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FTC Must Pursue Administrative Case Against Unlawful Microsoft-Activision Merger

July 11, 2023 — Following news that Judge Jacqueline Scott Corley of the Northern District Court of California has denied the Federal Trade Commission’s request for a preliminary injunction of Microsoft’s $69 billion acquisition of video game publisher Activision, the American Economic Liberties Project released the following statement. 

POTUS’ Latest Healthcare Junk Fee Crackdown Puts Working Families Ahead of Corporate Profits

July 7, 2023 — In response to new actions announced by the Biden Administration today to lower health care costs and rein in junk fees, like cracking down on on “junk insurance,” surprise medical billing, unfair medical debt, and more, the American Economic Liberties Project released the following statement. 

Economic Liberties Stands in Solidarity With UPS Teamsters

July 5, 2023 — In response to news that United Parcel Service (UPS) has walked away from negotiations with the International Brotherhood of Teamsters over a new contract for fair working conditions for its 340,000 UPS drivers, the American Economic Liberties Project released the following statement. 

Google and Meta’s Efforts to Blackmail Canada Highlight Urgent Need to Break Up Big Tech

June 29, 2023 — In response to news that Google will remove Canadian news links from their products after the passage of Bill C-18, the Online News Act — a bill that would level the playing field for Big Tech and digital platforms — which follows a similar move by Meta last week, the American Economic Liberties Project released the following statement.

FTC and DOJ Modernize and Streamline 45-Year Old Merger Filing Process

June 27, 2023 — Following the mandates of the bipartisan Merger Filing Fee Modernization Act of 2022, the Federal Trade Commission and Department of Justice Antitrust Division today proposed changes to modernize the HSR form — a key merger filing document that has not been updated since 1978. In response, the American Economic Liberties Project released the following statement.