FTC, Cancel rule and US appeals court
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Companies that can't back up claims that their products are made in the U.S. could face hefty penalties from the Federal Trade Commission.
A federal appeals court has shut down the Federal Trade Commission's proposed "click-to-cancel" rule.
Commission Chair Andrew Ferguson opened the workshop, titled "The Dangers of 'Gender-Affirming Care' for Minors," and in his remarks said that the agency will issue a request for information in the near future on gender-affirming care, emphasizing that the workshop was "not about politics."
Doctors who pitched medical treatments to minors with gender dysphoria may have deceived them, according to the Federal Trade Commission.
The Federal Trade Commission has sent warning letters to four companies reminding them to comply with the FTC’s “Made in the USA” requirements, as well as to Amazon and Walmart regarding third-party sellers who appear to be making deceptive “Made in the USA” claims on their online marketplaces.
The daylong invite-only workshop features detransitions, parents, regulators and scientific experts on puberty blockers, cross-sex hormones and surgery for gender-confused youth.
Federal Trade Commission Chairman Andrew N. Ferguson issued the following statement proclaiming July 2025 as "Made in the USA" Month:
The former director of anticompetitive activity at Lina Khan’s Federal Trade Commission has taken a job co-leading the antitrust practice at Covington & Burling.