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States Sue Over Trump Rollback of Clean Power Rule Aug 14, 2019

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Charles Warren, chair of the environmental practice at Kramer, Levin, Naftalis and Frankel, discusses the lawsuit by a group of 28 U.S. states and cities to block the Trump administration’s “clean energy” plan, alleging it is an industry giveaway that will reverse progress in addressing climate change and prolong the nation’s dependence on fossil fuels. He speaks to Bloomberg’s June Grasso.

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Polar Bears At Risk Under Trump Environmental Law Aug 13, 2019

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Vermont Law School Professor Pat Parenteau discusses proposed changes by the Trump administration to the Endangered Species Act, the landmark law that has protected fish, plants and wildlife since it was signed into law by President Richard Nixon. The changes will profoundly weaken the act. Polar bears, seals, whooping cranes and beluga whales are some of the animals that are at risk. He speaks to Bloomberg’s June Grasso.

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Cross on County Seal Upheld Under SCOTUS Precedent Aug 12, 2019

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First Amendment expert and University of Notre Dame Law School Professor Richard Garnett discusses a federal appeals court ruling allowing a Pennsylvania county to continue to display a memorial cross on its seal. This is the first test of the U.S. Supreme Court’s most recent decision on the role of religion in a pluralistic society. He speaks to Bloomberg’s June Grasso.

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Facebook Face-Scan Trial Okayed by Appeals Court Aug 09, 2019

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Eric Goldman, a professor at Santa Clara University School of Law, discusses the lawsuit accusing Facebook Inc, of gathering and storing biometric data without consent and potentially exposing the company to billions of dollars in damages. He speaks to Bloomberg’s June Grasso.

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Judges Crack Down on Porn Purveyors’ Copyright Suits Aug 08, 2019

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Susan Decker, Bloomberg News patent reporter, discusses how courts are cracking down on pornography producers and sellers filing thousands of lawsuits against people for downloading and trading racy films on home computers. She speaks to Bloomberg’s June Grasso.

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Did Katy Perry Steal ’Dark Horse’ or Was the Jury Wrong? Aug 08, 2019

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Intellectual property attorney Terence Ross, a partner at Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP, discusses a jury’s decision that Katy Pery, her collaborators and her record label owe the writers of a Christian rap song $2.78 million for copying their song in her hit, "Dark Horse." He speaks to Bloomberg’s June Grasso.

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SCOTUS Weighs Second Amendment Showdown Before 2020 Aug 07, 2019

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Bloomberg News Supreme Court reporter Greg Stohr discusses a possible second amendment showdown as the Supreme Court is set to decide this month whether to hear a challenge to New York City rules that sharply limited where licensed handguns could be taken while locked and unloaded. He speaks to Bloomberg’s June Grasso.

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Trump Conservative Picks Reshape Court For Decades Aug 06, 2019

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Trump Conservative Picks Reshape Court For DecadesUniversity of Richmond School of Law Professor Carl Tobias discusses the 13 new federal judges confirmed to the bench by the Senate before they left for August recess, bringing the total number of Trump appointees to 144, allowing President Trump to reshape the court with conservatives for decades to come. He speaks to Bloomberg's June Grasso.

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Trump's Attempt To Limit Asylum Struck Down By Judge Aug 05, 2019

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Leon Fresco, a partner at Holland and Knight and former Deputy Assistant Attorney General at the Justice Department’s Office of Immigration Litigation discusses a D.C. ruling that struck down President Trump’s attempt last year to limit asylum only to people who cross into the United States at official entry points along the southern border. He speaks to Bloomberg’s June Grasso.

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Battle to Dump Jim Crow-Era Voting Rules Aug 05, 2019

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Mississippi hasn’t elected a black official statewide in more than 130 years. Rick Pildes, a professor at NYU Law School, discusses a lawsuit targeting Mississippi’s 1890 constitution as expressly crafted to stop African Americans from getting elected. He speaks to Bloomberg’s June Grasso.

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