FTC shifts to federal court strategy for blocking mergers
聯邦貿易委員會轉向採取聯邦法院策略以阻止合併案
The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has recently shifted its strategy for blocking corporate mergers, moving away from its traditional internal administrative process toward direct litigation in federal courts.
聯邦貿易委員會（FTC）近期改變了阻止企業合併的策略，從傳統的內部行政程序轉向聯邦法院的直接訴訟。
Historically, the agency relied on an in-house system with Administrative Law Judges (ALJs) to challenge anticompetitive behavior.
從歷史來看，該機構曾依賴行政法官(ALJs)的內部體系來挑戰反競爭行為。
However, this approach faced significant constitutional scrutiny, notably culminating in the 2023 Supreme Court decision in Axon Enterprise, Inc. v.
然而，此種方式面臨嚴重的憲法審查，其中最顯著的便是2023年美國最高法院對Axon Enterprise, Inc. v.
FTC, which allowed companies to bypass these internal proceedings to challenge the FTC's structure in federal court.
FTC案的判決，該判決允許企業繞過這些內部程序，直接在聯邦法院挑戰FTC的體制。
Under the leadership of Lina Khan, the agency adopted a litigation-first strategy, aiming for outright blocks of mergers rather than negotiating settlements.
在莉娜·罕(Lina Khan)的領導下，該機構採取了「訴訟優先」的策略，目標是直接阻止合併，而非談判和解。
This evolution highlights a broader struggle: balancing the agency's goal of strong antitrust enforcement with the practical necessity of meeting strict judicial standards of evidence and statutory authority.
這種演變突顯了一個更廣泛的掙扎：在該機構強力反壟斷執法的目標與滿足嚴格司法證據標準與法定權限的實務必要性之間取得平衡。
