Trump FTC’s Delay of Click to Cancel Rule Clears the Way for the Chamber of Commerce to Kill It In Court
July 8, 2025 – Following a new ruling from United States Court of Appeals for Eighth District that vacates the Federal Trade Commission’s (FTC) Negative Option Rule (or Click-to-Cancel Rule) on pure procedural grounds, effectively killing the rule before it’s slated to go into effect next week, the American Economic Liberties Project released the following statements.
U.S. Reliance on Imported Food Worsens, New Analysis Reveals, with Iconic Independence Day Favorites Included in $58.7 Billion U.S. Food Trade Deficit
July 3, 2025 – Americans’ reliance on imported food has grown dramatically with a $58.7 billion food trade deficit in 2024 that caps a decade of growing American food trade deficits caused by increased imports, a new report by American Economic Liberties Project’s Rethink Trade reveals. The report was released as an innovative infographic webpage and can be found here.
Former FTC Commissioner Alvaro Bedoya Joins Economic Liberties as Senior Advisor
July 1, 2025 – The American Economic Liberties Project today announced that former Federal Trade Commissioner Alvaro M. Bedoya will join the anti-monopoly organization as Senior Advisor. At Economic Liberties, Bedoya plans to pursue new ways to fight for workers and small businesses through public interest litigation and continue to educate Americans across the country on their rights under antitrust, privacy, and consumer protection law.
DOJ’s HPE-Juniper Settlement Signals Merger Enforcement Is in Retreat Under Trump
June 30, 2025 – Following news that the Department of Justice Antitrust Division has reached a settlement with Hewlett Packard Enterprise (HPE) and Juniper Networks to clear the way for the $14 billion merger between the rival wireless networking firms, the American Economic Liberties Project released the following statement.
The FTC is Now Abusing Merger Policy to Funnel Money to Elon Musk
June 23, 2025 – Today, the Federal Trade Commission announced a settlement that would clear the path for Omnicom Group's $13.5 billion acquisition of rival Interpublic Group (IPG) — with the core requirement that the combined company must not bar ad spending to certain platforms based on political leanings. CNBC’s Jim Cramer called the deal “so monopolistic and anti-competitive I can’t even believe it.” In response to the FTC's decision, the American Economic Liberties Project released the following statement.