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#118. Unjust Inequities in Bankruptcy Law

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Melissa Jacoby is a law professor at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, where she teaches commercial and bankruptcy law. Melissa is a frequent commentator in the news media and has spoken with thousands of people about debt, lending, commercial law, and bankruptcy. In 2021 the Chief Justice of the United States, John Roberts, appointed her to help design educational programming for the nation’s bankruptcy judges. She is a recipient of multiple awards, including the Grant Gilmore Award for scholarship from the American College of Commercial Finance Lawyers and the Byrd Award for creative teaching. Melissa’s first book, Unjust Debts: How Our Bankruptcy System Makes America More Unequal was named one of the Financial Times’ best summer economics books for 2024.

Recorded 8/6/24.

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