Here (behind paywall but you get one article for free, and it should also turn up on Lexis soon). Excerpt: We are angry because government officials have shot an American without justification. We are angry because Americans of color have been profiled. * * * We are angry because creating fear seems itself to be […]
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Here in a Maryland Daily Record editorial (behind a paywall but available on Lexis). Here’s an excerpt (disclosure: I am on the editorial board): Some consumers, enticed by BNPL, become overcommitted and can’t meet their financial obligations. You might think BNPL providers would suffer when consumers are in that situation, but the BNPL companies have […]
Over the past year, the Trump Administration campaigned against institutions of higher education openly scorned for being too liberal, or “woke” in the derisive terminology of the right, often seizing hypocritically on charges of anti-Semitism. The threats to Harvard University, which it has thus far fought off by virtue of its successful litigation in federal […]
Today’s decision from the Third Circuit as to waiver of arbitration reflects some of the dangers raised by protracted delays in litigation. In 2014, Dawn Valli commenced a putative class action against Avis related to its practices related to fines and penalties incurred by car rental consumers. There were amendments and motions to dismiss over […]
Is this cartoon, originally posted to the satirical Facebook page Benito Beet Beat, a true threat that is outside the protection of the First Amendment? That is what the County of San Benito California contends. The county sheriff proclaimed to the press that he was investigating the cartoon as a potential crime; even though the […]
On November 17 at 3:00 Eastern, former Steiger Fellows will take questions about the Steiger fellowship, a paid summer fellowship on consumer law and antitrust in attorney general offices for rising 2Ls and 3Ls. To register, please go to ambar.org/steigerwebinar. Please tell interested students.
More information here. Open to both 1Ls and 2Ls.
The announcement is here. Here’s the first paragraph: The Janet D. Steiger Fellowship Project provides law students with the extraordinary opportunity to work in the consumer protection departments of state and territorial Offices of Attorneys General and other consumer protection agencies, as well as the National Association of Attorneys General and the Attorney General’s Office […]
Here’s the announcement: This unique two-year fellowship offers students about to graduate law school the opportunity to work with top consumer advocates on exciting cases, gain hands-on experience, and build a pathway to success doing well, while doing good. The Details: The National Association of Consumer Advocates (NACA) is offering two 2-year consumer law fellowships to upcoming […]
We received the following: The American College is now inviting nominations of outstanding lawyers who have achieved preeminence in consumer financial services law. Nominees must: Have 10+ years of experience practicing consumer financial services law; Have a U.S. consumer financial services law practice; Have achieved preeminence in the field through repeated and substantial contributions (e.g., […]