Senator Murphy’s Fair Prices for Local Businesses Act Would Revive Robinson-Patman Act, Curb Power Buyers
March 20, 2026 – Following news that Senator Chris Murphy (D-CT) introduced the Fair Prices for Local Businesses Act, a bill that would modernize and strengthen the Robinson-Patman Act and stop dominant “power buyers” from using their size to extract discriminatory prices, the American Economic Liberties Project released the following statement.
Courts Must Grant California’s Emergency Motion to Prevent Illegal Nexstar-Tegna Broadcast TV Merger
March 20, 2026 – Following the announcement by California Attorney-General Rob Bonta that California and seven other states have filed a Temporary Restraining Order to block the $6.2 billion merger of broadcast TV giants Nexstar Media Group and Tegna, one day after the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) and US Department of Justice (DOJ) approved the merger, the American Economic Liberties Project released the following statement.
Economic Liberties Applauds Senator Klobuchar’s Bill to End Corrupt Merger Settlements
March 17, 2026 – In response to Senator Amy Klobuchar’s (D-MN) introduction of the Antitrust Accountability and Transparency Act, a bill designed to restore judicial oversight of antitrust settlements and prevent executive branch overreach, the American Economic Liberties Project released the following statement.
Economic Liberties Applauds Washington Law Banning Retail Covenants That Block Grocery and Pharmacy Competition
March 13, 2026 – This week, Washington Governor Bob Ferguson signed legislation banning restrictive land covenants used by large retailers to block grocery stores and pharmacies from opening in properties they once occupied, making Washington the first state in the country to outlaw the practice statewide. These so-called “negative use” covenants are often attached when chains close or sell stores and can prevent another grocery store or pharmacy from opening at the same site for years or even decades, locking out competitors and leaving communities with an empty building where essential services once stood. The American Economic Liberties Project praised the law as a major step toward restoring competition in local retail markets and tackling one of the structural drivers of food and pharmacy deserts.
Will Trump Allow His “Incredible” USMCA to Fail? New Report Documents Outcomes Opposite of Promised Gains, Major Fixes Needed
March 13, 2026 – A new report Six Years Later: Rosy USMCA Promises Meet Reality by American Economic Liberties Project’s Rethink Trade finds that President Donald Trump’s greatest first term trade achievement, the 2020 United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA), not only failed to meet his promises that it would end job offshoring, create more U.S. manufacturing jobs and balance trade, but that opposite outcomes resulted.