The Center, OneJustice and @BayLegalJustice filed an amicus brief supporting greater access to justice for consumers facing debt collection judgments. Read about our brief here: consumerlaw.berkeley.edu/news/center-fi…

Congrats to Center faculty advisor Prof. Prasad Krishnamurthy! @PrasadRKrishna regularly lends his voice and research to advocate for low-income consumers in California and nationwide.

In CA, if you don’t have enough $$ to pay for parking tickets, the govt may take your car. AB 1082 could fix that injustice, UCB Center for Consumer Law & Economic Justice ED Ted Mermin tells CalMatters. calmatters.org/commentary/202…

"The history and the [Appropriations] clause are both on the side of the government here" - Center Director Ted Mermin to Investopedia today about the case challenging the CFPB's funding #saveCFPB investopedia.com/payday-lenders…

The Center, Public Counsel, Responsible Business Lending Coalition (RBLC) and our allies filed an amicus brief supporting price transparency in small business lending. Read about it here! consumerlaw.berkeley.edu/news/center-fi…

The Cal Court of Appeal granted our request to publish an important case preventing debt collectors from evading liability under the state fair debt collection practices law! @sparkyabraham consumerlaw.berkeley.edu/news/court-app…

Desk with a view... over Pacific Heights, San Francisco. Getting ready for this year's Consumer Law Scholars Conference at UC Berkeley Law.

You can read the opinion here: opn.ca6.uscourts.gov/opinions.pdf/2… and read the amicus brief we filed with UCB Center for Consumer Law & Economic Justice here: storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.usco… Happy weekend!

"We must stand together to reclaim fairness and dignity in our economy with sharper tools, a broader coalition, and a bolder vision for what’s possible," -Opinion by Seth Frotman (Seth Frotman) senior fellow at UCB Center for Consumer Law & Economic Justice via The Sling bit.ly/46x622f