Third Circuit holds unprofitable tribal lender not entitled to sovereign immunity

When do investments by outsiders turn a tribal business into one that does not share in the tribe’s sovereign immunity?  In a case decided today, the Third Circuit attempted to answer that question. The Fort Belknap Indian Community, a Montana-based Indian tribe, created a corporation called the Island Mountain Development Group, which manages another tribe-created […]

Call for abstracts for a Canadian Conference on Contract, Consumer, and Commercial Law

At the Allard School of Law, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, Canada on November 5 & 6, 2025. Abstracts of approx. 250 words and panel proposals (3–4 papers) should be submitted by Aug 25, 2025 to organizers Marcus Moore (UBC) and Marina Pavlovic (UOttawa) at c3lawconf@gmail.com. More information, including a list of possible topics, at […]

Ninth Circuit holds unfair business practices claims against credit unions are preempted

The National Credit Union Administration has promulgated regulations regarding the applicability of state laws to federal credit unions, including 12 C.F.R. s. 701.35(c), which, after setting out how a federal credit union may may determine the types of fees affecting the maintenance of its accounts, provides: “State laws regulating such activities are not applicable to […]

Loyola Chicago Law Journal Call for Consumer Law Papers

We received the following call for papers: The Loyola University Chicago Law Journal is seeking authors interested in writing articles for its Fourth Issue. This issue highlights legal developments related to Illinois or the Seventh Circuit, though we welcome submissions that address broader topics and incorporate only a portion of Illinois-related analysis. We are especially interested […]

WaPo: DOGE builds AI tool to cut 50 percent of federal regulations

Here. Excerpt: The U.S. DOGE Service is using a new artificial intelligence tool to slash federal regulations, with the goal of eliminating half of Washington’s regulatory mandates by the first anniversary of President Donald Trump’s inauguration, according to documents obtained by The Washington Post and four government officials familiar with the plans. The tool, called […]

Fast Company article on surveillance pricing

The article, Companies use this sneaky pricing trick to overcharge you. One lawmaker wants it banned, is by K.R. Callaway. Excerpt: Last year, the FTC launched an investigation into surveillance pricing, hoping to learn more about how companies were using personal data to change prices. The initial results, released in January, found that retailers were using everything from demographic […]

Interview about CFPB complaint database data

In May, we posted a link to an article by Charlotte Haendler of Southern Methodist University (SMU) – SMU Cox School of Business and Rawley Heimer of Arizona State University (ASU) – W.P. Carey School of Business, The Hidden Costs of Financial Services: Consumer Complaints and Financial Restitution. Alan Kaplinsky interviewed them for Ballard Spahr’s […]