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Jul 8, 2026

Live Nation's Final Post-Trial Briefs Ask Judge to Overturn Landmark Monopoly Verdict

Company's post trial motions hints at the company's strategy for filing an appeal

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StubHub's World Cup Reckoning: How Deep Is the Legal Exposure?

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Jul 7, 2026

DOJ Files Competitive Impact Statement, Laying Out Case for Live Nation Settlement

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Jun 30, 2026

The Man Running Music's Most Controversial Company

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Jun 30, 2026

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Toronto Demands Live Nation Pay For Rogers Centre Sound Wall

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Jun 26, 2026

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BTS World Tour Leads To Fraud Spike in Asia

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Jun 26, 2026

Live Nation On Trial

Live Nation Reveals Extensive White House Contacts in New Antitrust Filing as Settlement Faces Scrutiny

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Jun 26, 2026

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Decibel & Docket Examines Jeffrey Kessler’s Potential $42 Million Payday in Live Nation Antitrust Fight

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Jun 19, 2026

Live Nation On Trial

Live Nation Strikes Back — But the States Aren't Backing Down: Inside the Post-Verdict Fight to Save (or Sink) the Jury's Antitrust Verdict

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Jun 19, 2026

Live Nation On Trial

Elite Economists Enter Live Nation Antitrust Fight, Back DOJ’s Damages Theory in New Amicus Brief

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Jun 19, 2026

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When the Rule of Law Became the Rule of Lobbyists: Former DOJ Official Goes Inside the Pressure Campaign To Let Live Nation Walk

May 19, 2026

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When the Rule of Law Became the Rule of Lobbyists: Former DOJ Official Goes Inside the Pressure Campaign To Let Live Nation Walk

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Judge Likely To Put Off Live Nation-Ticketmaster "Breakup" Decision Til 2027

May 13, 2026

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Judge Likely To Put Off Live Nation-Ticketmaster "Breakup" Decision Til 2027

+ The Term 'Scalping' Is Rooted in the Railroads, Not Native American Culture

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California Bill Could Be the Death Knell for Scalping

Apr 29, 2026

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California Bill Could Be the Death Knell for Scalping

+ The antitrust case against Live Nation Entertainment is entering a pivotal new phase, with the DOJ, states and the company now locked in a consequential dispute over antitrust remedies

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Live Nation's Final Post-Trial Briefs Ask Judge to Overturn Landmark Monopoly Verdict

StubHub's World Cup Reckoning: How Deep Is the Legal Exposure?

DOJ Files Competitive Impact Statement, Laying Out Case for Live Nation Settlement

The Man Running Music's Most Controversial Company

More News

Toronto Demands Live Nation Pay For Rogers Centre Sound Wall

BTS World Tour Leads To Fraud Spike in Asia

Live Nation Reveals Extensive White House Contacts in New Antitrust Filing as Settlement Faces Scrutiny

Decibel & Docket Examines Jeffrey Kessler’s Potential $42 Million Payday in Live Nation Antitrust Fight

Live Nation Strikes Back — But the States Aren't Backing Down: Inside the Post-Verdict Fight to Save (or Sink) the Jury's Antitrust Verdict

Elite Economists Enter Live Nation Antitrust Fight, Back DOJ’s Damages Theory in New Amicus Brief

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When the Rule of Law Became the Rule of Lobbyists: Former DOJ Official Goes Inside the Pressure Campaign To Let Live Nation Walk

Judge Likely To Put Off Live Nation-Ticketmaster "Breakup" Decision Til 2027

California Bill Could Be the Death Knell for Scalping

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