DOJ Commits to Breaking Up Google in Final Search Case Remedies, Revealing Antitrust is Here to Stay
March 7, 2025 – Following the release of the Department of Justice (DOJ) Antitrust Division’s Proposed Final Judgment (PFJ) filings on remedies for the Google search case, the American Economic Liberties Project released the following statement.
Economic Liberties Applauds FTC’s Block of Private Equity Power Grab in Medical Device Market
March 7, 2025 -- Following news that the Federal Trade Commission has voted 4-0 to file a lawsuit blocking GTCR BC Holdings, LLC’s (GTCR) acquisition of Surmodics, Inc. (Surmodics), a deal that would consolidate control of over half of the outsourced hydrophilic coatings market for medical devices, the American Economic Liberties Project released the following statement.
Congressional Republicans Give Big Banks and Big Tech Free Rein to Exploit Americans in Votes to Roll Back CFPB Measures
March 6, 2025 -- In a pair of votes in the House Financial Services Committee (HFSC) and United States Senate this week, Congressional Republicans moved to roll back two critical rulemakings from the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB)—one ensuring tech giants are held to the same digital payment standards that banks and credit unions are, and another rule capping exploitative overdraft fees.
ICYMI: Tariffs Won’t Stop Fentanyl Smuggling, So What Is the Real Goal with New China, Mexico and Canada Tariffs?
March 3, 2025 -- In response to President Trump’s Monday statement that he will impose 25% tariffs on Canada and Mexico and raise China tariffs to 20% and the White House’s Sunday night reversal of his February 1 Executive Order so as to again allow de minimis import shipments from Mexico and Canada to evade inspection and U.S. tariffs, Lori Wallach, Director of Rethink Trade, said:
Economic Liberties Applauds Massachusetts AG’s New Junk Fees Regulations
March 3, 2025 -- Following Massachusetts Attorney General Andrea Joy Campbell’s announcement that the state will implement new regulations to ban the use of mandatory, deceptive “junk fees” across the economy by making clear that they are illegal under Massachusetts law, the American Economic Liberties Project released the following statement.