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Trump Wins Ruling in Effort to Undo Obamacare Jul 22, 2019

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Timothy Jost, a professor at Washington and Lee School of Law, discusses how a ruling by a federal judge that the Trump administration can expand the sale of short-term health insurance policies not meeting the standards of the Affordable Care Act, helps President Trump in his plan to undo Obamacare. He speaks to Bloomberg’s June Grasso

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Trump Administration at Odds With FTC in Antitrust Case Jul 19, 2019

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Spencer Waller, a professor at Loyola University of Chicago, discusses the Justice Department urging a federal appeals court to put on hold a judge’s order that would force Qualcomm Inc, to change how it licenses its patents, putting the Trump Administration on the opposite side of the U.S. Federal Trade Commission. He speaks to Bloomberg’s June Grasso.

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Epstein, Denied Bail as Danger to Community Jul 18, 2019

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Robert Mintz, former federal prosecutor and a partner at McCarter & English, discusses a federal judge’s decision to deny bail to Jeffrey Epstein, the financier accused of child sex trafficking, finding that Epstein poses a danger to the community. He speaks to Bloomberg’s June Grasso.

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Subscribe to Bloomberg Law Podcast Big Tech Firms Under Attack By Lawmakers on Antitrust Jul 18, 2019

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Bloomberg Intelligence Senior Analyst for Anti-trust Litigation Jennifer Rie discusses the testimony this week from the four biggest US tech firms, Amazon, Facebook, Google and Apple as they defended themselves against a range of concerns from lawmakers at a House Antitrust subcommittee hearing. She speaks to Bloomberg’s June Grasso.

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Trump SCOTUS Legal Team Wins Barely Pass 50-50 Mark Jul 16, 2019

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South Texas College of Law Professor Josh Blackman discusses the record for the federal government’s lawyers in the past Supreme Court term. The Solicitor General’s office posted a better record than last term in cases in which it was a party to—but it still barely passed the 50-50 mark, winning twelve cases and losing ten. He speaks to Bloomberg’s June Grasso.

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Trump To End Asylum Protections in Latest Crackdown Jul 15, 2019

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Leon Fresco, former Deputy Assistant Attorney General for the Office of Immigration Litigation at the Department of Justice discusses President Donald Trump’s move to end asylum protections for most Central American migrants who cross the U.S. southern border. He speaks with Blooomberg’s June Grasso.

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Appeals Court Skeptical of Trump Bid to Block Subpoena Jul 15, 2019

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Steven Schwinn, a professor at the John Marshall Law School, discusses the skeptical response of two of three federal judges on the D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals to President Trump’s attempt to keep Congress’s hands off his financial records. He speaks to Bloomberg’s June Grasso.

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Is Settlement in the Cards for Bayer, J&J Lawsuits? Jul 12, 2019

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Wayne State University Law School Professor Peter Henning discusses possible settlement costs for lawsuits against Bayer claiming the embattled German company’s weedkiller Roundup causes cancer and the Justice Department’s criminal investigation into whether Johnson & Johnson lied to the public about the possible cancer risks of its talcum powder. He speaks to Bloomberg’s June Grasso.

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Trump Beats Another Emoluments Lawsuit Jul 11, 2019

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Steve Sanders, a professor at Indiana University’s Maurer School of Law, discusses why a federal appeals court threw out a lawsuit by the attorneys general of Maryland and Washington D.C., accusing President Trump of illegally profiting from his Washington hotel. He speaks to Bloomberg’s June Grasso.

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Mass AG Says Obamacare is Constitutional Jul 10, 2019

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Massachusetts Attorney General Maura Healey discusses the fate of Obamacare in the courts and why Massachusetts is one of the states defending the law in federal court. She speaks to Bloomberg’s June Grasso.

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