Consumer Protection – Voices for Civil Justice

Economic Pain From Pandemic Is Much Worse Than Expected, NPR Poll Finds

Audio, News Story (California, Illinois, NATIONAL)

Economic Pain From Pandemic Is Much Worse Than Expected, NPR Poll Finds

September 9, 2020 | Yuki Noguchi | National Public Radio (NPR)

Tags: Consumer Protection | Coronavirus | COVID-19 | Health Care | Housing: Eviction | Hunger | Public Benefits | Unemployment Insurance

Now More Than Ever, Justice For All

Op-Ed (New Mexico)

Now More Than Ever, Justice For All

June 15, 2020 | New Mexico Supreme Court Justice Shannon Bacon | Los Alamos Daily Post

Tags: Consumer Protection | Coronavirus | COVID-19 | Domestic Violence | Housing: Eviction | Unemployment Insurance

No Money, No Lawyer, No Justice – The vast, hidden inequities of the civil legal system

Long Form (NATIONAL)

No Money, No Lawyer, No Justice – The vast, hidden inequities of the civil legal system

June 22, 2020 | Kathryn Joyce | New Republic

Tags: Access to Justice | Benefits of Legal Aid | Civil Right to Counsel | Consumer Protection | Debt Collection | Domestic Violence | Funding: Federal | Housing: Eviction | Poverty

Capital One and Other Debt Collectors Are Still Coming for Millions of Americans

Investigative (Arkansas, NATIONAL, New York, STATES)

Capital One and Other Debt Collectors Are Still Coming for Millions of Americans

June 8, 2020 | Paul Kiel , Jeff Ernsthausen | ProPublica

Tags: Consumer Protection | Coronavirus | COVID-19 | Debt Collection

What Happens If You Are Sued by a Debt Collector?

News Story (Illinois, NATIONAL)

What Happens If You Are Sued by a Debt Collector?

May 8, 2020 | Ann Carrns | New York Times (NYT)

Tags: Consumer Protection | Coronavirus | COVID-19 | Debt Collection

For Americans With Bills to Pay, Help Is on the Way. Sort Of.

Analysis, News Story (Georgia, NATIONAL, Texas)

For Americans With Bills to Pay, Help Is on the Way. Sort Of.

April 2, 2020 | Jeff Ernsthausen , Paul Kiel | ProPublica

Tags: Consumer Protection | Coronavirus | COVID-19 | Housing: Eviction | Housing: Foreclosure

Republicans’ deregulation is hurting consumers. A new bill from Democrats could help.

Column (NATIONAL)

Republicans’ deregulation is hurting consumers. A new bill from Democrats could help.

March 4, 2019 | Catherine Rampell | Washington Post
At exactly the same time that Republicans have been rolling back supposedly burdensome regulations, they have also been making it harder for downstream victims to seek redress.
Tags: Access to Justice | Consumer Protection