Person
James E. Boasberg
Chief Judge of the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia; wrote the November 2025 opinion in the FTC’s case against Meta.
His opinion held that the Federal Trade Commission had not shown Meta holds monopoly power now.
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member of
- U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia 18 Nov 2025 Chief Judge Primary record 1
involved in
- FTC v. Meta Platforms judge who wrote the opinion Primary record 1
Timeline 1 date
- 18 Nov 2025 James E. Boasberg member of U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia
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Federal Trade Commission v. Meta Platforms, Inc., Memorandum Opinion, No. 20-3590 (D.D.C., 18 November 2025), U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia, 18 Nov 2025.
Primary record
JAMES E. BOASBERG Chief Judge
The Court’s verdict today determines that the FTC has not done so.
Page history 3 changes
- Second revision of Too Big to Fail: the FTC's 1917 finding, the 1952 report's seven firms, the 1984 hearing record, and corrected cards for Spirit, beef, tickets, Google and the final verdict05663c47
- Revise Too Big to Fail after the skeptic's review: read to 2 November 2026, a verdict card that separates findings from shares, the 1929 fight with its scandal and the board's stand, and sources for every cardc819f2cb
- Add the story Too Big to Fail: Standard Oil's stockholders, the phrase's origin in 1984, and market-by-market cases to November 2026aa9c434d
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