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U.S. Supreme Court

Mar. 2, 2020

Consumer protection is under attack. And by the way, it’s National Consumer Protection Week.

Since President Trump took office, the nation has been on a crash course in Constitutional Law. Rarely a week goes by without a new struggle over power between the President and Congress. During his impeachment, the nation watched Congress debate the meaning of high crimes and misdemeanors, the extent of executive power over foreign affairs, and the White House’s refusal to cooperate with a co-equal branch.

Jolina C. Cuaresma

Lecturer
UC Berkeley School of Law

Jolina teaches a seminar on agency policymaking in the student loan space. She is also a fellow with the Federal Legislation Clinic at Georgetown University Law Center, where her classes focus on statutory implementation. From 2012 through 2015, she worked at the CFPB, first as an Attorney-Advisor in the Office of Supervision Policy, then in the Office of Consumer Response responsible for student loans, and finally in the Office of Regulations.

Since President Donald Trump took office, the nation has been on a crash course in constitutional law. Rarely a week goes by without a new struggle over power between the president and Congress. During his impeachment, the nation watched Congress debate the meaning of high crimes and misdemeanors, the extent of executive power over foreign affairs, and the White House's refusal to cooperate with a co-equal branch.

Few have noticed t...

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