December 12, 2024 — In response to news that the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has filed a lawsuit against Southern Glazer’s Wine and Spirits LLC for engaging in illegal price discrimination against small and independent businesses — the first case brought under the Robinson-Patman Act in nearly 40 years — the American Economic Liberties Project released the following statement.

December 12, 2024 — Following the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau’s finalization of a rule to close an outdated overdraft loophole that exempted overdraft loans from lending laws, the American Economic Liberties Project released the following statement.

December 12, 2024 — Following reports that the Biden Administration is considering an proposal that would give Big Tech corporations federal lands to construct data centers, exceed pollution limits, and receive priority access to available power supply—with reported threats that Big Tech corporations might move to the Middle East if the White House does not comply—the American Economic Liberties Project released the following statement.

December 11, 2024 — Following the FTC’s court win against the Kroger-Albertsons mega-merger—a high-profile rejection of the common argument that two firms must be allowed to merge to compete with a larger rival—the American Economic Liberties Project today released a brief debunking the argument in depth.

December 10, 2024 — This afternoon, U.S. District Court Judge Adrienne Nelson granted the FTC and 9 state attorneys generals’ motion for preliminary injunction of the Kroger-Albertsons grocery mega-merger—blocking the largest grocery merger in history. In separate litigation in the state of Washington, WA Superior Court Judge Marshall Ferguson made the same decision in favor of the Washington State Attorney General, saying the merger would create a “colossus.” In response to both of these victories for the FTC and states opposing the merger, the American Economic Liberties Project released the following statement.