Live Nation. Amazon. Americans Are Standing Up to Corporate Lawbreaking.

By Lina M. Khan and Doha Mekki

Ms. Khan served as chair of the Federal Trade Commission from 2021 to 2025. Ms. Mekki served as principal deputy assistant attorney general for the antitrust division from 2021 to 2024.

Three decisions in three days last week showed us how Americans can keep corporate Goliaths in check, even when the federal government refuses to.

On Wednesday, a jury found that the mega-concert promoter Live Nation and its ticket-selling subsidiary Ticketmaster had illegally monopolized the live music industry. Around the same time, a California judge moved forward with the claim that........

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