On Tuesday, our colleague Paul Bland of Trial Lawyers for Public Justice will argue an important case, Buckeye vs. Cartegna, before the U.S. Supreme Court. Here's the brief Paul and co-counsel filed. Here's the amicus brief of Center for Responsible Lending, U.S. PIRG and National Association of Consumer Advocates. The case is an appeal by usurious payday lenders of a Florida Supreme Court ruling that consumers cannot be subjected to mandatory arbitration if the underlying contract is unconscionable and therefore illegal. The payday lenders' goal: preempt a strong state consumer law. Previous blog with more detail.