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Luke Herrine serves as Assistant Professor of Law at the University of Alabama School of Law, where his scholarship critically examines consumer markets, finance, and culture through law and political economy frameworks. His work challenges orthodox economic assumptions underpinning legal doctrines, particularly advocating for a shift from "consumer sovereignty" to a morally pluralistic "moral economy" approach in regulatory design.
His educational background includes a PhD from Yale Law School, JD from NYU School of Law, and BA from Oberlin College. Additional professional milestones feature a clerkship with Judge Rosemary J. Pooler (Second Circuit), Legal Directorship at the Debt Collective, and Legal Fellowship at the Furman Center.
Herrine’s research spans Administrative Law, Consumer Finance, Financial Regulation, and Student Loan Law, with signature contributions to reimagining FTC unfairness authority and executive-branch debt cancellation pathways. His methodology blends historical analysis with heterodox economics to expose blind spots in mainstream legal theory, emphasizing how political struggles shape regulatory implementation.
His 2020-2026 publications reveal a cohesive trajectory: from foundational critiques of consumer protection paradigms (The Folklore of Unfairness, 2021) to actionable policy frameworks for debt cancellation (The Student Debt Reset, 2026). Recurring themes include the antitrust-consumer protection nexus, price regulation ethics, and collective bargaining analogies in competition law, all targeting systemic market governance flaws.
As co-founder of the Law and Political Economy (LPE) student network and former Managing Editor of the LPE Blog, Herrine cultivates interdisciplinary scholarship communities. His advocacy directly influenced federal debt cancellation efforts—developing the "borrower defense" strategy that canceled hundreds of millions in loans—and reshaped FTC/CFPB approaches to unfairness doctrines, demonstrating scholarship’s tangible policy impact.
