Go here to see the decision of Judge Richard Leon of the U.S. district court in D.C. Here's the first paragraph of the lengthy ruling: Plaintiffs NACS (formerly, the National Association of Convenience Stores), National Retail Federation ("NRF"), Food Marketing Institute ("FMI"), Miller Oil Co., Inc. ("Miller"), Boscov's Department Store, LLC ("Boscov's) and National Restaurant […]
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The New York Times reports today that the City of Richmond, California is considering using eminent domain to buy mortgages and reduce homeowner debt. The banks don't like the idea. The article explains: [R]oughly half of all homeowners with mortgages in Richmond are underwater, meaning they owe more — in some cases three or four […]
In this New Republic essay, lawyer Si Lazarus explains that "radical libertarian anti-government ideas" previously "confined to law reviews" "could readily be ratcheted up [in coming Supreme Court terms] to forge a new constitutional regime inimical to modern economic protection."
Economic recovery? AP reporter Hope Yen has issued this report, based on data sometimes overlooked by the government, which maintains that the likelihood that someone in the U.S. will live in poverty in his or her lifetime is on the rise. Some excerpts: Four out of 5 U.S. adults struggle with joblessness, near-poverty or reliance […]
The introductory paragraphs of the Third Circuit's opinion in Conestoga Wood Specialties Corp. v. HHS sum it up: A Mennonite-owned wood-manufacturing business and the family that owns it allege that regulations promulgated by the Department of Health and Human Services, which require group health plans and health insurance issuers to provide coverage for contraceptives, violate […]
A clear and forceful explanation from Emily Bazelon of what's at stake in the fight over class actions. Pass it on. (We've previously discussed one aspect of the Whirlpool case here.) UPDATE: We previously discussed other aspects of the Whirlpool case here, including some of those addressed by Bazelon as well an absurd argument advanced […]
by Jeff Sovern A personal rant. Even consumer law professors have consumer irritations. Cell phones, including smart phones, occasionally develop problems. In the past, when that has happened, I've stopped by a local store run by my cell service provider and they have fixed the problem fairly quickly. But last year I got an Iphone from […]
The protesting workers want to earn $15 per hour. Read about it here. The fast-food companies — KFC, McDonalds, Burger King, etc. — claim that they cannot afford to pay more. The National Employment Law Project seeks to rebut that claim — and illustrate the plight of fast-food workers — in a new report entitled […]
Go here and learn that, though the bill passed 81 to 19 and has President Obama's support, Senators Sanders and Warren are against it, believing that it will increase the costs of higher education for those who can least afford it. Some basic terms: The compromise will fix undergraduate loans to the interest rate on […]