Center Updates

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

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

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