
Darren Bush
Professor of Law (Leonard B. Rosenberg Chair) at the University of Houston Law Center, specializing in antitrust law and economic regulation.
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Sep 28, 2026
Antitrust Settlements, Transparency, and the Tunney Act: A Conversation with Darren Bush
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Randy StutzHOST
And so I wondered if you could just sort of walk us through how that came to be and sort of explain What rubber stamping means, what actually happens when the DOJ submits consent decrees for review under a public interest standard before the

Darren BushGUEST
court? What I mean by rubber stamping, this is actually in the legislative history where they're talking about courts that will not engage in any meaningful review of the consent decree and merely just go, okay, right? And that's what they mean by consent decree.

Darren BushGUEST
So you're right, Judge Green, of course, with the suit to break up AT&T, and certainly that's a remedy that a lot of folks are not a fan of, breaking up companies.
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Randy StutzHOST
What do you see as worthwhile avenues of reform to make the Tunney Act more meaningful and robust? Any advice for Congress or for others who are out there thinking about the structure, appropriate reform?