Economic Liberties Investigation Reveals How Big Tech Interests Hijack Trade Lingo & Enforcement Mechanisms to Attack Anti-Monopoly Initiatives Worldwide
November 2, 2022 — Big Tech interests have opened a new front in their attack against anti-monopoly policies worldwide by harnessing U.S. trade enforcement mechanisms to claim “discriminatory” treatment and urging trade penalties against countries adopting competition policies that may have a larger impact on dominant digital firms due to their size not their nationality.
DOJ’s Win Against Publishing Giants Marks Victory for Writers, Readers & Free Speech
October 31, 2022 — The American Economic Liberties Project released a statement in response to news that the Department of Justice Antitrust Division won its suit to block Penguin Random House and Simon & Schuster’s proposed merger.
DOJ’s Win in First Criminal Monopolization Case in 50 Years Marks End to Decades of Corporate Lawlessness
October 31, 2022 — The American Economic Liberties Project released a statement in response to news that the Department of Justice Antitrust Division secured a guilty plea from Nathan Nephi Zito, a paving and asphalt contractor based in Billings, Montana, in its first criminal monopolization case in 50 years.
Musk’s Twitter Acquisition Should Be Investigated By CFIUS and FCC
October 27, 2022 — Following the completion of Elon Musk’s $44 billion buyout of Twitter, the American Economic Liberties Project released the following statement.
DOJ Secures First Criminal Case Win Against Illegal Employer Collusion
October 27, 2022 — In a win for the U.S. Department of Justice Antitrust Division, the U.S. District Court for the District of Nevada sentenced staffing firm VDA to pay $134,000 for engaging in illegal employer collusion agreements today. The American Economic Liberties Project released the following statement in response.