Summer reading: The Tipline for 1 August 2023

The Biden Administration has, thus far, struggled to persuade the judiciary on much of its aggressive enforcement agenda, but flipping the calendar today should provide a morale boost to enforcers at the Department of Justice. The Antitrust Division’s trial against Penguin Random House/Simon & Schuester began exactly one year ago as the government and Stephen King prevailed on their novel theory of harm to the benefit of top-selling authors.