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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.

Oct 16, 201711 min

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.

Oct 16, 20173 min

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.

Oct 13, 20178 min

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.

Oct 13, 201713 min

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.

Oct 13, 20173 min

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.

Oct 12, 20175 min

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.

Oct 12, 201711 min

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.

Oct 12, 20173 min

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.

Oct 11, 20178 min

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.

Oct 11, 20175 min

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.

Oct 11, 201711 min

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.

Oct 11, 20173 min

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.

Oct 10, 20179 min

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.

Oct 10, 20173 min

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.

Oct 9, 20177 min

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.

Oct 9, 20175 min

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.

Oct 9, 201711 min

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.

Oct 9, 20173 min

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.

Oct 6, 201712 min

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.

Oct 6, 20173 min

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.

Oct 5, 20177 min

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.

Oct 5, 201711 min

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.

Oct 5, 20173 min

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.

Oct 4, 20177 min

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.

Oct 4, 201712 min

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.

Oct 4, 20173 min

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.

Oct 3, 20178 min

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.

Oct 3, 20175 min

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.

Oct 3, 201712 min

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.

Oct 3, 20172 min

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.

Oct 2, 20178 min

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.

Oct 2, 20176 min

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.

Oct 2, 201711 min

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.

Oct 2, 20173 min

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.

Sep 29, 20178 min

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.

Sep 29, 20177 min

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.

Sep 29, 20173 min

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.

Sep 28, 201712 min

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.

Sep 28, 20178 min

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.

Sep 28, 20175 min

College Basketball in Turmoil Over Kickback Scandal (Audio)

(Bloomberg) -- Bob Van Voris, a legal reporter for Bloomberg News, discusses bribery accusations against 10 coaches, managers, financial advisers and representatives of sportswear companies involved in a college basketball kickback scandal, which is rocking the sport at its highest levels. Plus, a look at how ticket re-sellers are betting big on broadway tickets. He speaks with Bloomberg's June Grasso on Bloomberg Radio's Bloomberg Law.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Sep 27, 20177 min

Farmers Harvest Settlement in Syngenta Corn Lawsuit (Audio)

(Bloomberg) -- Margaret Cronin Fisk, a reporter for Bloomberg News, and Andrew Torrance, a professor at the University of Kansas School of Law, discuss a settlement under which Syngenta agreed to pay more than 100,000 farmers more than $1.4 billion after they complained that the marketing of the company’s genetically modified corn seeds shut them out of the Chinese market. They speak with Bloomberg's Michael Best and June Grasso on Bloomberg Radio's Bloomberg Law.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Sep 27, 201712 min

Google Appeases EU with New Shopping Service (Audio)

(Bloomberg) -- Thomas Graf, a partner at Cleary Gottlieb, discusses Google's decision to create a standalone unit for its shopping service after EU regulators accused the search giant of engaging in anti-competitive business practices. He speaks with Bloomberg's Michael Best and June Grasso on Bloomberg Radio's Bloomberg Law.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Sep 27, 20175 min

Bloomberg Law Brief: J&J Alerted to Asbestos in 1970s (Audio)

Jef Feeley, Bloomberg News legal reporter, discusses new evidence that Johnson & Johnson knew about asbestos risks in its talcum powder as early as the 1970s. This adds another dimension to claims against Johnson & Johnson, as it defends itself from more than 5-thousand suits blaming its products for causing ovarian cancer in women.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Sep 27, 20173 min

Appeals Court Rules `StingRay' Use Requires Warrant (Audio)

(Bloomberg) -- George Newhouse, a partner at Dentons, discusses a decision by a Washington appeals court, which decided that law enforcement officers need to obtain a warrant before using StingRay technology, which tricks sending cellphone into sending its location information to police officers. He speaks with June Grasso and Greg Stohr on Bloomberg Radio's "Bloomberg Law."See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Sep 26, 201712 min

Supreme Court Drops Travel Ban Arguments After Revision (Audio)

(Bloomberg) - Josh Blackman, a professor at the South Texas College of Law, discusses why the Supreme Court removed a a scheduled clash over President Donald Trump’s travel ban from its argument calendar after the President released a revised travel ban on Sunday. He speaks with Bloomberg's Greg Stohr and June Grasso on Bloomberg Radio's Bloomberg Law.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Sep 26, 20178 min

Bloomberg Law Brief: High Court & Travel Ban Arguments (Audio)

Greg Stohr, Bloomberg News Supreme Court reporter and co-host of the Bloomberg Law Show, discusses why the Supreme Court removed oral arguments for President Trump's old travel ban from its calendar, telling the administration and the ban’s challengers to file briefs discussing the impact of a new revised policy. He speaks with June Grasso and Michael Best on Bloomberg Radio's "Bloomberg Law."See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Sep 26, 20172 min

Files Show J&J Ignored Talc Cancer Warnings (Audio)

(Bloomberg) -- Jef Feeley, a legal reporter for Bloomberg News, discusses new evidence that Johnson and Johnson knew about the cancer risks of its talcum powder for decades, but did nothing to protect consumers. He speaks with June Grasso and Michael Best on Bloomberg Radio's "Bloomberg Law."See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Sep 25, 20172 min

High Court Takes Travel Ban Arguments Off the Schedule (Audio)

(Bloomberg) -- Greg Stohr, Bloomberg News Supreme Court reporter and co-host of the Bloomberg Law Show, discusses why the Supreme Court removed oral arguments for President Trump's old travel ban from its calendar, telling the administration and the ban’s challengers to file new briefs discussing the impact of a new revised policy. He speaks with June Grasso and Michael Best on Bloomberg Radio's "Bloomberg Law."See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Sep 25, 20175 min

Uber Faces Potential London Ban (Audio)

(Bloomberg) -- Benjamin Edelman, a professor at Harvard Business School, discusses a decision by London authorities to revoke Uber's license to operate in the city, citing the company's corporate culture and refusal to cooperate with authorities as cause to rescind the company's privileges. He speaks with June Grasso and Michael Best on Bloomberg Radio's "Bloomberg Law."See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Sep 25, 20175 min