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First Opioid Liability Lawsuit Trial in Oklahoma May 29, 2019

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University of Michigan Law School Professor Erik Gordon discusses the state of Oklahoma’s opioid liability lawsuit against Johnson and Johnson. The state is alleging Johnson and Johnson’s greed for more sales of its addictive opioid painkillers helped create a deadly epidemic in the state that claimed thousands of lives. The lawsuit is the first to go to trial after other drugmakers, Teva Pharmaceutical and Purdue Pharma LP agreed to pay millions to settle Oklahoma lawsuits. He speaks to Bloomberg’s June Grasso.

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Supreme Court’s First Big Move on Abortion Regulation May 28, 2019

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Bloomberg News Supreme Court reporter Greg Stohr discusses the Supreme Court ruling that left in place a block on an Indiana law that barred abortions based on race, sex or disability, but made the first move toward giving states more power to regulate abortion. He speaks with Bloomberg’s June Grasso.

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Assange Indictment Raises First Amendment Questions May 24, 2019

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Fordham Law School Professor Andrew Kent discusses the new charges against WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange that allege he violated the espionage act by conspiring to obtain and disclose classified information. The escalation of the charges has reignited a debate over whether the U.S. is punishing Assange for activities protected by the First Amendment. He speaks to Bloomberg's June Grasso.

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Democrats Second Court Win on Trump Financial Records May 23, 2019

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Robert Mintz, head of the white collar criminal investigations practice at McCarter & English spoke about a federal judge’s decision in New York to reject President Donald Trump’s request to keep his banks from producing financial records to lawmakers. He speaks to Bloomberg’s June Grasso.

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Ariana Grande’s Concert Rules Push Copyright Limits May 23, 2019

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Intellectual property attorney Terence Ross, a partner at Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP, discusses why Ariana Grande, Louis C.K. and other performers have taken steps recently to restrict concert photography rights and shield jokes and whether these moves are enforceable. He speaks to Bloomberg’s June Grasso

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Judge Rules Qualcomm Violated Antitrust Law May 22, 2019

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Harry First, a professor at New York University Law School, discusses a federal judge’s ruling that Qualcomm Inc. violated antitrust law by abusing its dominant position in the market for cellphone chips to exact excessive licensing fees from phone makers and suppress competition. He speaks to Bloomberg’s June Grasso

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DOJ Said to Lean Against T-Mobile Takeover of Sprint May 21, 2019

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Jennifer Rie, Bloomberg Intelligence Senior Analyst for Anti-trust Litigation, discusses why the DOJ is said to lean against approving a

T-Mobile takeover of Sprint. She speaks with host June Grasso.

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White House Moves to Block McGahn from Testifying May 21, 2019

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Stephen Vladeck, Professor in Law at the University of Texas School of Law, discusses the legal position taken when the White House moved to block Former White House Counsel Don McGahn from testifying before Congress. He speaks with host June Grasso.

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Democrats Confront Trump’s Success at Reshaping Courts May 20, 2019

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Sahil Kapur, Bloomberg news National Political Correspondent, discusses how Democrats are attempting to turn the Supreme Court into a campaign issue, as they confront President Donald Trump’s success at reshaping the federal judiciary. He speaks to Bloomberg’s June Grasso.

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Supreme Court Fails to Act on Abortion Again May 20, 2019

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Harold Krent, dean of the Chicago-Kent College of Law, discusses the implications of the U.S. Supreme Court deferring acting on two Indiana cases putting restrictions on abortions. He speaks to Bloomberg’s June Grasso.

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