States have a strong history as frontline defenders against the threat of powerful corporations.
Explore this resource hub to learn how states can use their power to pass and enforce laws that bring down prices, improve wages, and allow small businesses and farmers to compete.
This map, built from a database of antitrust statutes of all 50 states and the District of Columbia, is intended to give policymakers and advocates a guide to what kinds of anti-competitive conduct their states prohibit, and areas where lawmakers could strengthen laws to stave off consolidation and stop corporate abuses.
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This issue brief explains how states can strengthen monopoly laws and get enforcement back on track. It explores how courts have weakened our ability to enforce state and federal antitrust laws, allowing corporate concentration to run rampant. It looks at why states should adopt reforms to overcome those barriers — and how some states are already taking action.
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ILSR’s virtual event, featuring State AGs Keith Ellison (Minn.) and Kris Mayes (Ariz.), centers on the vital role states can play (and have played) in using antitrust enforcement to rein in corporate power.
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ILSR's fact sheet outlines ways your state can use policy to target monopolies that harm small businesses, communities, and consumers
Ron Knox’s advocacy and analysis have helped allies push California towards crucial reforms to its antitrust law, the Cartwright Act.
In The American Prospect, Ron Knox outlines some recent local wins against corporate monopolies like Live Nation and Amazon.
Ron Knox testified in support of a proposed bill that would strictly prohibit corporations from using monopoly power to abuse workers, small businesses and consumers.
States were the birthplace of America’s struggle against monopoly. Now, over a century later, states can once again play a crucial role in reversing the rise of concentrated corporate power. State attorneys general can lead the charge.
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The decision to stop enforcing a single law decimated the independent grocery market and led to the dominance of big chains.
The government's decision to stop enforcing the law in the 1980s fueled the collapse of Main Street. Now a revival is imminent.
The FTC's lawsuit against Southern Glazer's Wine and Spirits, utilizing the Robinson-Patman Act, could be an opportunity to restore fairness to the American economy
FTC and DOJ's announced new merger guidelines set the stage for a new era in antitrust regulation, restoring competition and building local power.