Netflix-Warner Bros Merger Is Illegal and Irresponsible, Harming Creators and Consumers
December 5, 2025 – Following news that Netflix that has announced plans to acquire Warner Bros. Discovery (WBD) in an $82.7 billion merger deal, the American Economic Liberties Project released the following statement.
Advocates Urge California Law Revision Commission to Back Strong Merger-Reform Framework
December 4, 2025 – Ahead of a vote today by the California Law Revision Commission (“the Commission”) on sweeping reforms to California’s antitrust law - the culmination of a three-year long study initiated by the State Legislature in 2022 - the American Economic Liberties Project along with 10 other labor, consumer, and legal advocacy groups submitted a letter calling for heightened scrutiny of corporate concentration across the state.
Consolidation and Structural Barriers Undermine Potential of OTC Hearing Aids, New Report Details
November 24, 2025 – With healthcare costs top of mind for millions of Americans, the American Economic Liberties Project today released a new report, Within Earshot: Overcoming Barriers to Over-the-Counter Hearing Aid Access, analyzing why bipartisan rules finalized during the Biden administration that permit hearing aids to be sold over the counter have not yet translated into widespread consumer adoption.
As Affordability Dominates National Debate, Economic Liberties Empowers State Lawmakers to End Dystopian Pricing Schemes
November 21, 2025 – As Americans across the country continue to grapple with skyrocketing costs for essential goods, the American Economic Liberties Project today launched The Fair Price Fight initiative, an online resource to empower state lawmakers to combat the new frontier of deceptive pricing tactics—from invasive surveillance-based pricing and algorithm-driven rent hikes to predatory junk fees—including tools, policy briefs, and the development of model legislation designed to help state and local governments hold corporations to account.
Court Lets States Join HPE-Juniper Case as Allegations of Corrupt DOJ Process and Meddling Mount
November 19, 2025 – Yesterday, Judge Casey Pitts from the Northern District of California granted a motion filed by 12 State Attorneys General and the Attorney General of Washington, D.C., to intervene in the Tunney Act oversight proceedings in the federal government’s challenge to the merger of Hewlett Packard Enterprise (HPE)-Juniper Networks (Juniper).