judiciary Committee's Subcommittee on Antitrust, Commercial, and Administrative Law, where she led the congressional investigation into digital markets. |
|
We are only showing the most recent entries for this topic. |
|
This contents of the box above is based on material from the Wikipedia article Lina Khan, which is released under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International License.