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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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Sep 19, 2017 • 3min
Bloomberg Law Brief: Judge Blocks Trump Threat (Audio)
Ilya Somin, a professor at the George Mason University Antonin Scalia School of Law, discusses a decision by a federal judge, who ruled Friday that the U.S. Justice Department can’t withhold millions of dollars in grants supporting public safety from cities that refuse to share the immigration status of suspects in police custody. He speaks with June Grasso and Michael Best on Bloomberg Radio's "Bloomberg Law."See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Sep 18, 2017 • 8min
President Trump Nominates First Set of SEC Nominees (Audio)
(Bloomberg) -- John Coffee, a professor at Columbia Law School, discusses a new round of nominations for the SEC, which has been understaffed for months. He speak with June Grasso and Michael Best on Bloomberg Radio's "Bloomberg Law."See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Sep 18, 2017 • 9min
Tech Industry Fights Against Anti-Sex Trafficking Bill (Audio)
(Bloomberg) -- William McGeveran, a professor at the University of Minnesota Law School, and Scott Vernick, a partner at Fox Rothschild, discuss why the tech industry is opposing the Stop Enabling Sex Traffickers Act, which would allow state prosecutors and victims to sue social networks that don't do enough to combat users who post exploitative content. They speak with June Grasso and Michael Best on Bloomberg Radio's "Bloomberg Law."See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Sep 18, 2017 • 6min
Federal Judge Blocks Trump Threat to Sanctuary Cities (Audio)
(Bloomberg) -- Ilya Somin, a professor at the George Mason University Antonin Scalia School of Law, discusses a decision by a federal judge, who ruled Friday that the U.S. Justice Department can’t withhold millions of dollars in grants supporting public safety from cities that refuse to share the immigration status of suspects in police custody. He speaks with June Grasso and Michael Best on Bloomberg Radio's "Bloomberg Law."See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Sep 18, 2017 • 3min
Bloomberg Law Brief: Tax Ruling Poised for Court Review (Audio)
Kirk Stark, a professor at UCLA Law School, discusses a ruling by the South Dakota Supreme Court, which decided that companies selling goods over the internet can't be forced to collect the state's 4.5 percent tax on purchases. He speaks with June Grasso on Bloomberg Radio's "Bloomberg Law."See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Sep 14, 2017 • 12min
Court Reinstates Controversial Texas Voting Districts (Audio)
(Bloomberg) -- Richard Briffault, a professor at Columbia Law School, and Nathaniel Persily, a professor at Stanford Law School, discuss a Supreme Court decision, which reinstated disputed congressional and state voting maps in Texas, and blocks two lower court rulings that said the re-drawn district lines were the result of racial discrimination. They speak with June Grasso and Greg Stohr on Bloomberg Radio's "Bloomberg Law."See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Sep 14, 2017 • 6min
White House Sued over Phone Searches at U.S. Border (Audio)
(Bloomberg) -- Erik Larson, a legal reporter for Bloomberg News, discusses a new lawsuit against the Trump administration, which accuses the administration of allowing federal border agents to seize and search the mobile phones of thousands of people, both citizens and immigrants, as they entered the United States. He speaks with June Grasso and Greg Stohr on Bloomberg Radio's "Bloomberg Law."See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Sep 14, 2017 • 3min
Bloomberg Law Brief: Mueller Probe and Social Media (Audio)
Larry Liebert, Bloomberg News national security editor, discusses news that special counsel Robert Mueller is taking a closer look at how Facebook and other social media platforms may have helped Russia influence voters in the 2016 election. He speaks with June Grasso on Bloomberg Radio's "Bloomberg Law."See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Sep 13, 2017 • 9min
Judge Rules `We Shall Overcome' Not Under Copyright (Audio)
(Bloomberg) -- Mark Rifkin, a partner at Wolf Haldenstein, discusses a recent federal court decision, which struck down the copyright for the iconic song, "We Shall Overcome," saying that adapting the song from older works was not enough to qualify for copyright protection. He speaks June Grasso on Bloomberg Radio's "Bloomberg Law."See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Sep 13, 2017 • 12min
Supreme Court Reaffirms Trump Travel Ban (Audio)
(Bloomberg) -- Leon Fresco, a partner at Holland and Knight, and Josh Blackman, a professor at South Texas College of Law, discuss a Supreme Court deicison to reinforce President Trump's controversial travel ban, saying that he is legally allowed to prevent thousands of refugees from entering the country while the justices prepare to hear a broader challenge to the policy next month. They speak with June Grasso on Bloomberg Radio's "Bloomberg Law."See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.


