Economic Liberties Lays Out a Roadmap for Congress and State Legislators to Crack Down on Junk Fees
August 21, 2023 — In support of President Biden’s efforts to eliminate unfair fee and pricing practices across the economy, the American Economic Liberties Project today released model legislation for Congress to comprehensively ban junk fees. Economic Liberties also released a complementary playbook for state lawmakers, that details ways they can engage in the fight against junk fees in their own communities.
FTC Chair Khan, Antitrust AAG Kanter, and Advocates Discuss Draft Merger Guidelines
August 10, 2023 — At an Economic Liberties event today, Federal Trade Commission Chair Lina Khan and the Department of Justice’s Assistant Attorney General for Antitrust Jonathan Kanter detailed how the newly-released draft merger guidelines will better reflect market realities to safeguard competition.
Economic Liberties Launches New Site for Small Businessowners, Consumers, and Workers to Comment on Draft Merger Guidelines
August 9, 2023 — The American Economic Liberties Project today released ShareYourMergerStory.org, a new website designed to drive comments and feedback on the Federal Trade Commission and Department of Justice’s draft merger guidelines. The new microsite launches ahead of an Economic Liberties event on August 10, featuring FTC Chair Lina Khan and DOJ AAG Jonathan Kanter, to break down the draft merger guidelines.
Economic Liberties Files Amicus Brief In Support of Consumer Class Certification in Google Play Store Antitrust Suit
August 7, 2023 — The American Economic Liberties Project today filed an amicus brief supporting class certification in Mary Carr v. Google LLC, an antitrust lawsuit alleging that Google used a series of anticompetitive tactics to make Google Play Store a monopoly, leading to supra-competitive prices for consumers buying apps and in-app content for their Android devices.
DOJ & States’ Case Against Google Search Monopoly to Go to Trial
August 4, 2023 — In an opinion unsealed today, presiding Judge Mehta of the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia ruled that the Justice Department’s antitrust lawsuit challenging Google’s search engine monopoly should be allowed to proceed to trial. In response, the American Economic Liberties Project released the following statement.