Economic Liberties Warns Trump Customs Waiver Undermines May 2 End of De Minimis Loophole for China (and Trump’s Claimed Tariff Revenue Goals)
April 30, 2025 – The Trump administration’s quiet waiver of a longstanding customs rule requiring Formal Entry for goods valued between $250-$2500 that are subject to ‘penalty’ tariffs will make it extremely difficult to collect tariffs on the millions of daily e-commerce shipments from China that are slated to lose duty-free status when the de minimis loophole is closed at midnight Friday May 2, AELP said.
Jim Jordan Has Change of Heart on Disastrous One Agency Act Proposal
April 30, 2025 – Following news that Jim Jordan and the House Judiciary Committee have decided to cut a misguided proposal in the reconciliation bill that would have transferred the Federal Trade Commission’s (FTC) antitrust capacity to the Department of Justice (DOJ)—effectively repealing the government’s authority to police unfair methods of competition and leaving ongoing cases against pharmacy benefit managers and Big Tech in limbo—the American Economic Liberties Project released the following statement.
Why Does Jim Jordan Hate Fairness?
April 28, 2025 – In response to news that the House Judiciary markup of the Republican mega bill would transfer the antitrust capacity of the Federal Trade Commission to the Department of Justice—effectively repealing the government’s authority to police unfair methods of competition, which is exclusive to the FTC, and leaving AG Pam Bondi to decide the fate of ongoing FTC antitrust cases, including a high-profile case against the “Big Three” pharmacy benefit managers—the American Economic Liberties Project released the following statement.
US v. Google Remedies Day 1: DOJ Calls for Strong, Forward-Looking Remedies for AI Era
April 22, 2025 – Following opening statements and the first set of witnesses in the US v. Google remedies trial—after the Department of Justice Antitrust Division’s August 2024 win in the liability phase of the case, where a federal judge ruled that Google illegally monopolized the market for online search—the American Economic Liberties Project released the following statement.
Economic Liberties Celebrates Signing of Colorado Junk Fee Ban
April 21, 2025 – In response to news that Gov. Jared Polis has signed into law HB 1090, a comprehensive ban on junk fees, the American Economic Liberties Project released the following statement.