House Republicans Want Monopolists to Win
June 25, 2024 — In response to the release of a new funding bill from the House Republicans on the Appropriations Committee, which includes a significant cut to the Department of Justice Antitrust Division’s requested budget along with a cap on the amount of money the Division gets from merger filing fees, and hiring limitations, the American Economic Liberties Project released the following statement.
FTC Notches Another Win Against Regional Healthcare Consolidation with Abandoned Novant-CHS Hospital Deal
June 24, 2024 — In response to news that non-profit health system Novant has called off plans to acquire two North Carolina-based hospitals from Community Health Systems (CHS) after an appellate court granted the Federal Trade Commission’s (FTC) request for a preliminary injunction, the American Economic Liberties Project released the following statement.
Economic Liberties Urges Delaware Governor Carney to Veto Radical Corporate Governance Bill SB 313
June 24, 2024 — In response to news that the Delaware legislature has passed SB 313 – which amends corporate governance provisions in Delaware law– the American Economic Liberties Project released the following statement.
Economic Liberties Demands California Law Revision Commission Disinvite Google from Antitrust Reform Meeting
June 20, 2024 — In response to news that the California Law Revision Commission—a body whose responsibilities include recommending reforms to California antitrust law to the state legislature—has invited monopolist Google to present at an upcoming meeting on the subject of technology platform governance, the American Economic Liberties Project and a coalition of advocacy groups sent a letter calling on the Commission to retract its invitation.
FTC Refers TikTok’s Violations of Children’s Data and Privacy to DOJ Civil Division
June 14, 2024 — In response to news that the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) is referring its complaint against TikTok to the Department of Justice Civil Division after finding significant violations of COPPA and the FTC Act—along with what it describes as “reason to believe named defendants are violating or are about to violate the law and that a proceeding is in the public interest”—the American Economic Liberties Project released the following statement.