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JetBlue-Spirit Merger Blocked as DOJ Antitrust Division Wins in Court Once Again

January 16, 2024 — In response to news that Judge William Young has ruled in favor of the Department of Justice Antitrust Division & seven state Attorneys General and has enjoined the JetBlue-Spirit merger following weeks of trial late last year, the American Economic Liberties Project released the following statement. 

New York Times: Why This Unlikely Washington Friendship Endures

January 16, 2024 — Director of the ReThink Trade program at Economic Liberties Lori Wallach is quoted in a piece on her shared policy goals and collaboration under the Trump administration with fellow NAFTA critic Bob Lighthizer.

Economic Liberties Applauds State Senate Committee Passage of New York Junk Fee Prevention Act

January 9, 2024 — In response to news that the New York Junk Fee Prevention Act (S7783) has unanimously passed the Senate Consumer Protection Committee, The American Economic Liberties Project released the following statement.

The DOJ Can and Should Break Up Live Nation-Ticketmaster Monopoly to Save Live Events, New Brief Reveals

January 4, 2024 — A year after the launch of the #BreakUpTicketmaster campaign and with a reported investigation into Live Nation-Ticketmaster by the Department of Justice, the American Economic Liberties Project today released a new policy and legal brief, ”The Case Against Live Nation-Ticketmaster,” to provide a roadmap to finally rein in this monopoly amid renewed scrutiny. The brief also comes alongside a new video from the #BreakUpTicketmaster Coalition to recap the movement’s grassroots momentum in the year since its creation. 

FTC Secures Stunning Court Victory Against IQVIA’s Acquisition of DeepIntent

December 29, 2023 — Washington, D.C. — In response to news that Judge Edgar Ramos has ruled in favor of the Federal Trade Commission in its suit against $40 billion medical data firm IQVIA’s acquisition of DeepIntent, an advertising technology corporation, the American Economic Liberties Project released the following statement.