CFPB’s New Personal Financial Data Rights Rulemaking is a Win for Consumers and Competition
October 20, 2023 — In response to a new proposed rule from the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) to facilitate enhanced consumer access to their financial data and promote competition — through a provision of the Dodd-Frank Act known as Section 1033 — the American Economic Liberties Project released the following statement.
It’s Time for the Federal Judiciary to Enter the 21st Century and Create a Transparent Federal Court System
October 19, 2023 — In response to news that Judge Amit Mehta has denied a motion filed by the New York Times and other prominent media outlets’ for increased access to the U.S. v. Google trial — the most important antitrust trial of the century — the American Economic Liberties Project released the following statement.
Congress Can Address Generic Drug Shortages By Reining in Consolidated GPOs, New Policy Brief Explains
October 19, 2023 — As shortages of basic drugs and treatments, for everything from lead poisoning to cancer, reach record levels in the US, the American Economic Liberties Project today released a new policy brief, “The Dirty Secret of Drug Shortages,” to shed light on the primary driver of the problem: consolidated middlemen known as group purchasing organizations (GPOs).
Economic Liberties Applauds Pennsylvania House Passage of Junk Fee Bill
October 18, 2023 — The American Economic Liberties Project released the following statement after the Pennsylvania House voted to approve HB 636, a ban on so-called “junk fees” in the ticketing, food delivery, and lodging industries.
DOJ Concludes a Compelling Case in the Landmark US v. Google Antitrust Trial with Final Witness
October 18, 2023 — Halfway into a landmark ten-week trial taking on Google’s $1.7 trillion search monopoly, the Department of Justice Antitrust Division called its last witness, closing weeks of rigorous testimony from leading economists and executives from Google, Apple, Microsoft, Samsung and others.