The Supreme Court's 2018 opinion in American Express v. Ohio is among the most important – and divisive – antitrust opinions in the modern era of antitrust law. The simplest statement of Justice Thomas's opinion for the majority is that it saw a 5 Justice majority of the Court fully embrace...

ICLE's comments argue that the petitions to deny fail to provide any compelling reason to adopt a presumption against this merger. To the contrary, there are good reasons to think that this transaction will benefit consumers and the economy.As ICLE scholars discuss in these comments, increased...