Economic Liberties Urges California Senate to Reject a Junk Fee Carveout for the Food Services Industry
June 26, 2024 — In response to SB 1524, a bill which carves out the restaurant and food service industry from the state-wide junk fee ban scheduled to go into effect on July 1, the American Economic Liberties Project released a letter explaining why the California Senate should reject the bill, and issued the following statement.
Economic Liberties Urges Pennsylvania Legislature to Pass Vital Hospital Merger Bill
June 26, 2024 — In advance of a hearing in the Pennsylvania House Health Committee to consider HB2344, a bill that would empower the state attorney general to investigate and rein in consolidation in hospitals and nursing homes, the American Economic Liberties Project released the following statement in support.
Anti-Monopoly Advocates Call for DOJ Investigation into YouTube’s Market Dominance
June 12, 2024 — Today, the American Economic Liberties Project, Demand Progress and a coalition of 9 other advocacy groups sent a letter to the Department of Justice Antitrust Division urging an immediate investigation into YouTube’s alarming market dominance and anticompetitive practices.
Court Invalidates Teva’s Improper Patents that Keep Inhaler Prices High, Embracing FTC Amicus Brief
June 10, 2024 — Following a decision from the United States District Court for the District of New Jersey ordering Teva Pharmaceuticals to correct or delete five improperly listed Orange Book patents for its ProAir Inhalers, the American Economic Liberties Project released the following statement.
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.