Economic Liberties Slams DOJ’s “Sweetheart Deal” with Boeing Over Deadly 737 MAX Fraud
June 5, 2025 – Following news that the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) reached a non-prosecution agreement, in exchange for a $1.1 billion settlement, with The Boeing Company for criminal charges relating to Boeing defrauding the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) in connection with the 737 MAX aircraft program, the American Economic Liberties Project released the following statement.
Bipartisan Coalition Urges Congress to Fully Fund Antitrust Enforcement in FY2026
June 4, 2025 – Today, a bipartisan coalition of advocacy groups and individuals from policy organizations sent a letter to congressional appropriators urging full funding for the Department of Justice Antitrust Division (ATR) and the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) in Fiscal Year 2026. The letter, signed by groups including the American Economic Liberties Project, Main Street Alliance, and individuals at conservative groups like Digital Progress Institute, the Bull Moose Project and others, calls on Congress to meet the agencies’ budget requests — adjusted for inflation — and reject policy riders that would undermine enforcement.
Amid New Complaints from State AGs and Federal Judges, CA Bar Must Investigate Google’s Kent Walker
June 3, 2025 – Following new developments in the legal reckoning for Google executive Kent Walker’s years-long scheme to systematically destroy and conceal evidence pertinent to federal cases against Google, the American Economic Liberties Project, along with the Center for Digital Democracy, Check My Ads, and the Tech Oversight Project, submitted a supplemental letter to the State Bar of California reiterating the signers’ October 2024 call for disciplinary action against Walker and providing an overview of case developments since then.
Economic Liberties Applauds Oregon Legislature’s Passage of Corporate Practice of Medicine Bill, Urges Governor to Sign
June 2, 2025 – In response to news that the Oregon legislature passed SB 951, a bill to close loopholes in Oregon’s corporate practice of medicine (CPOM) law and reverse the harmful trend of corporatization in the medical field, the American Economic Liberties Project released the following statement.
Rushed Privatization of Fannie and Freddie Could Raise Mortgage Costs and Destabilize Housing Market, New Brief Reveals
May 29, 2025 – In the wake of President Trump’s comments stating he is giving “serious consideration” to ending the 17 year conservatorship of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, American Economic Liberties Project released a new policy brief today laying out the serious risks of releasing the government-sponsored enterprises (GSEs)—which underpin America’s $12 trillion mortgage market—from conservatorship without comprehensive legislative safeguards.