Judge’s GTCR–Surmodics Ruling Highlights Long-Simmering Fault in Merger Review Process
November 11, 2025 – Following news that a federal Judge in Chicago has rejected the Trump administration Federal Trade Commission’s suit to block GTCR’s acquisition of medical device coatings maker Surmodics, the American Economic Liberties Project released the following statement.
New Brief Offers Roadmap for States to Fight Back Against Big Tech’s Secret Data Center Subsidy Deals
November 11, 2025 – As states and municipalities wake up to the harmful consequences of secretive data center deals in their communities, the American Economic Liberties Project today released a new brief, How to Rein in Big Tech’s Secret Data Center Deals, to arm legislators with tools to rewrite their own rules to end these closed-door arrangements, cap subsidies, and require full disclosure of energy and water use that’s now treated as “proprietary.”
Court Must Reject Weak Visa–Mastercard Settlement That Fails to Curb Market Power, Congress Should Pass CCCA
November 10, 2025 – Following a reported settlement Visa and Mastercard have with merchants in a private antitrust case alleging the duopoly uses its market power to centrally price-fix swipe fees charged by banks that issue cards under their brand, the American Economic Liberties Project released the following statement urging the rejection of the settlement.
Economic Liberties Applauds Medicare’s 2026 Physician Fee Schedule
November 7, 2025 – In response to the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) issuing its final 2026 Medicare physician fee schedule, the American Economic Liberties Project released the following statement.
Trump Administration Hands Tax Filing Back to Monopolists by Killing IRS Direct File
November 6, 2025 – Following the Trump administration’s confirmation that the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) will no longer offer its Direct File service, a massively popular program that earned a 90% satisfaction rate from users in 2024, the American Economic Liberties Project released the following statement.