Mainly stuff from my day job as a law professor at the University of Illinois teaching bankruptcy and consumer law with occasional digressionshttps://bsky.app/profile/boblawless.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/boblawless.bsky.social/post/3m7ir3zl7xs2bThank you for writing the essay. I referenced it this weekend at a talk about the book. [contains quote post or other embedded content]08 Dec 2025 19:26 +0000at://did:plc:cvlevntv5d4bsmtrhm44zzvz/app.bsky.feed.post/3m7ir3zl7xs2bhttps://bsky.app/profile/boblawless.bsky.social/post/3lzhtl2td3223As an Illinoisan, it is a very odd feeling to be proud of your governor. [contains quote post or other embedded content]23 Sep 2025 02:06 +0000at://did:plc:cvlevntv5d4bsmtrhm44zzvz/app.bsky.feed.post/3lzhtl2td3223https://bsky.app/profile/boblawless.bsky.social/post/3lzhsmaxht222A lot of September was devoted to moving Credit Slips to a WordPress. I fought the Internet, and the score is Bob 1, Internet 0. Check out the new Credit Slips blog, same as the old blog but with better formatting. P.S. -- A big shoutout to the IT support here at Illinois for their help. [contains quote post or other embedded content]23 Sep 2025 01:49 +0000at://did:plc:cvlevntv5d4bsmtrhm44zzvz/app.bsky.feed.post/3lzhsmaxht222https://bsky.app/profile/boblawless.bsky.social/post/3lzhsjjrfls22This is low-hanging fruit that one would think all would agree on. It should not be any more difficult to cancel a consumer contract than it is to enter into it. [contains quote post or other embedded content]23 Sep 2025 01:47 +0000at://did:plc:cvlevntv5d4bsmtrhm44zzvz/app.bsky.feed.post/3lzhsjjrfls22https://bsky.app/profile/boblawless.bsky.social/post/3lydqjl47mc22Welcome to Bluesky @law.illinois.edu And thank you to Chris Davies for doing such an excellent job hosting this podcast [contains quote post or other embedded content]08 Sep 2025 17:36 +0000at://did:plc:cvlevntv5d4bsmtrhm44zzvz/app.bsky.feed.post/3lydqjl47mc22https://bsky.app/profile/boblawless.bsky.social/post/3ly4owdlcak2nWorking hard to get Credit Slips moved. Thank you to the hardworking IT staff at the University of Illinois for their help. [contains quote post or other embedded content]05 Sep 2025 22:18 +0000at://did:plc:cvlevntv5d4bsmtrhm44zzvz/app.bsky.feed.post/3ly4owdlcak2nhttps://bsky.app/profile/boblawless.bsky.social/post/3lvr4hmim222tA post on a very much an "inside baseball" topic but an issue that just annoys me because it is so easy to get this right. [contains quote post or other embedded content]06 Aug 2025 20:58 +0000at://did:plc:cvlevntv5d4bsmtrhm44zzvz/app.bsky.feed.post/3lvr4hmim222thttps://bsky.app/profile/boblawless.bsky.social/post/3lvnrgogpwk2qDebt's Grip is out today! [contains quote post or other embedded content]05 Aug 2025 13:03 +0000at://did:plc:cvlevntv5d4bsmtrhm44zzvz/app.bsky.feed.post/3lvnrgogpwk2qhttps://bsky.app/profile/boblawless.bsky.social/post/3luqvam3jnk2yAgree. See https://www.creditslips.org/creditslips/2025/07/arbitration-for-thee-but-not-for-mike-lindell.html [contains quote post or other embedded content]25 Jul 2025 01:24 +0000at://did:plc:cvlevntv5d4bsmtrhm44zzvz/app.bsky.feed.post/3luqvam3jnk2yhttps://bsky.app/profile/boblawless.bsky.social/post/3ltfkqjrpd22zThe student loan changes have lots of issues. These are some observations about what is coming for legal education. Tl;dr -- it would be great if students did not borrow so much for law school but in the real world where they do, this law will hurt them. [contains quote post or other embedded content]07 Jul 2025 19:51 +0000at://did:plc:cvlevntv5d4bsmtrhm44zzvz/app.bsky.feed.post/3ltfkqjrpd22zhttps://bsky.app/profile/boblawless.bsky.social/post/3lshdesc53k2mSomeday in a legal academic's career, they must complain about law reviews. Today was that day for me. [contains quote post or other embedded content]25 Jun 2025 19:20 +0000at://did:plc:cvlevntv5d4bsmtrhm44zzvz/app.bsky.feed.post/3lshdesc53k2mhttps://bsky.app/profile/boblawless.bsky.social/post/3lqxogs5u4c2jFrom my colleague, Matt Finkin, about the parallels between to a previous seizure of power in 1930s Germany. Worth a read. https://verdict.justia.com/2025/06/05/the-seizure-of-power-2025-an-historical-reflection @justiaverdict.bsky.social06 Jun 2025 20:30 +0000at://did:plc:cvlevntv5d4bsmtrhm44zzvz/app.bsky.feed.post/3lqxogs5u4c2jhttps://bsky.app/profile/boblawless.bsky.social/post/3lmg3ogyea22yDear President Trump, Below is an executive order that crossed my desk today. I just feel you should be aware that some jackass is signing your name to stupid orders on meaningless bullshit. Under His Eye, /s/ P.S. -- Even this one is still illegal. https://www.whitehouse.gov/presidential-actions/2025/04/maintaining-acceptable-water-pressure-in-showerheads/09 Apr 2025 22:58 +0000at://did:plc:cvlevntv5d4bsmtrhm44zzvz/app.bsky.feed.post/3lmg3ogyea22yhttps://bsky.app/profile/boblawless.bsky.social/post/3lmbiw37kc223This is my new all-time favorite Xkcd, explaining exactly why the tariffs are so dumb. xkcd.com/3073/ https://xkcd.com/3073/08 Apr 2025 03:12 +0000at://did:plc:cvlevntv5d4bsmtrhm44zzvz/app.bsky.feed.post/3lmbiw37kc223https://bsky.app/profile/boblawless.bsky.social/post/3ll6cgljswc23Wait, you mean there is hypocrisy in the Trump administration? [contains quote post or other embedded content]25 Mar 2025 03:12 +0000at://did:plc:cvlevntv5d4bsmtrhm44zzvz/app.bsky.feed.post/3ll6cgljswc23https://bsky.app/profile/boblawless.bsky.social/post/3ll6cbqbcqc23Some interesting points from Adam Levitin about 23andme's bankruptcy filing. I am not sure I agree about the stay violation but also not sure I disagree. Worth a read. [contains quote post or other embedded content]25 Mar 2025 03:10 +0000at://did:plc:cvlevntv5d4bsmtrhm44zzvz/app.bsky.feed.post/3ll6cbqbcqc23https://bsky.app/profile/boblawless.bsky.social/post/3ljvjozlra226The Trump Administration has fired another effective and dedicated public servant. [contains quote post or other embedded content]08 Mar 2025 22:03 +0000at://did:plc:cvlevntv5d4bsmtrhm44zzvz/app.bsky.feed.post/3ljvjozlra226https://bsky.app/profile/boblawless.bsky.social/post/3ljvjn6umg226On top of all the other mean-spirited, discriminatory, and moronic things our new corporate overlords have done, they now have me rooting for Capital One. [contains quote post or other embedded content]08 Mar 2025 22:02 +0000at://did:plc:cvlevntv5d4bsmtrhm44zzvz/app.bsky.feed.post/3ljvjn6umg226https://bsky.app/profile/boblawless.bsky.social/post/3lhrppwn3lk2xWait, I can simply switch between my personal account and the Credit Slips account. I don't need to logout and login? This is already better than the Bad Place. And, yes, for those of you in the field, we now have a blog account as well. Stay tuned.09 Feb 2025 22:50 +0000at://did:plc:cvlevntv5d4bsmtrhm44zzvz/app.bsky.feed.post/3lhrppwn3lk2x