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Expert analysis on legal issues and cases in the news. Host June Grasso speaks with prominent attorneys and scholars on the legal stories making news and shaping the world.
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Oct 4, 2017 • 12min
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, 2017 • 3min
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 3, 2017 • 9min
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, 2017 • 6min
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, 2017 • 13min
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, 2017 • 3min
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 2, 2017 • 8min
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, 2017 • 6min
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, 2017 • 12min
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, 2017 • 3min
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.


