The Center turns ONE today! Exactly a year ago, a brand-new entity took shape within the walls of Berkeley Law. Today, like many another one-year-old, it has begun to move around (visits to the even younger consumer law centers in West Virginia and Montana are in the offing) and to talk (and it has – […]
The 1-Year Report
Kat Taylor Delivers Student Lunch Talk (Watch Video)
On April 3rd Kat Taylor came to Berkeley Law to speak with students about her work as C0-Founder and CEO of Beneficial State Bank, a bank based in Oakland focused on offering fair financial services to low-income communities. A video of the talk and Q&A, organized by CAPS, can be viewed here on the Center’s YouTube […]
2019 Consumer Law Scholars Conference Photos
Photos from the inaugural Consumer Law Scholars Conference this February are available for viewing here! Thanks to the wonderful group of scholars, speakers, and attendees who made it such a success.
Center Files Brief in Ninth Circuit in Zabriskie v. Fannie Mae
In March the Center filed an amicus brief in the Ninth Circuit in Zabriskie v. Federal National Mortgage Association, a case centering on the question of whether companies using automated consumer information software should be subject to regulation under the Fair Credit Reporting Act. In the Center’s brief, Interim Executive Director Ted Mermin and 2L […]
CAPS Students Submit Comment to the FCC on the Use of Soundboard Technology
Last month 1Ls Ted Lee, Samson Lim, and Oscar Sarabia Roman of Berkeley’s Consumer Advocacy and Protection Society (CAPS) submitted a public comment to the Federal Communications Commission in conjunction with the Center. Contrary to the claims made by NorthStar Alarm Services in a petition submitted in January, the CAPS students argued that soundboard technology constitutes […]
The 270-Day Report
The Center turned nine months old in January. And, like any self-respecting nine-month-old, we are on the move…. Launching, with a Splash The big news since our last newsletter: The Center has officially launched! On November 14, Dean Chemerinsky, Elizabeth Cabraser ’78, and a star-studded cast of speakers welcomed an equally luminary group of practitioners, […]
Launch Party Photos
Check out the photos from our November Launch Party on the Center’s Flickr page! Plus, a sample below. It was a delight to welcome so many friends and supporters of the Center to celebrate the opening of our doors.
The 180-Day Report
Berkeley Law Students Submit Comment to Department of Education on ‘Gainful Employment’ Rule
Berkeley’s Consumer Advocacy and Protection Society (CAPS) have submitted a public comment to the U.S. Department of Education opposing its proposal to rescind the ‘gainful employment’ rule. Under the current rule, career education programs that repeatedly leave students with unaffordable levels of debt relative to their earnings can lose access to federal Title IV funds (i.e., federal student […]
Center Featured in “What Great Law Schools Do” Blog
The law blog “What Good Law Schools Do” has published a new article featuring Berkeley’s Center for Consumer Law and Economic Justice! You can read the article here: https://www.whatgreatlawschoolsdo.com/2018/07/uc-berkeley-law-center-consumer-law-economic-justice/