Judge Must Sanction Nexstar Lawyers and Executives for Flagrant Lawbreaking and Contempt of Court
July 23, 2026 — After court filings revealed that Nexstar Media Group stacked the board of TEGNA Inc. exclusively with its own current and former executives — despite a federal injunction ordering the two broadcast rivals to remain separate while their illegal $6.2 billion merger is challenged — the American Economic Liberties Project called on the court to grant a motion filed by a bipartisan coalition of 13 state attorneys general and DirectTV to address their conduct. Economic Liberties also urged the judge to issue sanctions and contempt orders against the defendants’ executives, and refer defendants’ attorneys to the bar for disciplinary action.
The CA Chamber of Commerce is Spending Millions On a Misinformation Campaign to Kill the COMPETE Act
July 22, 2026 — The California Chamber of Commerce (the Chamber) announced yesterday the launch of a “multi-million dollar effort” in opposition to California Assembly Bill 1776 (Aguiar-Curry), also known as the COMPETE Act. A much needed amendment to California’s core antitrust law — the Cartwright Act — the bill aims to close a century-old gap in the law that prevents enforcement against anticompetitive conduct by a single firm, or “illegal monopolization.”
FTC’s Settlement With CVS Caremark is Another Win For Big Medicine
July 15, 2026 — In response to news that the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) and CVS Caremark have agreed to a proposed settlement resolving the FTC’s lawsuit against the largest pharmacy benefit manager (PBM) for artificially inflating insulin prices, the American Economic Liberties Project released the following statement:
Economic Liberties Applauds New York State Data Center Moratorium
July 14, 2026 — Following Governor Kathy Hochul’s executive order today creating the nation’s first statewide pause on new hyperscale data center development, the American Economic Liberties Project issued the following statement:
Economic Liberties Applauds States’ Lawsuit to Block Paramount-Warner Bros. Mega-Merger, Encourages More States to Join
July 13, 2026 — Today, 12 state attorneys general sued to block Paramount-Skydance’s $110 billion acquisition of Warner Brothers-Discovery. In response, American Economic Liberties Project released the following statement applauding their decision and encouraging them to ensure this anticompetitive and illegal merger never sees the light of day: