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First Appeals Court ’Flips’ Control Under Trump Mar 15, 2019

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Carl Tobias, a professor at the University of Richmond School of Law, discusses how the Third Circuit Court of Appeals because the first federal appeals court to "flip" control under President Trump to a majority of Republican appointees, a big step in the drive by the president and his Senate allies to remake the judiciary with conservatives. He speaks to Bloomberg’s June Grasso

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Ross Defends Census Question Despite Court Challenge Mar 14, 2019

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Richard Briffault, Professor at Columbia Law School discusses congressional testimony from Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross about his decision to include a citizenship question on the 2020 Census. Democrats in Congress criticized the move as political effort aimed at discouraging the participation of immigrants and non-citizens. He spoke with Bloomberg's June Grasso.

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Trump World’s Legal Problems Finally Hitting Home Mar 14, 2019

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Former federal prosecutor, Jeffrey Cramer, managing director at the Berkeley Research Group, discusses how President Trump’s legal troubles are hitting close to home in New York where law enforcement is ratcheting up civil and criminal investigations that are beyond the president’s federal control. He speaks to Bloomberg’s June Grasso.

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Wealthy Parents Caught on Tape in College Admissions Scandal Mar 13, 2019

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Former federal prosecutor George Newhouse, of Theodora Oringher PC, discusses the sweeping criminal conspiracy in which wealthy parents -- including celebrities, a top mergers attorney and a venture-capital CEO -- are alleged to have paid bribes to get their kids into elite colleges and the wiretapped evidence. He speaks to Bloomberg’s June Grasso.

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Manafort Sentenced And Indicted On The Same Day Mar 13, 2019

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Brad Moss, Partner at Mark Zaid discusses Paul Manafort's 7 1/2 year federal prison sentence and new charges brought by New York state prosecutors raising the prospect of a third criminal conviction for Trump’s one-time campaign manager.

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Missteps Hinder Trump’s Push to Ease Wall Street Rules Mar 12, 2019

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Cornell University Law School Professor Robert Hockett discusses how federal regulators’ efforts to revamp post-crisis constraints on big banks are running into problems, due to missteps by the regulators. He speaks to Bloomberg’s June Grasso.

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Roger Stone Faces Judge Again For Concealing Book Release Mar 12, 2019

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Robert Mintz, former federal prosecutor and Partner at McCarter & English discusses efforts by Roger Stone's lawyers to convince a judge they didn’t mean to mislead her when they failed to tell her about a new introduction to a book Stone wrote. The judge, Amy Berman Jackson previously issued a gag order in his criminal case. He speaks with Bloomberg's June Grasso.

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Justices Kagan and Alito Testify at Congress Mar 11, 2019

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Steven Vladeck, a professor at the University of Texas School of Law, discusses the testimony of Supreme Court Justices Elena Kagan and Samuel Alito before the House Appropriations subcommittee, a rare unscripted dialogue about everything from the hiring of minority law clerks to televising the court’s oral arguments. He talks to Bloomberg’s June Grasso.

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Warren Plan To Break Up Big Tech Market Dominance Mar 11, 2019

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Jennifer Rie, Bloomberg Intelligence Senior Analyst for Anti-trust Litigation discusses Democratic presidential hopeful Elizabeth Warren's proposal to break up giant tech companies and the FCC pause of its review of T-Mobile's proposed purchase of Sprint Corp. She speaks with Bloomberg's June Grasso.

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SCOTUS: The Revolution is on Hold and RBG’s Return Mar 08, 2019

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Bloomberg News Supreme Court reporter, Greg Stohr, discusses Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg’s return to the bench at "full steam," and Chief Justice John Roberts showing a new willingness to side with the Supreme Court’s liberal wing, putting any conservative legal revolution on hold. He speaks to Bloomberg’s June Grasso.

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