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September 17, 2024 — Today, Rethink Trade released a first-of-its-kind, interactive online map and database to alert lawmakers and the public of the more than 100 bills passed or being considered in 42 states and Washington, D.C., that may be preempted by “digital trade” provisions being pushed by Big Tech lobbyists for inclusion in in U.S. trade agreements.

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.

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.

September 6, 2024 — Following testimony this week from Kroger CEO Rodney McMullen and Albertsons CEO Vivek Sankaran 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.

September 5, 2024 — In response to a new mandatory order from the U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) requiring the nation’s Big Four air carriers—American Airlines, Delta Air Lines, Southwest Airlines, and United Airlines—to provide detailed information on their frequent flyer programs, the American Economic Liberties Project released the following statement.