Economic Liberties Applauds State Senate Committee Passage of New York Junk Fee Prevention Act
January 9, 2024 — In response to news that the New York Junk Fee Prevention Act (S7783) has unanimously passed the Senate Consumer Protection Committee, The American Economic Liberties Project released the following statement.
The DOJ Can and Should Break Up Live Nation-Ticketmaster Monopoly to Save Live Events, New Brief Reveals
January 4, 2024 — A year after the launch of the #BreakUpTicketmaster campaign and with a reported investigation into Live Nation-Ticketmaster by the Department of Justice, the American Economic Liberties Project today released a new policy and legal brief, ”The Case Against Live Nation-Ticketmaster,” to provide a roadmap to finally rein in this monopoly amid renewed scrutiny. The brief also comes alongside a new video from the #BreakUpTicketmaster Coalition to recap the movement’s grassroots momentum in the year since its creation.
FTC Secures Stunning Court Victory Against IQVIA’s Acquisition of DeepIntent
December 29, 2023 — Washington, D.C. — In response to news that Judge Edgar Ramos has ruled in favor of the Federal Trade Commission in its suit against $40 billion medical data firm IQVIA’s acquisition of DeepIntent, an advertising technology corporation, the American Economic Liberties Project released the following statement.
New York Coalition Criticizes Gov. Hochul for Caving to Wall Street in Vetoing Non-Competes Ban
December 22, 2023 — Gov. Kathy Hochul is planning to veto a historic bill that would have banned non-compete clauses for most workers in New York State. A coalition made up of of workers’ rights organizations, unions, economic experts, and health and tech groups released the following statements:
CFPB is Ending the Credit Card Late Fee Frenzy, Saving Americans Billions
December 20, 2023 — As the CFPB finalizes a rule to close a decade-old regulatory loophole that has allowed credit card issuers to extract billions of dollars in excessive late fees from working Americans, the American Economic Liberties Project today released a new report, “Closing the Late Fee Loophole: How the CFPB is Combating Credit Card Junk Fees.”