15-07-2020 11:30 via theguardian.com

Congress has the legal power to investigate Silicon Valley. Let's make it count | Zephyr Teachout

Lawmakers are about to undertake their first major antitrust hearing in 50 years. They should make tech companies squirm
In the last decision of the 2019-2020 supreme court term, Trump v Mazars, John Roberts outdid himself in being John Roberts. He authored a 7-2 decision in which he appears to stand up against Donald Trump’s lawlessness, by clarifying that Congress can issue subpoenas for Trump financial documents. However, the congressional power is constrained by a new, vague, four-part
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