US Executive Branch Update – April 23, 2021 Friday, April 23, 2021
This report provides a snapshot of the US Executive Branch priorities via daily schedules and the prior day’s press releases.
POTUS’ Schedule
9:15 a.m. EDT – The President delivers remarks and participates in the virtual Leaders Summit on Climate Session 5:The Economic Opportunities of Climate Action | East Room
11:00 a.m. EDT – The President receives the President’s Daily Brief | Oval Office
1:45 p.m. EDT – The President receives the Weekly Economic Briefing | Oval Office
2:45 p.m. EDT – The President participates in a virtual U.S. Department of Defense Senior Leaders Conference | Situation Room
VPOTUS’ Schedule
U.S. Supreme Court Limits the FTC’s Authority to Seek Monetary Relief in Deceptive Practices Enforcement Cases Friday, April 23, 2021
In a unanimous decision released on April 22, 2021, the U.S. Supreme Court upended decades of lower court precedent by finding that Section 13(b) of the Federal Trade Commission Act (FTC Act) does not authorize the FTC to seek, or a court to award, equitable monetary relief such as restitution or disgorgement. Instead, in
AMG Capital Management, LLC v. FTC,
1 the Court pointed to other sections of the FTC Act, notably the administrative procedures contained in section 5 and the consumer redress available under section 19, as the proper legal avenues for the FTC to seek consumer redress and restitution in most cases. The ruling substantially curbs the FTC’s ability to obtain consumer redress under section 13(b), the FTC’s preferred means of seeking monetary damages due to its administrative efficiency compared to other Commission
This morning, the Supreme Court released its long-awaited opinion in
AMG Capital
Management v. FTC. Judge Breyer issued the decision for a
unanimous Court. As we had predicted following oral arguments, the
Supreme Court found that Section 13(b) of the FTC Act does not
allow for monetary remedies.
The Court s conclusion, stated at the outset, is
straightforward and unambiguous: The question presented is
whether th[e] statutory language allowing the FTC to seek
injunctive relief authorizes the Commission to seek, and a
court to award, equitable monetary relief such as restitution or
disgorgement. We conclude that it does not.
The first half of Justice Breyer s
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The chair of the Federal Trade Commission criticized a Supreme Court decision handed down Thursday that limits how the agency can punish companies engaging in deceptive practices. Meanwhile, certain kinds of technologies used by law enforcement have come under scrutiny following the shooting of 13-year-old Adam Toledo in Chicago, and two Senate Democrats are raising concerns around the safety and security of Tesla vehicles.
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FTC VS. SUPREME COURT: Acting Federal Trade Commission (FTC) Chairwoman Rebecca Kelly Slaughter criticized the Supreme Court’s unanimous decision Thursday to limit the agency’s ability to secure monetary relief for consumers from companies found to engage in deceptive practices.