Google is Terrified of a Jury Trial in its Adtech Case — And For Good Reason
June 7, 2024 — In response to news that U.S. District Judge Leonie Brinkema has denied the Department of Justice Antitrust Division’s request for a jury trial in its lawsuit against Google’s adtech monopoly, after Google wrote a check to the DOJ for monetary damages it alleged, the American Economic Liberties Project released the following statement.
Economic Liberties Applauds US House AI Taskforce Meeting on AI Oversight and Preemption
June 6, 2024 — Yesterday, Rethink Trade’s Lori Wallach participated in a U.S. House AI Taskforce panel with other policy experts to discuss international and state preemption issues related to AI regulation. In response, Rethink Trade released the following statement.
New York Senate Passes Vital Bill to Reform State Antitrust Law
June 5, 2024 — Following the New York State Senate’s passage of the 21st Century Antitrust Act, the American Economic Liberties Project released the following statement.
New Economic Liberties Memo Outlines NDAA Policy Proposals to Unrig Defense Procurement Rules
May 29, 2024 — With the highly-consequential 2025 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) currently being drafted in Congress, the American Economic Liberties Project today released a memo outlining antimonopoly policy proposals to include in the NDAA to reintroduce competition back into the defense industrial base, federal contracting and the market for services offered to servicemembers and veterans.
Break Up Ticketmaster Coalition Celebrates DOJ Suit Against Live Nation-Ticketmaster
May 24, 2024 — In response to news that the Department of Justice has filed a lawsuit to break Live Nation-Ticketmaster’s monopoly power and return competition to the live events industry, members of the Break Up Ticketmaster coalition—which mobilized 100,000+ Americans to urge the DOJ to file this suit—released the following statements.