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November 17, 2022 — Earlier this week, the bipartisan U.S.-China Economic and Security Review Commission, whose members are appointed by leadership in both parties, unanimously recommended that Congress review China’s conduct as a World Trade Organization (WTO) member and consider legislation to withdraw China’s Permanent Normal Trade Relations (PNTR) status.

November 14, 2022 — In response to news today that the U.S. Department of Transportation (USDOT) levied penalties against six airlines — Frontier, Air India, TAP Portugal, Aeromexico, El Al, and Avianca — for not promptly paying flight refunds, the American Economic Liberties Project released the following statement. 

November 14, 2022 — In response to the collapse of the well-known crypto exchange FTX, the American Economic Liberties Project released the following statement.

November 10, 2022 — After the Federal Trade Commission voted 3-1 to issue a new policy statement to reinvigorate and bring cases under Section 5 of the FTC Act, which designates the Commission to distinguish between “unfair methods of competition,” the American Economic Liberties Project released the following statement.

November 8, 2022 — The American Economic Liberties Project kicked off its new amicus program, led by Senior Legal Counsel Katherine Van Dyck, with an amicus brief filed in support of the U.S. Department of Justice’s appeal of the district court decision to allow U.S. Sugar Corporations’ $350 million acquisition of rival Imperial Sugar Company (Imperial Sugar). Economic Liberties argues that that the acquisition cannot be sustained under the incipiency standard created by Section 7 of the Clayton Act, in both the regional and national markets proposed by the parties.