US FTC drops defense of noncompete rule; Slaughter dissents
By Alex Wilts ( September 6, 2025, 00:38 GMT | Insight) -- The US Federal Trade Commission today moved to dismiss its appeals of two lower court rulings that prevented it from enforcing a rule issued during the Biden administration that would have banned noncompetes nationwide. The US Federal Trade Commission today moved to dismiss its appeals of two lower court rulings that prevented it from enforcing a rule issued during the Biden administration that would have banned noncompetes nationwide....
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