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Economic Liberties Applauds Mayor Mamdani’s Power Act for Putting Enforcement in the Hands of New Yorkers

The American Economic Liberties Project applauds the Power Act, Mayor Zohran Mamdani’s first major piece of legislation, ...
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CFTC Is Rushing to Shield Prediction Markets From State Gambling Laws

The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) has submitted two rules on prediction markets to the White House Office of ...
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First Robinson-Patman Case in a Generation Ends Without a Ruling, as Trump’s FTC Settles with Southern Glazer’s

Washington, D.C. — The Federal Trade Commission today announced a settlement with Southern Glazer’s Wine & Spirits, the nation’s largest wine and spirits distributor, resolving the agency’s landmark ...
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Lee Hepner

Lee Hepner is a California-based antitrust lawyer and Senior Legal Counsel for the American Economic Liberties Project. He started his career in civil litigation, representing plaintiffs in labor and ...
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Sarah Meyerhoff

Sarah Meyerhoff is a Senior Policy Analyst at the American Economic Liberties Project, focused on regulated monopoly utilities. Before joining Economic Liberties, Sarah served as an advisor to a ...
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California’s Settlement With Paramount Is a Devastating Mistake, Says Economic Liberties

In light of today’s surprising and devastating news that California Attorney General Rob Bonta has agreed to settle the states’ antitrust case against Paramount’s acquisition of Warner Bros. Discovery ...
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Mark Ellis

Mark Ellis is an independent consultant and expert witness in finance and economics in utility regulatory proceedings. Previously, Mark was the Chief of Corporate Strategy and Chief Economist at ...
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The Harms of Hospital Mergers and How to Stop Them

In 2019, HCA Healthcare, the country’s largest hospital chain, bought nonprofit hospital system Mission Health of western North Carolina. Mission’s CEO, Ronald Paulus, described the move as “a ...
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What You Need to Know About Section 2 of the Sherman Act

The Department of Justice is likely to file antitrust claims against Google in the coming weeks. The suit would be the first major case the Department of Justice has filed under Section 2 of the ...
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Capital Crunch: How the Fall of Local Finance and the Rise of Shareholder Primacy Warped Single-Family Homebuilding in America — And What to Do About It

Owning a home is the essence of the American dream. But it’s an increasingly unaffordable one for many Americans, even as desire for homeownership remains steadfast. This has cascading social and ...
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Myth vs. Fact: The Kroger-Albertsons Merger

In October 2022, grocery giant Kroger entered into an agreement to acquire its rival Albertsons for $24.6 billion. The deal would be the biggest supermarket merger in history, combining two ...
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The New Railroad Barons: Why the Union Pacific/Norfolk Southern Railroad Merger Must Be Blocked

On July 29, 2025, Union Pacific Railroad announced plans to acquire Norfolk Southern Railway in a $72 billion transaction. As two of the four largest railroads in the United States, the combined $250 ...