Center Updates

May 9, 2025

May 09
42 Legal Services Groups, Veterans Rights Organizations, and Consumer Watchdogs Tell Federal Court of Appeals: The Administration Must be Stopped From Illegally Dismantling the CFPB

March 27, 2025

Mar 27
Center Welcomes Former Agency Leaders as Senior Fellows

February 18, 2025

Feb 18
CLASS Network Students File Comprehensive and Compelling Comment with the California Privacy Protection Agency

February 13, 2025

Feb 13
Standing Firm: California Court of Appeal Rejects the Importation of Restrictive Federal Standing Requirements into California Courts

February 12, 2025

Feb 12
Center Files Brief in the California Supreme Court Supporting Prompt Payment of Arbitration Fees (Hohenshelt v. Golden State Foods)
Feb 12
Fifth Circuit Overturns Landmark FTC Rule Protecting Car Buyers From Shady Dealers

February 7, 2025

Feb 07
Resources for Los Angeles Wildfire Survivors

January 23, 2025

Jan 23
Berkeley Law's Pro Bono Program Spotlights Center's Legal Director David Nahmias

December 25, 2024

Dec 25
Center Files Amicus Brief in the California Court of Appeal Supporting the Prohibition of Deceptive Junk Fees in Retail Installment Sales (People v. Curacao)

December 18, 2024

Dec 18
FTC Issues Much-Anticipated Junk Fees Rule, Citing Center's Comment 10 Times

December 12, 2024

Dec 12
Center Helps Secure Publication of Notable Decision Clarifying Anti-SLAPP and Consumer Protections

November 24, 2024

Nov 24
At Center's Urging, Court Publishes Significant Decision Protecting Debtors

November 21, 2024

Nov 21
We’re Hiring A Policy Director!

November 19, 2024

Nov 19
Center and Partners Celebrate California Supreme Court’s Repudiation of Arbitrary Time Limit Curtailing Consumers’ Ability to Set Aside Void Judgments

November 6, 2024

Nov 06
DFPI Commissioner Cloey Hewlett Visits Berkeley Law

November 5, 2024

Nov 05
CLASS Visits Florida State University

October 31, 2024

Oct 31
Center Makes Strong Showing at Consumer Rights Litigation Conference in Orlando

October 28, 2024

Oct 28
2024 Annual Report

October 21, 2024

Oct 21
Center's Berk/ELI Partner (Digital Law Special Interest Group) Honored by the European Law Institute

October 17, 2024

Oct 17
Center Welcomes FTC's Auto-Renewal Rule

October 14, 2024

Oct 14
Center's Brief in the Driver's Seat at Oral Arguments on the CARS Rule!

October 10, 2024

Oct 10
Inaugural In-Person Central Valley Consumer Protection Roundtable

October 4, 2024

Oct 04
Court Publishes Decision on Mandatory Arbitration Provisions in the Crypto Industry (and Beyond)

September 28, 2024

Sep 28
Center on the Road: Sharing Insights at Consumer Protection Conferences

September 24, 2024

Sep 24
Center Files Amicus Brief Supporting Price Transparency in Small Business Lending

July 19, 2024

Jul 19
Center Urges California Courts to Reject Restrictive Standing Requirement: Chai v. Velocity Investments

July 18, 2024

Jul 18
Center and Partners File Briefs on False Advertising and Consumer Privacy

June 11, 2024

Jun 11
Scholars Draft Model Law Protecting Consumers in the Subscription Economy

June 4, 2024

Jun 04
Center Files Amicus Brief Endorsing The Economic Analysis Undergirding the FTC’s CARS Rule.

May 24, 2024

May 24
Appellate Court Rejects Challenge To Critical Program For Student Borrowers

May 16, 2024

May 16
CFPB Preserved! Center Hails SCOTUS Decision Upholding CFPB’s Independent Funding Mechanism

May 7, 2024

May 07
Center Files Amicus Brief Challenging Third-Parties’ Attempts to Enforce Arbitration Agreements They Never Signed

April 4, 2024

Apr 04
Center Files Amicus Brief Challenging Contract Terms That Strip Consumers Of Their Rights

March 21, 2024

Mar 21
Published Justice Project Gets Precedential Victory in Case Against Deceptive Online University

March 4, 2024

Mar 04
Published Justice Project Helps Ensure Precedential Victory for Elderly Victim of Home Solar Fraud

February 9, 2024

Feb 09
US Supreme Court Rules Unanimously That the Federal Government Can Be Held Accountable for Credit Reporting Violations

January 11, 2024

Jan 11
Court of Appeal Grants Center’s Request to Publish Opinion Preventing Debt Collectors From Evading Liability Under the Rosenthal Act

December 13, 2023

Dec 13
Victory! Court Upholds California Regulations Protecting Small Businesses from Predatory Lending

November 7, 2023

Nov 07
Nine Consumer Law & Economic Justice Course Offerings this Spring

November 6, 2023

Nov 06
Supreme Court Considers Whether Consumers Can Sue The Federal Government for Credit Reporting Violations
Nov 06
FTC Chair Lina Khan Visits Berkeley Law

October 10, 2023

Oct 10
Center Files Amicus Brief Supporting Price Transparency in Small Business Lending

October 3, 2023

Oct 03
Ted Mermin Weighs in on Supreme Court Case Concerning the Constitutionality of the CFPB's Funding

September 13, 2023

Sep 13
2023 Annual Report

August 15, 2023

Aug 15
Ted Mermin Writes Op-Ed Supporting an End to "Poverty Tows"

July 28, 2023

Jul 28
Prof. Krishnamurthy Profiled for His Advocacy for Low-Income Consumers

July 24, 2023

Jul 24
Center Files Amicus Brief Supporting Greater Access to Justice for Consumers Facing Debt Collection Judgments

July 7, 2023

Jul 07
Center Files Comment Supporting FTC Rule That Would Make Subscription Cancellation As Easy as Enrollment

June 30, 2023

Jun 30
Center Deplores Supreme Court Decision Halting Student Debt Cancellation

June 23, 2023

Jun 23
Center Files Amicus Brief Supporting Used Car Buyers’ Rights Under California’s Lemon Law

June 20, 2023

Jun 20
Financial Press Seeks Center's Input As Supreme Court's Debt Cancellation Decision Looms

May 15, 2023

May 15
Center Files Amicus Brief Defending the CFPB on Behalf of 90 State & Local Nonprofit Organizations

May 2, 2023

May 02
Prasad Krishnamurthy Pens Opinion Piece on the Problem of Overdraft Fees

April 10, 2023

Apr 10
Center and NACA File Comment Supporting CFPB Registry Addressing Abusive Terms and Conditions

March 27, 2023

Mar 27
FTC Proposes Rule on Cancellation of Subscription Services, Relies on Professor Hoofnagle’s Insight

March 1, 2023

Mar 01
The Supremes – and the Center – Take on Student Debt Relief

February 14, 2023

Feb 14
Center Submits Comment Supporting Revised Income-Driven Repayment Plans for Student Borrowers

February 10, 2023

Feb 10
Consumer Justice Takes Center Stage at State of the Union

January 31, 2023

Jan 31
Happy New Year 2023 Newsletter

January 25, 2023

Jan 25
Crucial Consumer Remedy Preserved: US Supreme Court Declines to Review Decision Authorizing Attorneys’ Fees in Lawsuits Against Holders of Credit Contracts

January 19, 2023

Jan 19
New Law Review Article Calls for Greater Emphasis on Consumer Law

January 12, 2023

Jan 12
Center Files Amicus Brief in U.S. Supreme Court Supporting Student Debt Cancellation

January 4, 2023

Jan 04
Event Announcement: Automating Bias Symposium at Cardozo Law School on January 25

December 15, 2022

Dec 15
Center Convinces Court to Publish Decision Making Clear That Unfair Arbitration Agreements in Employment Contracts Will Not Be Enforced

October 19, 2022

Oct 19
Court Grants Center’s Request to Publish Case Holding that Plaintiff Could Not Be Forced to Arbitrate Based on His Class Action Attorney’s Knowledge

September 21, 2022

Sep 21
Prof. Glater Featured in NYT Article on Biden's Student Debt Relief Plans

August 25, 2022

Aug 25
2022 Annual Report

August 19, 2022

Aug 19
Serova v. Sony decided!

August 11, 2022

Aug 11
University of Maryland Hiring for Faculty Position in Consumer Law

August 10, 2022

Aug 10
Center Partners Publish Guide for Advising Clients with Coerced Debt

June 22, 2022

Jun 22
Spring/Summer 2022 Newsletter

May 27, 2022

May 27
Victory in the California Supreme Court: Pulliam v. HNL Automotive

May 11, 2022

May 11
Job Opening: CLASS Network Director (Apply by May 22)

May 10, 2022

May 10
Center Calls on Senate to Pass Consumer Protection Remedies Act of 2022

May 9, 2022

May 09
Center Helps Author Comment to CFPB on Proposed Rule to Keep Adverse Information Off of Consumer Reports for Survivors of Human Trafficking

April 22, 2022

Apr 22
Abbye Atkinson Receives Inaugural Ruth Bader Ginsburg Scholar Award from the American Constitution Society

April 12, 2022

Apr 12
After Center’s Request, Court Publishes Decision Upholding Subpoena Power of Public Enforcement Agencies

April 5, 2022

Apr 05
Job Opening: CLASS Network Director

March 28, 2022

Mar 28
New Report on Student Debt Cancellation during the COVID-19 Pandemic

March 8, 2022

Mar 08
At Center’s Urging, Court Publishes Decision Holding that Residential Care Facilities for the Elderly Are Responsible for Demonstrating the Validity of Arbitration Agreements

February 24, 2022

Feb 24
Center Joins Call on Credit Bureaus to Fix Problems for Trans and Nonbinary Consumers

February 17, 2022

Feb 17
Consumer Law Scholars Submit Research and Policy Recommendations to the New Director of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau

January 7, 2022

Jan 07
Berkeley Law Students Publish Paper on Income Share Agreements

January 3, 2022

Jan 03
Center Successfully Requests Publication of Opinion Holding That Residential Care Facilities May Not Bind Seniors to Arbitration Agreements Signed by Unauthorized Family Members

December 3, 2021

Dec 03
Fall 2021 Newsletter

November 30, 2021

Nov 30
Court Grants Center’s Publication Request of Opinion Holding That Debt Buyers Must Offer Sufficient Evidence To Prove An Arbitration Agreement Exists In Order To Compel Arbitration

November 17, 2021

Nov 17
Center Files Amicus Brief Explaining Consumers’ Ability To Recover Attorneys’ Fees In Cases Against Holders Of Credit Contracts

September 1, 2021

Sep 01
2021 Annual Report
Sep 01
Center Successfully Requests Publication of Opinion Affirming Judgment Against Landlord for Wrongful Eviction and Harassment

August 17, 2021

Aug 17
Published Justice Project: Year One Report

July 21, 2021

Jul 21
House Passes H.R. 2668 ("Consumer Protection and Recovery Act")

April 27, 2021

Apr 27
Center Director Testifies on "Consumer Protection and Recovery Act" in Congress

April 22, 2021

Apr 22
Center Director Joins Scholars Calling for Congressional Repeal of “True Lender” Rule

April 8, 2021

Apr 08
Court Grants Center’s Request to Publish Opinion Certifying Class of Tenants Who Sued For False Advertising and Breach of Warranty of Habitability

March 31, 2021

Mar 31
CLASS Network Hosts Inaugural Consumer Law Students Summit

March 25, 2021

Mar 25
Californians: Debt Collectors Can’t Take Your Stimulus Check

March 23, 2021

Mar 23
Center Highlights Racial Inequities in SCOTUS Amicus Brief in Case Against TransUnion

March 9, 2021

Mar 09
Center Hosts Third Annual (And First Virtual) Consumer Law Scholars Conference

February 19, 2021

Feb 19
Center Files Amicus Brief To Support Prop 65 Warnings on Glyphosate – and the Government’s Ability to Inform the Public About Health Dangers

February 18, 2021

Feb 18
U.S. Rep. Katie Porter Delivers Talk on Consumer Protection

February 11, 2021

Feb 11
Center Convinces Court to Publish Opinion Finding Arbitration Clause Unenforceable Against Consumers Charged Unconscionable Interest Rates For Auto Loans

February 9, 2021

Feb 09
Winter 2021 Newsletter
Feb 09
Welcome to Our New Website!

February 2, 2021

Feb 02
Court Grants Center’s Request to Publish Decision Holding Solar Panel Arbitration Clause Unenforceable

January 15, 2021

Jan 15
Center Files Amicus Brief in OCC True Lender Case

December 14, 2020

Dec 14
Center Files Amicus Brief in CA Supreme Court Defending False Advertising Statutes in Case Involving Posthumous Michael Jackson Album

December 8, 2020

Dec 08
Center Joins Amicus Brief in Supreme Court Case to Defend FTC’s Ability to Get Restitution for Consumers

December 7, 2020

Dec 07
Center Gathers National Cohort of Consumer Champions for Inaugural Economic Justice Policy Advocates Conference

December 1, 2020

Dec 01
Center and EBCLC File Comment on AI/Machine Learning and Equal Credit Opportunity Act

November 3, 2020

Nov 03
Center Successfully Requests Publication of Case Holding Arbitration Contract Unconscionable

October 30, 2020

Oct 30
Newsletter – October 2020

September 22, 2020

Sep 22
Court Grants Center’s Request to Publish Case Upholding Californians’ Right to Seek Public Injunctions

September 1, 2020

Sep 01
Starting Today, Debt Collectors Can No Longer Empty Californians’ Bank Accounts

August 4, 2020

Aug 04
Center Successfully Requests Publication In Graylee v. Castro To Protect Tenants

August 3, 2020

Aug 03
Center Files Comment to CFPB on Disclosures in Debt Collection Practices (Regulation F)

July 20, 2020

Jul 20
U.S. Supreme Court Strikes Down Exception for Government Debt Robocall Ban Under the First Amendment, Retains Robocall Restrictions
Jul 20
Ninth Circuit Panel Holds that California Private Post-Secondary School Regulation Infringes on the First Amendment

July 14, 2020

Jul 14
Center Requests Publication of Case Making Homeowner Association Directors More Accountable

July 10, 2020

Jul 10
2020 Annual Report – A Look at the Past Year

July 6, 2020

Jul 06
California Supreme Court Allows District Attorneys to Enforce State Consumer Protection Laws Outside Their County

June 30, 2020

Jun 30
U.S. Supreme Court Strikes Down For-Cause Termination for CFPB Director but Otherwise Preserves the Bureau, Matching Outcome Proposed in Center’s Amicus Brief

May 26, 2020

May 26
Center Successfully Requests Publication of Third Laguna Hills Mutual v. Joslin

May 20, 2020

May 20
Student Sleuths: Scamhunter Project Digs for Coronavirus-Related Fraud

May 8, 2020

May 08
Center Faculty Prasad Krishnamurthy and Miguel Soto Pen Op-Ed on Pending Legislation to Save Californians’ Homes From Foreclosure

April 28, 2020

Apr 28
CAPS and Center Hunt Down Coronavirus Scammers

April 20, 2020

Apr 20
The 2-Year Report

December 17, 2019

Dec 17
Center Hosts “Crimsumerism” Conference

October 23, 2019

Oct 23
The 18-Month Report

July 31, 2019

Jul 31
The 15-Month Report

June 13, 2019

Jun 13
Executive Director Ted Mermin Weighs in on FCC Robocall Ruling on Bay Area News

April 17, 2019

Apr 17
The 1-Year Report

April 15, 2019

Apr 15
Kat Taylor Delivers Student Lunch Talk (Watch Video)

April 10, 2019

Apr 10
Center Files Brief in Ninth Circuit in Zabriskie v. Fannie Mae
Apr 10
2019 Consumer Law Scholars Conference Photos
Apr 10
CAPS Students Submit Comment to the FCC on the Use of Soundboard Technology

March 27, 2019

Mar 27
The 270-Day Report

January 29, 2019

Jan 29
Launch Party Photos

November 2, 2018

Nov 02
The 180-Day Report

September 15, 2018

Sep 15
Berkeley Law Students Submit Comment to Department of Education on ‘Gainful Employment’ Rule

September 3, 2018

Sep 03
Center Featured in “What Great Law Schools Do” Blog

August 30, 2018

Aug 30
Berkeley Alum & Center Advisor Suzanne Martindale Featured in Media on Student Loans

August 20, 2018

Aug 20
Berkeley Law Students Submit Public Comments to FTC, CFPB

July 22, 2018

Jul 22
The 90-Day Report

May 24, 2018

May 24
Executive Director Ted Mermin Discusses New Center & Consumer Law in “Corporate Crime Reporter”
May 24
California Law Review Publishes Article on Berkeley’s Consumer Justice Clinic
May 24
CCLEJ Featured in Berkeley Law Alumni Magazine

April 18, 2018

Apr 18
Opening Week