Michael Millemann Professor of Consumer Protection Law, University of Maryland Francis King Carey School of Law; co-coordinator, Consumer Law & Policy Blog
Joined December 2008
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Maryland Carey Law professor @jsovern is quoted in The @baltimoresun on the benefits of Baltimore City’s court strategy against major companies.
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I guess they wanted a red October.
The White House excluded Maryland Gov. Wes Moore from speaking at Tradepoint Atlantic on Tuesday, where weapons maker Anduril Industries is set to announce plans for a submarine manufacturing facility. buff.ly/5RTqBpZ
A depressing prediction
I don't often disagree with @jsovern but I question whether the FTC will have much of a positive consumer protection impact in the future. Operating as an arm of executive branch, with wild partisan swings, likely means, at minimum, big budget reduction.
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We hope the good people of #SanFrancisco will forgive us for adapting a song about their city in 1967 to address the shocking and tragic events in #Minnesota in recent weeks. This is dedicated to Renée Good and Alex Pretti, and in solidarity. Our version is called "Minnesota" ❤️
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Professor @jsovern was quoted in "CFPB under pressure as consumer complaints pile up" in The Banker.
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AI Gets Its First Law School A+s (And An A In Tax), by @blairstanek @jsovern @DonaldBTobin @UMDLaw
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The Impact Of A $150,000 Cap On Government Loans For Law Students bit.ly/3ZMC5sy
by @jsovern (@UMDLaw)
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Last fall, one of my students got a paid internship with a federal agency for this summer. Because of the hiring freeze, it was cancelled. In the meantime, the student lost the opportunity to seek other jobs. Cutting promised internships is a cruel way to reduce spending.
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Prof. @jsovern on reading the fine print in "Solar panel install damages roof, leave thousands in damages" wmar2news.com/matterformallo…
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Tomorrow's breaking news today: @KamalaHarris makes history, first woman elected president.
That's what my final analysis tells me will happen. I'm usually right (better track record than the polling averages & most polls), but not always.
Read it here:
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This video is incredible.
Everyone should RETWEET it so the whole *world* sees it.
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The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau is in the business of promoting economic justice. A second Trump administration might permanently damage the agency’s ability to deliver for American consumers, writes @JSovern, of @UMDLaw, in @AmerBanker @BankThink.bit.ly/47Xmola
Walz should've said I'm sorry. I made a mistake. The same way Trump and Vince did when they said that the legal Haitian migrants are eating cats and dogs and when Trump said windmills cause cancer and so forth. Except no one is phoning in bomb threats because I made a mistake.
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Prof. @jsovern discusses Kamala Harris's proposal for a federal law barring price gouging in a letter to the editor in @washingtonpost. washingtonpost.com/opinions/…
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"Many states already do something similar, including Alabama, Florida, Mississippi and Texas," @jsovern writes.
"Surely those states, which purport to be bastions of the free market, are not mandating price controls." wapo.st/3WTKN5Z