AG Brown and counterparts from other states today underscored the critical antitrust enforcement work state attorneys general have been doing as the federal government has pulled back on corporate oversight. Joining Brown in the virtual press conference were California Attorney General Rob Bonta, Nevada Attorney General Aaron Ford, New York Attorney Letitia James, and Oregon Attorney General Dan Rayfield.

For years, states have partnered with the federal government to take on some of the biggest corporate mergers in American history. But as the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) antitrust division has lost key leadership and career attorneys and federal priorities shifted, state attorneys general have once again stepped up to protect Americans from illegal mergers and monopolies. State AGs have a proven track record of collaborating across state lines in antitrust cases for the benefit of their consumers and to safeguard competition. 

“Big business monopolies lead to less consumer choice, less competition, and higher prices. Our office has repeatedly stepped up to take on these unfair practices and won, protecting consumers and holding big interests accountable.” -AG Brown