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Predatory consumer practices under scrutiny
October 20th, 2014
The Federal government is now considering changes to the Military Lending Act to bring it in line with the Truth in Lending Act. This gesture toward expanding consumer protection is as welcome as it is necessary. The existing limitations of the Milit…
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Vital victories for employees, but corporate power persists
August 14th, 2014
In recent years, the National Labor Relations Board (“NLRB”) has rendered a number of courageous decisions that promote workplace fairness for both union and non-union employees. For example, the NLRB ruled that employers cannot retaliate against…
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Open season on democracy and the rule of law
April 14th, 2014
The Supreme Court received intense criticism from many quarters after it decided Citizens United v. Federal Election Commission, 558 U.S. 310 (2010). In that 5-4 decision, the Supreme Court sharply reduced the restrictions on political campaign contr…
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Strength in diversity and multi-faceted advocacy
March 24th, 2014
Many labor, employment law, civil rights, and consumer protection advocates have become concerned about the evidently growing power of well-financed interests aligned against them. The dysfunction in Congress and elsewhere in Washington, D.C. has mad…
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A rare victory before the Supreme Court for consumers and the public interest
January 26th, 2014
As has been discussed in prior postings here, the Supreme Court has typically decided matters before it in a way that favors corporations to the detriment of employees, civil rights, or consumer protection. In a case brought by the Attorney General o…
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Access to the civil justice system increasingly at risk
October 14th, 2013
An expanding campaign about legal technicalities, if successful, would have real consequences for plaintiffs and their counsel: further limitations on effective prosecution of, and meaningful damages recoveries in, employment law, civil rights, and c…
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ALEC turns 40 and continues to subvert the legal system
August 28th, 2013
The American Legislative Exchange Council (ALEC) is the best known of several highly ideological bill mills that are designated as charities for tax purposes despite being dominated by some of the wealthiest corporations in the world. ALEC recently c…
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Are banksters finally being held accountable?
August 17th, 2013
Many are familiar with the proverbial golden rule: do unto others as you would have others do unto you. Some have put a twist on the golden rule to say it now means that those with the gold make the rules. The behavior that led to the financial meltd…
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A widening disconnect
July 14th, 2013
This past term generated a number of opinions by the Supreme Court that evidently reflect disregard as much for practical reality as for long-standing law. Although the pro-corporate bias of the Supreme Court is nothing new, the degree of that bias i…
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The Supreme Court’s radical ruling for the proverbial 1%
June 24th, 2013
The latest decision by the Supreme Court about the arbitration of statutory claims will, going forward, preclude court action even when doing so deprives small businesses and many people of any meaningful legal recourse. In rendering such an extreme…
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