Luke Herrine is Assistant Professor of Law at Alabama Law. His work on the law and political economy of market governance has influenced policy at the FTC, the CFPB, and the USDA, among others.
Luke Herrine evaluates the Federal Trade Commission’s transformation into a political tool to advance a conservative social agenda. He argues that no FTC initiative better exemplifies the agency’s politicization than its investigation into gender-affirming care that threatens transgender rights and autonomy.