February 20, 2024 — In response to news that Capital One is attempting to acquire Discover Financial Services for $35.3 billion, the American Economic Liberties Project released the following statement.

February 16, 2024 — In response to a new report from the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau showing that the largest banks charge 8-10% higher credit card interest rates than smaller financial institutions, the American Economic Liberties Project released the following statement. 

February 8, 2024 — A broad coalition of consumer advocacy groups submitted a joint comment to the Federal Trade Commission in response to its November 2023 Notice of Proposed Rulemaking on junk fees, supporting the Commission’s proposal to ban hidden and misleading fees across the economy and create a fair marketplace for honest businesses and consumers.

January 26, 2024 — As alarming recent safety incidents shine a spotlight on the dangers of a deregulated airline industry—atop longstanding discontent with shrinking seat sizes, bogus fees, chronic delays and cancellations, and route closures—the American Economic Liberties Project and Vanderbilt Policy Accelerator today released a new report, “How to Fix Flying: A New Approach to Regulating the Airline Industry,” providing a comprehensive set of policy options to address the ongoing crisis.

January 24, 2024 — The American Economic Liberties Project, along with a group of distinguished academics, filed an amicus brief in the Supreme Court case, NetChoice v. Paxton, arguing that the Court should refuse to extend heightened First Amendment protections to social media platforms that hold themselves out as modern-day public squares.