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Justices Struggle With International Child Custody Dec 23, 2019

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Steve Sanders, a professor at Indiana University’s Maurer School of Law, discusses Supreme Court justices struggling during oral argument with the standard for deciding what country should be able to determine where an infant in the middle of an international custody battle should reside. He speaks to Bloomberg’s June Grasso.

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Immigration Heavy Docket Reflects Trump Priorities Dec 23, 2019

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Kimberly Strawbridge Robinson, Bloomberg Law Supreme Court Reporter, discusses why the Supreme Court’s docket has an unusually large number of immigration cases this term, including so-called "crimmigration" cases. She speaks to Bloomberg’s June Grasso.

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Trump Passes Judicial Confirmation Goal Dec 20, 2019

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Carl Tobias, a professor at the University of Richmond School of Law, discusses the accelerated push by President Donald Trump and Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell to pack the judiciary with conservatives, wrapping up the year in a confirmation sprint that put the president past his appointment goal through 2019. He speaks to Bloomberg’s June Grasso.

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Appellate Ruling Leaves Obamacare Up in the Air Dec 20, 2019

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Timothy Jost, a professor at the Washington and Lee University School of Law, discusses the federal appellate court decision striking down the Affordable Care Act’s individual mandate as unconstitutional, but punting on whether that means the rest of the law must also be invalidated. He speaks to Bloomberg’s June Grasso.

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What’s Ahead at Senate Impeachment Trial Dec 19, 2019

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Jessica Roth, a professor at Cardoza Law School, discusses what the impeachment trial of President Trump will look like in the Senate. She speaks to Bloomberg’s June Grasso.

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Justices Will Decide Trump Bid to Keep Taxes Secret Dec 17, 2019

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Neal Devins, a professor at William & Mary Law School, discusses the U.S. Supreme Court agreeing to consider President Donald Trump’s bid to keep his financial and tax records secret, setting up a major constitutional and political showdown in the middle of next year’s election campaign. He speaks to Bloomberg’s June Grasso.

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U.S. Denies Trump Thinks Emoluments Clause is Phony Dec 16, 2019

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Josh Blackman, a professor of constitutional law at the South Texas College of Law, discusses arguments at a 15-judge appellate panel in Richmond, Virginia that is considering one of three lawsuits accusing President Trump of violating the constitution’s emoluments clauses. He speaks to Bloomberg’s June Grasso.

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The Debate Over the Articles of Impeachment Dec 12, 2019

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Harold Krent, a professor at the Chicago-Kent College of Law, discusses the two articles of impeachment against President Trump and what’s ahead. He speapks to Bloomberg’s June Grasso.

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State AGs Fight T-Mobile Merger with Sprint at Trial Dec 11, 2019

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Spencer Waller, the director of the Institute for Consumer Antitrust Studies at Loyola University Chicago, discusses the trial where state attorneys general led by New York and California argue the Sprint and T-Mobile merger should be blocked because it will reduce competition in the wireless market and lead to higher prices for consumers. He speaks to Bloomberg’s June Grasso.

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Exxon Beats New York in Climate Change Fraud Case Dec 10, 2019

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Pat Parenteau, a professor of environmental law at Vermont Law School, discusses Exxon Mobil Corp.’s win in a high profile trial over its accounting for the financial risks of climate change, in an outright rejection of New York state’s claim that the energy giant engaged in a cynical scheme to mislead investors for years. He speaks to Bloomberg’s June Grasso.

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