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Advocates Urge DOJ to Criminally Prosecute Boeing, and Deputy AG Monaco to Recuse Herself

Jul 3, 2024 — With a July 7 deadline looming for the Department of Justice to decide whether to criminally prosecute Boeing for violating its 2021 deferred prosecution agreement, the American Economic Liberties Project and a coalition of groups sent a letter yesterday urging Attorney General Garland to not let the aerospace monopoly off the hook with a plea deal and for Deputy AG Lisa Monaco to recuse herself from the deliberations given her conflicts of interest. 

Economic Liberties Applauds Pennsylvania House for Passing Key Antitrust Bill

Jul 2, 2024 — In response to news that Pennsylvania House of Representatives has passed the Pennsylvania Open Markets Act – which would create both a state antitrust statute and a health care merger notification standard – in a bipartisan 112-89 vote, the American Economic Liberties Project released the following statement. 

FTC Goes to the Mattress for Competitive Markets in Unanimous Vertical Merger Block

Jul 2, 2024 — In response to news that the Federal Trade Commission voted 5-0 to block mattress manufacturer Tempur Sealy's $4 billion vertical acquisition of Mattress Firm, the American Economic Liberties Project released the following statement.

NTIA and DOJ Must Break VeriSign’s Monopoly Power Over Domain Names, Advocates Urge

June 26, 2024 —The American Economic Liberties Project and a coalition of allies yesterday sent two separate letters to the National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) and Department of Justice (DOJ), respectively, urging them to end VeriSign Inc.’s government-designated monopoly over domain registration before an August 2nd deadline to stop the automatic renewal of VeriSign’s no-bid contract.

Economic Liberties Urges California Senate to Reject a Junk Fee Carveout for the Food Services Industry

June 26, 2024 — In response to SB 1524, a bill which carves out the restaurant and food service industry from the state-wide junk fee ban scheduled to go into effect on July 1, the American Economic Liberties Project released a letter explaining why the California Senate should reject the bill, and issued the following statement.