DOJ Updates Bank Merger Enforcement to Reflect Modern Market Realities, Ending Era of Outdated Guidelines
September 17, 2024 — In response to a new announcement from the Department of Justice Antitrust Division withdrawing the 1995 Bank Merger Guidelines and making clear that the 2023 Merger Guidelines apply to the banking industry, the American Economic Liberties Project released the following statement.
US v. Google Day 1: Google Rigs All Layers of the AdTech Stack
September 9, 2024 — Following the first day of trial proceedings in the U.S. v. Google ad tech case in the Eastern District of Virginia, Case No. 1:23-cv-00108, where the Department of Justice is suing Google for illegally maintaining monopoly power across the digital advertising industry, the American Economic Liberties Project released the following statement.
Hearing Aid AirPods Are a Biden-Harris Competition Win
September 9, 2024 — In response to news that Apple’s next generation AirPods will feature hearing aid capabilities--a direct result of Biden-Harris Administration rules allowing over-the-counter sales of hearing aids--the American Economic Liberties Project released the following statement.
Devastating Impact of Proposed Kroger/Albertsons Merger on Good Union Jobs Scrutinized in Day 3 of Merger Hearing
August 29, 2024 — After the third day of the Federal Trade Commission v. Kroger-Albertsons hearing in the U.S. District Court for the District of Oregon, the American Economic Liberties Project released the following summary—from Research Manager Laurel Kilgour, reporting from Portland—of the key arguments made and points discussed.
FTC Previews Hard Evidence of Harms While Kroger and Albertsons Dangle Unenforceable Promises in Merger Hearing Opening Arguments
August 27, 2024 — Following opening arguments in the Federal Trade Commission v. Kroger-Albertsons hearing in the U.S. District Court for the District of Oregon, where the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) and nine State Attorneys General are seeking a preliminary injunction to hit “pause” on the biggest supermarket merger in history, the American Economic Liberties Project released the following statement.