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Standing

The U.S. Supreme Court has increasingly imposed standing requirements that impede consumers’ ability to enforce consumer protection laws in federal court, even when Congress has clearly given them the right to do so. NCLC opposes narrow views of standing and works to help consumers overcome these barriers.

Bringing Federal Consumer Claims in State Court: A 50-State Analysis of Standing Rules

March 27, 2022

This article explains why state courts are not bound by Ramirez and should not import its holdings into their own standing doctrines.

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Digital Library: Protecting Awards for Named Plaintiffs; Other Class Action Practice Tips

January 11, 2023

Bringing Federal Consumer Claims in State Court: A 50-State Analysis of Standing Rules

March 27, 2022

Joint Report Regarding Post-Appeal Proceedings, Ramirez v. Transunion, N.D. CA

November 10, 2021

En Banc Ramirez Briefing Regarding Olean Wholesale Grocery Cooperative, Inc. v. Bumble Bee Foods

September 10, 2021

Ramirez Amicus Briefing Regarding Olean Wholesale Grocery Cooperative, Inc. v. Bumble Bee Foods

September 10, 2021

Supplemental Brief: Olean Wholesale Grocery Cooperative, Inc. v. Bumble Bee Foods

September 10, 2021

Letter to CFPB Regarding Effect of the Supreme Court’s Standing Decision on the CFPB’s Work

August 11, 2021

Ramirez, Faux-Federalism, and the Futility of Consumer Disclosure Protections

August 10, 2021

Supplemental Ramirez Briefing Regarding Tewinkle v. Capital One, N.A.

July 29, 2021

Comments & Letters

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Letter to CFPB Regarding Effect of the Supreme Court’s Standing Decision on the CFPB’s Work

August 11, 2021

Supplemental Ramirez Briefing in Maddox v. the Bank of New York Mellon

July 26, 2021

Issue Briefs

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Ramirez, Faux-Federalism, and the Futility of Consumer Disclosure Protections

August 10, 2021

Press Releases & News

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Digital Library: Protecting Awards for Named Plaintiffs; Other Class Action Practice Tips

January 11, 2023

Bringing Federal Consumer Claims in State Court: A 50-State Analysis of Standing Rules

March 27, 2022

Practice Implications of June 25 Supreme Court Ramirez Decision

June 30, 2021

Amicus Briefs

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En Banc Ramirez Briefing Regarding Olean Wholesale Grocery Cooperative, Inc. v. Bumble Bee Foods

September 10, 2021

Ramirez Amicus Briefing Regarding Olean Wholesale Grocery Cooperative, Inc. v. Bumble Bee Foods

September 10, 2021

Supplemental Brief: Olean Wholesale Grocery Cooperative, Inc. v. Bumble Bee Foods

September 10, 2021

Amicus Brief in Transunion v. Ramirez in Support of the Respondent

March 15, 2021

Brief in Department of Commerce v. New York

June 27, 2019

Amicus Brief in National Meat Association v. Harris

October 7, 2011

From the Digital Library

Standing on the NCLC Digital Library

NCLC’s Consumer Law Practice Series includes extensive “Ramirez” analysis, with detailed discussions on constitutional standing as related to specific federal statutes, found in Fair Credit Reporting, Fair Debt Collection, Federal Deception Law (relating to the TCPA), and more.

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