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Sessions Maintains Silence on Talks with Trump (Audio)
(Bloomberg) -- Ryan Goodman, a professor at NYU Law School, and Jeff Cramer, managing director at the Berkeley Research Group, discuss comments made by attorney general Jeff Sessions on Wednesday, in which he said that he would not reveal any part of his conversations with President Trump surrounding the firing of former FBI director James Comey. They speak with Bloomberg's June Grasso and Greg Stohr on Bloomberg Radio's Bloomberg Law.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Trump Emoluments Case Puts Court in Uncharted Territory (Audio)
(Bloomberg) -- Richard Painter, a professor at the University of Minnesota Law School and former White House ethics lawyer, discusses a case that his group, Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington, is bringing against President Trump, accusing him of violating the Constitution's Foreign Emoluments Clause. He speaks with Bloomberg's June Grasso and Greg Stohr on Bloomberg Radio's Bloomberg Law.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Bloomberg Law Brief: Effort to Save Clean Power Plan (Audio)
Patrick Parenteau, a professor at Vermont Law School, discusses an effort by more than 20 states and cities to rescue President Barack Obama's clean power plan, potentially halting President Trump's plans to scuttle the emissions-cutting program. He speaks with Bloomberg's June Grasso and Michael Best on Bloomberg Radio's Bloomberg Law.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

J&J Challenges Talc Verdicts Across the Country (Audio)
(Bloomberg) -- Howard Erichson, a professor at Fordham University Law School, discusses Johnson and Johnson's attempts to fight several court cases across the country, which seek to hold the company liable for instances of ovarian cancer caused by its talcum powder products. He speaks with Bloomberg's June Grasso and Michael Best on Bloomberg Radio's Bloomberg Law.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Democratic States Seek to Save Obama's Clean Power Plan (Audio)
(Bloomberg) -- Patrick Parenteau, a professor at Vermont Law School, discusses an effort by more than 20 states and cities to rescue President Barack Obama's clean power plan, potentially halting President Trump's plans to scuttle the emissions-cutting program. He speaks with Bloomberg's June Grasso and Michael Best on Bloomberg Radio's Bloomberg Law.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Third Trump Travel Ban Blocked By U.S. Judges (Audio)
(Bloomberg) -- Erik Larson, a legal reporter for Bloomberg News, discusses why federal judges in Hawaii and Maryland have blocked President Trump's third travel ban from taking effect on Wednesday, saying that the latest version of the ban was found to discriminate by using the nationality of travelers “as a proxy” for their security risk. He speaks with Bloomberg's June Grasso and Michael Best on Bloomberg Radio's Bloomberg Law.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Bloomberg Law Brief: Allergan Patents Invalidated (Audio)
Aude Gerspacher, a senior litigation analyst for Bloomberg Intelligence, and Michael Carrier, a professor at Rutgers University Law School, discuss why a federal judge ruled that Allergan’s bid to use an Indian tribe to protect one of its drug patents is illegal. They speak with Bloomberg's June Grasso and Greg Stohr on Bloomberg Radio's Bloomberg Law.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Kaepernick Files Grievance Against NFL Owners (Audio)
(Bloomberg) -- Marc Edelman, a professor at Baruch College Zicklin School of Business, discusses why former San Franscisco 49ers quarterback Colin Kaepernick has filed a grievance against NFL owners for collusion after Kaepernick knelt for the national anthem during football games. He speaks with Bloomberg's June Grasso and Greg Stohr on Bloomberg Radio's Bloomberg Law.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Allergan Patents Invalidated by U.S. Judge (Audio)
(Bloomberg) -- Aude Gerspacher, a senior litigation analyst for Bloomberg Intelligence, and Michael Carrier, a professor at Rutgers University Law School, discuss why a federal judge ruled that Allergan’s bid to use an Indian tribe to protect one of its drug patents is illegal. They speak with Bloomberg's June Grasso and Greg Stohr on Bloomberg Radio's Bloomberg Law.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Bloomberg Law Brief: High Court to Hear Privacy Dispute (Audio)
Bloomberg News Supreme Court reporter and Bloomberg Law co-host Greg Stohr discusses the Supreme Court taking up a dispute between Microsoft and the US government. The issue is whether law enforcement can demand data held overseas by technology companies. He speaks with June Grasso and Michael Best on Bloomberg Radio's Bloomberg Law.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Judges Say Proposed Quotas Threaten Independence (Audio)
(Bloomberg) -- Leon Fresco, a partner at Holland & Knight and former Deputy Assistant Attorney General for the Office of Immigration Litigation at the U.S. Department of Justice Civil Division, and David Bier, an immigration policy analyst at the Cato Institute, discuss why federal immigration judges are pushing back against a Trump administration effort to impose "numeric performance standards" on verdicts, claiming that any such action would threaten their independence. They speak with Bloomberg's June Grasso and Michael Best on Bloomberg Radio's Bloomberg Law.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Bloomberg Law Brief: Trump Ends ACA Subsidy to Insurers (Audio)
Abby Gluck, Yale University law professor, and Zach Tracer, Bloomberg News healthcare reporter, discuss President Trump's decision to end government subsidies to insurers under the Affordable Care Act. They speak with Bloomberg Law hosts June Grasso and Michael Best on Bloomberg Radio's "Bloomberg Law."See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Belgian Requlator Seeks Court Order Against Facebook (Audio)
(Bloomberg) -- Don Aplin, Bloomberg Law Managing Editor for Privacy and Data Security, will discuss how a Belgian regulator sought out a court order forcing Facebook to stop any collection of data for advertising purposes. He speaks with June Grasso and Michael Best on "Bloomberg Law."See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Gluck and Tracer Discuss Healthcare Executive Order (Audio)
(Bloomberg) -- Abbe Gluck, professor at Yale University Law School, and Zach Tracer, Bloomberg News healthcare reporter, will discuss the Executive Order signed by President Trump on healthcare and its implications on Obamacare, along with his decision to cut off subsidy to help lower income people. They speak with June Grasso and Michael Best on "Bloomberg Law."See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Bloomberg Law Brief: Antitrust Issues Surround Merger (Audio)
Jennifer Rie, Senior Litigation Analyst for Bloomberg Intelligence, discusses antitrust issues that may surround any plans to combine Sprint and T-Mobile. She speaks with Bloomberg’s June Grasso and Greg Stohr on Bloomberg Radio's Bloomberg Law.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Rie on Concerns with Sprint, T-Mobile Merger (Audio)
(Bloomberg) -- Jennifer Rie, Senior Litigation Analyst for Bloomberg Intelligence, will discuss the most recent news and concerns with a potential merger between Sprint and T-Mobile. She speaks with June Grasso and Greg Stohr on "Bloomberg Law."See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Bribery Case Against Menendez Could be Dismissed (Audio)
(Bloomberg) -- Robert Mintz, Partner at McCarter and English, and Robert Heim, founding partner at Meyers and Heim, discuss how the bribery case against New Jersey Senator Robert Menendez may be dismissed. They speak with June Grasso and Greg Stohr on "Bloomberg Law."See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Bloomberg Law Brief: Muhammad Ali Enterprises Sues Fox (Audio)
Chris Cotropia, a professor at the University of Richmond School of Law, discusses a lawsuit targeting Fox over a video from the Super Bowl that used footage of famed boxer Muhammad Ali.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

U.S Supreme Court Drops a Case Over Trump's Travel Ban (Audio)
(Bloomberg) -- Andrew Arthur, Resident Fellow in Law and Policy at the Center for Immigration Studies, and Leon Fresco, partner at Holland & Knight and former Deputy Assistant Attorney General for the Office of Immigration Litigation at the U.S. Department of Justice Civil Division, will discuss how the U.S Supreme court is dropping one of two cases over Donald Trump's travel ban. They speak with June Grasso and Michael Best on "Bloomberg Law."See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Cotropia on Ali Enterprises Suing Fox (Audio)
(Bloomberg) -- Chris Cotropia, Professor of Law at the University of Richmond School of Law, will discuss how Muhammad Ali enterprises is suing Fox for the use of Ali in a superbowl commercial. He speaks with June Grasso and Michael Best on "Bloomberg Law."See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Vladeck and Ku on Jesner V. Arab Bank (Audio)
(Bloomberg) -- Stephen Vladeck, professor at the University of Texas Law School, and Julian Ku, Professor of Constitutional Law at Hofstra University, Will discuss whether The U.S. Supreme Court agreed to use a case stemming from Middle Eastern terrorism to decide whether victims of overseas atrocities can use a two-century-old federal law to sue corporations for complicity. They speak with June Grasso and Michael Best on "Bloomberg Law."See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Bloomberg Law Brief: Ex-HSBC Trader on Trial for Fraud (Audio)
Robert Hockett, a professor at Cornell University Law School, and Bloomberg Foreign Exchange reporter Lananh Nguyen, discuss prosecutors in Brooklyn resting their case against former HSBC currency trader Mark Johnson for alleged currency rigging.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Nguyen and Hockett on Fraud Case (Audio)
(Bloomberg) -- Lananh Nguyen Bloomberg FX reporter, and Robert Hockett, professor at Cornell University Law School, discuss the fraud case against former HSBC Currency trader Mark Johnson. They speak with June Grasso on "Bloomberg Law."See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Bloomberg Law Brief: Changes to Birth Control Coverage (Audio)
Ashe McGovern, legislative and policy director at the Center for Gender and Sexuality Law at Columbia Law School, and Michael Selmi, professor at George Washington University Law School, discuss the Trump administration's move to let employers opt out of providing health insurance that covers birth control.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Pending Actions Protecting Endangered Species Withdrawn (Audio)
(Bloomberg) -- Charles Warren, Partner at Naftalis & Frankel, and Patrick Parenteau, Professor of Law at Vermont Law School, will discuss how the Trump administration has quietly withdrawn dozens of pending actions to protect endangered species. They speak with June Grasso and Michael Best on "Bloomberg Law."See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Gerspacher on Allergan Patent Deal (Audio)
(Bloomberg) -- Aude Gerspacher, Bloomberg Intelligence Senior Analyst will discuss Allergan selling it’s patents to an Indian tribe. She speaks with June Grasso and Michael Best on "Bloomberg Law."See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

McGovern and Selmi on Religious Freedom Memo (Audio)
(Bloomberg) -- Ashe McGovern, Legislative and Policy Director at the Center for Gender and Sexuality Law at Columbia Law School, and Michael Selmi, Professor of Law at George Washington University Law School, discuss the U.S issuing a religious freedom memo giving leeway in hiring. They speak with June Grasso and Michael Best on "Bloomberg Law."See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Bloomberg Law Brief: Trump Admin & Travel Ban Case (Audio)
Leon Fresco, a partner at Holland & Knight and former Deputy Assistant Attorney General for the Office of Immigration Litigation at the U.S. Department of Justice Civil Division, discusses why the Trump administration is telling the Supreme Court that it should dismiss its pending case over the President's travel ban. He speaks with Bloomberg's June Grasso on Bloomberg Radio's Bloomberg Law.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

EU Regulators Slap Big Taxes on U.S. Tech Giants (Audio)
(Bloomberg) -- Itai Grinberg, a professor at Georgetown University Law Center, and J Richard Harvey, a professor at Villanova University School of Law, discuss why European Union regulators ordered Amazon to pay 250 million euros of back taxes to Luxembourg after finding that the country's rules unfairly benefitted the online shopping giant. They speak with Bloomberg's June Grasso on Bloomberg Radio's Bloomberg Law.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Bloomberg Law Brief: Apple & Qualcomm Feud (Audio)
Max Chafkin, a reporter for Bloomberg Businessweek, discusses the ongoing legal fight between Apple and Qualcomm over the chipmaker's practice of charging royalties of up to 5 percent of the average selling price of the phone in exchange for the technology that allows most smartphones to send and receive data. He speaks with Bloomberg's Greg Stohr on Bloomberg Radio's Bloomberg Law.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Apple and Qualcomm Feud Grows Over $18 Part (Audio)
(Bloomberg) -- Max Chafkin, a reporter for Bloomberg Businessweek, discusses the ongoing legal fight between Apple and Qualcomm over the chipmaker's practice of charging royalties of up to 5 percent of the average selling price of the phone in exchange for the technology that allows most smartphones to send and receive data. He speaks with Bloomberg's Greg Stohr on Bloomberg Radio's Bloomberg Law.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Reports Show Kasowitz Helped Block 2010 Felony Charges (Audio)
(Bloomberg) -- Sean O'Shea, a partner at Boies Schiller Flexner, and Justin Elliott, a reporter for ProPublica, discuss a new report that shows how Trump family lawyer Marc Kasowitz used his political connections in New York City to help Ivanka and Donald Trump Jr. avoid charges for misleading prospective buyers of units in the Trump SoHo building. They speak with Bloomberg's Greg Stohr on Bloomberg Radio's Bloomberg Law.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Bloomberg Law Brief: Newest Travel Ban Faces Legal Test (Audio)
Erik Larson, Bloomberg News legal reporter, discusses the first lawsuit challenging President Trump's third travel ban for its role in breaking up a pair of romances between Iranian couples. He speaks with Bloomberg's Michael Best on Bloomberg Radio's Bloomberg Law.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Trump Administration Halts Obama-Era Equal Pay Rule (Audio)
(Bloomberg) -- Michael Selmi, a professor at George Washington University Law School, discusses an Obama-era labor rule, which was designed to protect women and minorities in the workforce, but is now the subject of a civil rights lawsuit after being put on hold by the Trump administration. He speaks with Bloomberg's Michael Best on Bloomberg Radio's Bloomberg Law.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

High Court Questions Appeal Guilty Plea (Audio)
(Bloomberg) -- Rory Little, a professor at UC Hastings College of the Law, and Albert Alschuler, professor of law at Northwestern University, discuss the Supreme Court case Class v. United States, in which the court is considering whether a guilty plea inherently waives a defendant’s right to challenge the constitutionality of the law they were convicted under. They speak with Bloomberg's Michael Best on Bloomberg Radio's Bloomberg Law.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Newest Trump Travel Ban Faces First Legal Test (Audio)
(Bloomberg) -- Erik Larson, Bloomberg News legal reporter, discusses the first lawsuit challenging president Trump's latest travel ban, which challenges the ban for its role in breaking up a pair of romances between Iranian couples. He speaks with Bloomberg's Michael Best on Bloomberg Radio's Bloomberg Law.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Former Equifax CEO Assumes the Congressional Hot Seat (Audio)
(Bloomberg) -- Craig Newman, a partner at Patterson Belknap, and David Stone, a partner at Stone & Magnanini, discuss former Equifax CEO Richard Smith's Tuesday testimony before the House Energy and Commerce Committee, where he admitted that the company made major errors under his leadership, which exposed hundreds of millions of Americans to identity theft. They speak with Bloomberg's June Grasso on Bloomberg Radio's Bloomberg Law.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Mueller Prepares for Pre-Emptive Trump Pardons (Audio)
(Bloomberg) -- Greg Farrell, an investigative reporter for Bloomberg News, discusses U.S. Special Counsel Robert Mueller's strategy in the event that President Trump tries to pardon people in his circle before they've even been charged with a crime. He speaks with Bloomberg's June Grasso on Bloomberg Radio's Bloomberg LawSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Court Tests if Partisan Gerrymandering Can Go Too Far (Audio)
(Bloomberg) -- Michael Li, senior counsel at the Brennan Center for Justice, and Richard Briffault, a professor at Columbia Law School, discuss the Supreme Court Case Gill v. Whitford, which will decide whether a redistricting map that’s skewed to help one political party can ever be so extreme that it violates the Constitution. They speak with Bloomberg's June Grasso on Bloomberg Radio's Bloomberg Law.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Bloomberg Law Brief: Class Action Suits in High Court (Audio)
Mark Rifkin, a partner at Wolf Haldenstein, discusses the Supreme Court case, Epic Systems v. Lewis, which could provide employers with a powerful tool to prevent workers from filing class action lawsuits. They speak with Bloomberg's Michael Best on Bloomberg Radio's Bloomberg Law.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Appeals Court Blocks D.C. Concealed Carry Law (Audio)
(Bloomberg) -- Adam Winkler, a professor at UCLA Law School, discusses why a Washington D.C. appeals court blocked city officials from enforcing the district's strict limits on carrying concealed firearms. He speaks with Bloomberg's June Grasso on Bloomberg Radio's Bloomberg Law.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

AIG Emerges from Federal Oversight after SIFI Ruling (Audio)
(Bloomberg) -- Robert Hockett, a professor at Cornell University Law School, discusses Friday's announcement by the Financial Stability Oversight Council cancelling AIG’s designation as a systemically important financial institution, allowing the New York-based insurer to emerge from tight federal oversight. He speaks with Bloomberg's Michael Best and June Grasso on Bloomberg Radio's Bloomberg Law.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Employers Battle Class Actions Suits in High Court (Audio)
(Bloomberg) -- Paul Salvatore, a partner at Proskauer, and Mark Rifkin, a partner at Wolf Haldenstein, discuss the Supreme Court case Epic Systems v. Lewis, which could provide employers with a powerful tool to prevent workers from filing class action lawsuits. They speak with Bloomberg's Michael Best and June Grasso on Bloomberg Radio's Bloomberg Law.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Bloomberg Law Brief: Request to Overturn Net Neutrality (Audio)
Enrique Armijo, a professor at Elon University School of Law, and Daniel Lyons, a professor at Boston College Law School, discuss why AT&T and other broadband providers are asking the Supreme Court to overturn the Obama-era "net neutrality" rule, which bars internet service providers from slowing or blocking rivals' content. They speak with Bloomberg's Michael Best and June Grasso on Bloomberg Radio's Bloomberg Law.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Outnumbered, Democrats on Trump Voter Panel Push Back (Audio)
(Bloomberg) -- Andrew Harris, a legal reporter for Bloomberg News, discusses democratic opposition within President Trump's election integrity commission after the commission's leader, Kris Kobach, supported allegations that New Hampshire's election was swayed by voter fraud. He speaks with Bloomberg's Michael Best and June Grasso on Bloomberg Radio's Bloomberg Law.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

California AG Declares Victory Over Greenhouse Gas Rule (Audio)
(Bloomberg) -- Charles Warren, a partner at Kramer, Levin, Naftalis and Frankel, discusses why California attorney general Xavier Becerra has declared victory over the Trump administration in a long-running dispute about emissions measurements on federal highways. He speaks with Bloomberg's Michael Best and June Grasso on Bloomberg Radio's Bloomberg Law.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Bloomberg Law Brief: High Court Reconsiders Union Fees (Audio)
Steve Sanders, a professor at Indiana University Maurer School of Law, discusses a decision by the Supreme Court to reconsider whether 5 million government workers can refuse to pay mandatory union fees, an issue that deadlocked the court in a 4-4 tie earlier in the year. He speaks with Bloomberg's June Grasso on Bloomberg Radio's Bloomberg Law.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Businesses Await Details of GOP Tax Overhaul Plans (Correct)
(Bloomberg) -- Corrects Richard Schmalbeck's name\u0010\u0010Mike Greenwald, a partner at Friedman LLP, and Richard Schmalbeck, a professor at Duke University Law School, discuss the recently released framework for U.S. tax overhaul, which GOP leaders say will increase business spending in America and provide tax relief to the middle class. They speak with Bloomberg's June Grasso on Bloomberg Radio's Bloomberg Law.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Administration Says Bias Law Can't Protect LGBT Workers (Audio)
(Bloomberg) -- Anthony Kreis, a professor at the Chicago-Kent College of Law, discuss arguments by lawyers for the Trump administration, who argue that the U.S. law that has protected workers from gender and racial bias for more than half a century should not be extended to cover gay and lesbian employees. He speaks with Bloomberg's June Grasso on Bloomberg Radio's Bloomberg Law.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

High Court Tries Again on Mandatory Union Fees (Audio)
(Bloomberg) -- Steve Sanders, a professor at Indiana University Maurer School of Law, discusses a decision by the Supreme Court to reconsider whether 5 million government workers can refuse to pay union fees, an issue that deadlocked the court in a 4-4 tie earlier in the year. He speaks with Bloomberg's June Grasso on Bloomberg Radio's Bloomberg Law.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.