Ironically amusing that Wilson chooses to announce her impending resignation from behind the WSJ's paywall rather than doing so on the public record first and writing op-eds afterward.
Anyway, it's possible this is a strategic response to the Biden administration's re-nomination of (Democratic) Cmmr. Rebecca Slaughter yesterday.
This extremely opinionated thread is nevertheless a useful collection of contested issues during Wilson's tenure (but I would not advise relying on the twitter user's summaries of those issues): https://twitter.com/matthewstoller/status/162555187509223014...
Meta has been seeking the recusal of Lina Khan since summer 2021, arguing that her prior advocacy of antitrust action against Meta (as opinion, rather than in service of a competitor) disqualifies her from overseeing the case. Wilson also argues in this op-ed that Khan cannot be an objective judge of the case, but given that the FTC is suing Meta in federal court, it's not clear whether jurisprudential standards should apply here.
Anyway, it's possible this is a strategic response to the Biden administration's re-nomination of (Democratic) Cmmr. Rebecca Slaughter yesterday.
Here is some reasonably even-handed context on the opposing philosophical views at the FTC: https://prospect.org/economy/dont-say-new-brandeisians-reply...
This extremely opinionated thread is nevertheless a useful collection of contested issues during Wilson's tenure (but I would not advise relying on the twitter user's summaries of those issues): https://twitter.com/matthewstoller/status/162555187509223014...
Meta has been seeking the recusal of Lina Khan since summer 2021, arguing that her prior advocacy of antitrust action against Meta (as opinion, rather than in service of a competitor) disqualifies her from overseeing the case. Wilson also argues in this op-ed that Khan cannot be an objective judge of the case, but given that the FTC is suing Meta in federal court, it's not clear whether jurisprudential standards should apply here.