November 13, 2023 — Ahead of an oversight hearing for Department of Justice Assistant Attorney General Jonathan Kanter in the U.S. House Judiciary Committee tomorrow, the American Economic Liberties Project sent a statement for the record to the committee and released an updated list of the agency’s accomplishments during his tenure. 

November 9, 2023 — The Department of Justice Antitrust Division today announced new enforcement actions against Koch Foods, the fifth largest poultry processor in the U.S., for forcing chicken farmers to pay a penalty for shifting their business to one of Koch’s rivals. The penalties would require Koch to return the fees it unlawfully asked chicken growers to pay for switching. In response the American Economic Liberties Project released the following statement. 

November 8, 2023 — In response to a new package of initiatives announced by the U.S. Department of Agriculture today designed to promote competition — including a rule requiring enhanced transparency from contractors, a new Chief Competition Officer position, and domestic origin requirements for food assistance programs — the American Economic Liberties Project released the following statement. The rule is the first in a series of forthcoming rules under the Packers and Stockyards Act. 

November 8, 2023 — With Congress set to debate the Fiscal Year 2024 Financial Services and General Government (FSGG) appropriations bill today—a bill containing several radical amendments to gut the funding of critical agencies and weaken important competition authorities—the American Economic Liberties released the following statement:

November 7, 2023 — In response to a new rule proposed by the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) that would subject digital payment apps to more regulatory scrutiny, the American Economic Liberties Project released the following statement.