John Roberts and the Overturning of Humphrey’s Executor

 https://www.youtube.com/shorts/W_SFIhgGszM

State attorneys general sue Trump administration over efforts to shutter CFPB - POLITICO

"My office and attorneys general across the country rely on the CFPB for consumer complaints and other data to get justice for consumers," said New York Attorney General Letitia James, one of the state attorneys general that brought the suit. "The administration's actions are a handout to those who drive up costs by cheating hardworking Americans."…

 https://www.politico.com/news/2025/12/22/state-attorneys-general-sue-trump-administration-over-efforts-to-shutter-cfpb-00703163

 

Gaza, North Carolina’s Senate Race, and Trump’s Attack on Consumers

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FGn-R043JXU

 

US court throws out Biden-era rules designed to protect car buyers | Reuters

A U.S. appeals court on Monday threw out rules adopted by the Biden administration to ban bait-and-switch tactics and prohibit auto dealers charging for add-on costs that do not benefit new car buyers...

https://www.reuters.com/business/autos-transportation/us-appeals-court-throws-out-biden-ftc-car-buying-consumer-rules-2025-01-28/ 

Democrats’ FTC to companies: make it easy to cancel subscriptions and protect consumers or face penalties

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=czgzJw7q1kI

Gorsuch, Alito break from conservatives on CFPB ruling | The Hill

The justices' decision caps a battle that marked the biggest legal threat to the CFPB since its establishment in the wake of the 2008 financial crisis to crack down on predatory lending and enforce consumer protection laws. 

The challenge to its funding mechanism was brought by two lender trade associations and was backed by all the nation's Republican state attorneys general…

https://thehill.com/regulation/court-battles/4667895-gorsuch-alito-conservatives-cfpb-ruling/

Southwest $140M fine is a message to other airlines, says Secy. Buttigieg

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wY_o054ttVY

Trump administration rules make it harder to protect airline passengers, consumer groups say - The Washington Post

...The rules, finalized Friday, are technical but opponents say their bureaucratic language masks how one of their provisions, in particular, will dramatically slow the Transportation Department's efforts to outlaw "unfair or deceptive practices." The changes will allow airlines and other industry players to seek formal hearings to hash out factual issues before a practice is banned or new protections are put in place...
https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/trafficandcommuting/trump-airline-protection/2020/11/30/df944016-3324-11eb-8d38-6aea1adb3839_story.html

West Virginia accuses Catholic diocese and former bishops of sex abuse cover-up in unusual consumer protection lawsuit - The Washington Post

West Virginia Attorney General Patrick Morrisey sued the Catholic diocese of Wheeling-Charleston and its former bishop Michael J. Bransfield on Tuesday, charging that they “knowingly employed pedophiles and failed to conduct adequate background checks” for people working in Catholic schools and camps, a news release from Morrisey’s office says...
https://www.washingtonpost.com/religion/2019/03/19/west-virginia-attorney-general-sues-catholic-diocese-bishop-allegedly-knowingly-employing-pedophiles/

Trump Wants to Give Loan Sharks Easier Access to the Poor - Vanity Fair

The president, champion of the working man, is about to gut consumer protections from predatory lenders. ....
https://www.vanityfair.com/news/2019/02/trump-cfpb-payday-rule