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Can Biden Reverse Trump Environmental Damage? Dec 30, 2020

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Pat Parenteau, a professor of environmental law at the Vermont Law School, discusses the challenges President-elect Joe Biden will face in reversing President Trump's rollback of environmental policies and rules. Robert Iafolla, Bloomberg Law Reporter, discusses whether employers can mandate that employees get the Covid-19 vaccine. June Grasso hosts.

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Netflix Beats Lawsuit Over 'Tiger King' Hit Series Dec 19, 2020

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Intellectual property litigator Terence Ross, a partner at Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP, discusses the dismissal of Hollywood Weekly Magazine's trademark and copyright lawsuit against Netflix over its hit series "Tiger King." June Grasso hosts.

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The Legal Doctrine That Could Stymie Biden's Agenda Dec 19, 2020

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Constitutional law expert Stephen Vladeck, a professor at the University of Texas School of Law, discusses libertarian groups gearing up for fights with the Biden administration over financial regulations, environmental rules, and new policies to combat the pandemic and the legal docrine that will be front and center. June Grasso hosts.

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High Court Will Consider Compensation for College Athletes Dec 18, 2020

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Audrey Anderson, who heads the higher education practice at Bass Berry & Sims, discusses the Supreme Court agreeing to hear whether the National Collegiate Athletic Association violated federal antitrust laws by limiting compensation for college athletes. Harry First, a professor at NYU Law School, discusses the antitrust case against Facebook. Anat Alon-Beck, an assistant professor at Case Western Reserve Law School, discusses the case against TikTok. June Grasso hosts.

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And the Next Attorney General Is Dec 17, 2020

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Former federal prosecutor Robert Mintz, a partner at McCarter & English, discusses Joe Biden's choices for Attorney General. Brad Moss, a partner at Mark Zaid, discusses the resignation of William Barr as Attorney General and the repercussions. June Grasso hosts.

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No Path Left for Trump to Contest the Election Dec 15, 2020

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Election law expert Derek Muller, a professor at the University of Iowa Law School, discusses the Electoral College confirming Joe Biden's win over President Trump and possible challenges by Trump and his allies. Joshua Mitts, a professor at Columbia Law School, discusses his study illustrating how executives use prearranged stock sale plans to unload shares on days when their companies release good news. June Grasso hosts.

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Billions of Dollars at Stake in Fannie-Freddie Suit Dec 12, 2020

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Jonathan Macey, a professor at Yale Law School, discusses whether the Supreme Court will allow lawsuits to go forward by shareholders of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac seeking billions of dollars. Mary-Christine Sungaila, leader of the appellate practice at Buchalter, discusses Supreme Court oral arguments in a pair of cases over whether families of Holocaust victims can sue foreign countries in the U.S. for seizing property from Jewish citizens during World War II. June Grasso hosts.

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Covid Survivors Refused Life Insurance Policies Dec 11, 2020

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Paul Heeringa, counsel at Manatt, Phelps & Phillips, LLP, discusses oral arguments where Supreme Court justices struggled to apply a decades-old federal ban on robocalls in a lawsuit accusing Facebook Inc. of repeatedly sending unwanted text messages. Lydia Wheeler, Senior Reporter at Bloomberg Law, discusses life insurance companies refusing to sell life insurance policies to survivors of Covid-19. June Grasso hosts.

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How Gilligan Plays Into Bill Gross Neighbor Feud Dec 09, 2020

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Patricia Hurtado, Bloomberg Legal Reporter, discusses the feud between billionaire Bill Gross and his Laguna Beach neighbor, tech entrepreneur Mark Towfiq, that involves everything from a TV shoot for the HBO series “Ballers” to the music from "Gilligan's Island." Leon Fresco, a partner at Holland & Knight, discusses a judge restoring DACA. June Grasso host

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Can Former Child Slaves Sue Chocolate Companies? Dec 05, 2020

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Harold Krent, a professor at the Chicago-Kent College of Law, discusses Supreme Court oral arguments involving a clash over human-rights lawsuits, and whether former child slaves could sue Nestle SA’s U.S. unit and Cargill Inc. of complicity in the use of child slavery on Ivory Coast cocoa farms. Leon Fresco, a partner at Holland & Knight, discusses Supreme Court oral arguments over President Donald Trump’s push to exclude undocumented immigrants from the census. June Grasso hosts.

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