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Jul 8, 2024 — In response to news that the Department of Justice Criminal Division and Boeing have agreed to a plea deal after Boeing pled guilty to defrauding the federal government over two fatal crashes of its 737 MAX planes, the American Economic Liberties Project released the following statement:

Jul 3, 2024 — Today, Judge Ada Brown from the US District Court for the Northern District of Texas issued a preliminary injunction against the Federal Trade Commission’s ban on noncompete agreements in the case of Ryan LLC v. FTC—a challenge joined by the US Chamber of Commerce—with a final decision on whether to permanently block the rule expected on August 30th. In response, the American Economic Liberties Project released the following statement.

Jul 3, 2024 — With a July 7 deadline looming for the Department of Justice to decide whether to criminally prosecute Boeing for violating its 2021 deferred prosecution agreement, the American Economic Liberties Project and a coalition of groups sent a letter yesterday urging Attorney General Garland to not let the aerospace monopoly off the hook with a plea deal and for Deputy AG Lisa Monaco to recuse herself from the deliberations given her conflicts of interest. 

Jul 2, 2024 — In response to news that Pennsylvania House of Representatives has passed the Pennsylvania Open Markets Act – which would create both a state antitrust statute and a health care merger notification standard – in a bipartisan 112-89 vote, the American Economic Liberties Project released the following statement. 

Jul 2, 2024 — In response to news that the Federal Trade Commission voted 5-0 to block mattress manufacturer Tempur Sealy's $4 billion vertical acquisition of Mattress Firm, the American Economic Liberties Project released the following statement.