On December 10, President-elect Trump announced that he will elevate current FTC commissioner Andrew Ferguson to be the next Chair of the Federal Trade Commission. In a follow-up post, Trump also announced his selection of antitrust lawyer Mark Meador to serve as a new Republican FTC commissioner.

The COVID-19 pandemic impacted the lives of Americans in so many ways, and brought to national attention the vulnerability of the maritime supply chain. Consumers confined to their homes pivoted from the purchase of services to durable goods and home improvements, straining “just in time” inventories, spiking demand for container and vessel space, and disrupting the normal ebb and flow of shipping containers and chassis.

The U.S. Supreme Court has issued a decision confirming that the First Amendment protects companies’ rights to moderate content on their online platforms. In NetChoice, LLC v. Paxton and Moody v. NetChoice, LLC, the Court held that two states’ attempts to restrict social media platforms’ efforts to moderate content posted on their websites must be reassessed by the lower courts. But before sending the cases back down, the Court explained that content moderation, even when conducted by algorithm, is expressive activity protected by the First Amendment, and a state’s interest in promoting ideological balance online does not justify restricting that expression.