Noncompete Agreements Remain Risky for Employers Nationwide Despite Rogue Texas Ruling
August 21, 2024 — Following a decision in the case of Ryan LLC v. FTC yesterday in the US District Court for the Northern District of Texas from Judge Ada Brown, who ruled to “set aside” the Federal Trade Commission’s ban on restrictive noncompete agreements– purportedly on a “nationwide” basis– the American Economic Liberties Project released the following statement.
FTC Must Challenge Mars-Kellanova Deal and Stop Rampant Consolidation in Food and Grocery
August 20, 2024 — In response to news that multinational confectioner manufacturer and brand owner Mars has agreed to acquire snack food peer Kellanova for $35.9 billion, the American Economic Liberties Project released the following statement.
California Should Reject Absurd Google Journalism Deal
August 20, 2024 — In response to a reported backroom deal between California lawmakers and Google that would terminate the California Journalism Preservation Act (CJPA) and create a privately-funded “AI Accelerator,” the American Economic Liberties Project released the following statement.
NTIA Commits to Nothing But Continued Coziness with Domain Name Monopolist, Fails to Rein in Verisign’s Inflationary “.Com” Price Hikes
August 6, 2024 — In response to Assistant Secretary of Commerce Alan Davidson’s recent letter announcement that the National Telecommunications and Information Administration (“NTIA”) is renewing the contract through which the government condones Verisign’s monopoly control over “.com” – the most popular top level domain on the internet – the American Economic Liberties Project released the following statement.
AAG Kanter’s Antitrust Division Beats Google in Biggest Antitrust Trial of the Century
August 5, 2024 — In response to news that Judge Amit Mehta has sided with the Department of Justice Antitrust Division in its case against Google—ruling that Google violated Section 2 of the Sherman Act by maintaining its monopoly in general search services and general text advertising through its billion dollar exclusive default deals—the American Economic Liberties Project released the following statements.