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Peter Henning, a professor at Wayne State University Law School, discusses a sophisticated, international insider trading, which allegedly made tens of millions of dollars in illicit profits, and with a cast of characters reminiscent of the cast of the "Ocean’s 11" movie. He speaks to Bloomberg’s June Grasso.

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Susan Scafidi, a professor at Fordham Law School, discusses Peleton Interactive’s growing list of intellectual property court battles, as it looks to defend its turf against competitors. She speaks to Bloomberg’s June Grasso.

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Stephen Vladeck, a professor at the University of Texas Law School, discusses Washington Chief U.S. District Judge Beryl Howell’s ruling that the House impeachment inquiry is valid and ordering the U.S. Justice Department to turn over grand-jury materials from Special Counsel Robert Mueller’s report to Congress. He speaks to Bloomberg’s June Grasso.

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Harold Krent, a professor at the Chicago-Kent College of Law, discusses the argument of lawyers for President Trump at the U.S. Court of Appeals in Manhattan that he has absolute immunity from criminal investigation while in office and that a grand jury subpoena for years of his tax returns should be blocked. He speaks to Bloomberg’s June Grasso.

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Former federal prosecutor Robert Mintz, a partner at McCarter & English, discusses the prosecution strategy in ratcheting up the pressure on parents who refuse to plead guilty in the college admissions scandal by adding new charges. He speaks to Bloomberg’s June Grasso.

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Erik Gordon, a professor at the Ross School of Business, discusses how $50 billion in settlement offers by drugmakers and distributors has sparked a fight between state attorneys general and thousands of local governments over how much the pharmaceutical industry should pay for its role in creating the U.S. opioid epidemic. He speaks to Bloomberg’s June Grasso.

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Andrew Kent, a professor at Fordham Law School, discusses a decision by the Fourth Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals to reconsider a Maryland and D.C. lawsuit accusing President Trump of enriching himself in violation of the U.S. Constitution’s emoluments clauses, in a rare en banc hearing before 15 judges. He speaks to Bloomberg’s June Grasso.

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Brandon Barnes, Bloomberg Intelligence Senior Litigation Analyst discusses whether the Supreme Court will decide to greenlight proceedings in state courts for several cases in which state and local government officials are trying to hold oil companies accountable for their role in climate change. He speaks to Bloomberg’s June Grasso. 

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Eric Goldman, a professor at Santa Clara University Law School, discusses how federal courts in California are lowering the bar for consumers to bring privacy suits against the big tech giants. He speaks to Bloomberg’s June Grasso.

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Leon Fresco, a partner at Holland & Knight, discusses Supreme Court oral arguments in a case that could bolster the power of states to prosecute undocumented immigrants for identity theft if they use someone else’s Social Security number to apply for a job. He speaks to Bloomberg’s June Grasso.

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Neil Kinkopf, a professor at Georgia State University College of Law, discusses President Trump’s loss in the first major case at the federal appeals court level over his document standoff with the House. He speaks to Bloomberg’s June Grasso.

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Former federal prosecutor, Robert Mintz, discusses how Rudy Giuliani, President Trump’s attorney, is being scrutinized by federal investigators for his financial dealings following the indictment of two of his associates for violating campaign finance laws, according to Bloomberg sources... a dramatic development for a man who made his reputation as a crusading prosecutor. He speaks to Bloomberg’s June Grasso.

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Jay Westbrook, a professor at the University of Texas, discusses why 25 states are opposing the request by Purdue Pharma LP and its owners, the billionaire Sackler family, to use bankruptcy to dodge litigation over the drug maker’s role in the U.S. opioid crisis. He speaks to Bloomberg’s June Grasso.

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Stephen Vladeck, a professor at the University of Texas Law School, discusses Supreme Court oral arguments over whether federal anti-discrimination law protects gay and transgender employees. He speaks to Bloomberg’s June Grasso.

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Former U.S. Solicitor General Gregory Garre, a partner at Latham & Watkins LLP, discusses the controversial cases facing the Supreme Court in the new term. He speaks with Bloomberg’s June Grasso.

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Intellectual property attorney Terence Ross, a partner at Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP, discusses the en banc hearing at the Ninth Circuit over whether Led Zeppelin should face a retrial over allegations of copyright infringement. He speaks to Bloomberg’s June Grasso.

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Constitutional scholar and Harvard Law Professor, Laurence Tribe, explains why the impeachment of President Trump is warranted and the path the House should take in drafting articles of impeachment. He speaks to Bloomberg’s June Grasso.

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David Bier, Immigration Policy Analyst with the Cato Institute, discusses decisions on Friday in which federal court judges in Washington D.C. and Los Angeles, put a hold on Trump immigration policies. He speaks to Bloomberg’s June Grasso.

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Mark Zaid Partner Brad Moss discusses the latest legal developmentswith the House impeachment inquiry against President Trump and his demand to meet the anonymous whistle-blower. He speaks to Bloomberg’s June Grasso.

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University of North Carolina School of Law Professor Michael Gerhardt discusses the complaint by a CIA whistleblower alleging that multiple government officials where alarmed about President Trump’s conversation with Ukraine’s leader and the efforts at the White House to lock down records of the call. He speaks with Bloomberg’s June Grasso.

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Stephen Vladeck, a professor at the University of Texas Law School, explains the impeachment process and the importance of the rough transcript of the phone call between President Trump and the Ukrainian President that is now at the center of Democrats’ impeachment probe. He speaks to Bloomberg’s June Grasso.

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Fordham Law School Professor Andrew Kent discusses the legal process when a whistleblower comes forward with an anonymous complaint and what Congress has the authority to do to regarding the complaint that President Trump pressed Ukraine’s president to investigate one of the president’s main political opponents, Democratic presidential front-runner Joe Biden. He speaks with Bloomberg’s June Grasso.

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Pat Parenteau, a professor at Vermont Law School, discusses California and 22 other states, suing to prevent President Trump from stripping the state of its power to set limits on auto emissions of greenhouse gases that are stricter than those of the national government. He speaks to Bloomberg’s June Grasso.

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Bloomberg News Senior reporter for Projects and Investigations Vernon Silver discusses the "Composers Breakfast Club" comprised of Hollywood music makers who recently met at a private club on the beach in Malibu, California to discuss a major concern- the flood of copyright infringement lawsuits with hefty verdicts. He speaks to Bloomberg’s June Grasso.

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Michael Gerrard, a professor at Columbia Law School, discusses the ramifications of the Trump administration’s decision to stop California from setting its own emission standards for cars and trucks. He speaks to Bloomberg’s June Grasso.

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Brad Moss, partner at Mark Zaid, discusses congressional testimony from President Trump’s 2016 campaign manager Corey Lewandowski who defiantly refused to answer most questions from House Judiciary Chairman Jerrold Nadler in a combative hearing focused on presidential obstruction of justice and abuse of power. He speaks with Bloomberg’s June Grasso.

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Former federal prosecutor Robert Mintz, a partner at McCarter & English, discusses how Felicity Huffman’s two week sentence for rigging her daughter’s entrance-exam scores in the college admissions scandal, sets the floor, the minimum, for the sentences for other parents who pleaded guilty in the scandal. He speaks to Bloomberg’s June Grasso.

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Dean of the Chicago-Kent College of Law and author of the book “Presidential Powers," Harold Krent discusses the U.S. Supreme Court decision to clear the Trump administration to enforce a new rule designed to sharply limit who can apply for asylum at the U.S.-Mexico border. He speaks to Bloomberg’s June Grasso.

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Columbia School of Law Professor John Coffee discusses the lawsuit by New York and a half dozen other states who are suing the Securities and Exchange Commission over allegations they watered down a final regulation intended to protect broker-dealer customers from conflicts of interest. He speaks to Bloomberg’s June Grasso.

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Loyola University School of Law Professor Spencer Waller discusses the investigation by attorney generals from 48 states into whether Google’s advertising practices violate antitrust laws. He speaks to Bloomberg’s June Grasso.

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Peter Henning, a professor at Wayne State University Law School, discusses Raj Rajaratnam, the mastermind of one of the largest hedge-fund insider-trading rings in U.S. history, and why he’s out of prison two years early. He speaks to Bloomberg’s June Grasso.

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Rick Su, a professor at the Univeristy of North Carolina Law School, discusses a federal judge pressing government lawyers on whether the Trump administration skirted rule-making requirements when it adopted new expedited-removal procedures for undocumented immigrants, questioning whether the policy itself was crafted with care or by “ouija board.” He speaks to Bloomberg’s June Grasso.

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Bloomberg News cybersecurity reporter Kartikay Mehrotra discusses the late bid by Google and its industry allies to water down the first major data-privacy law in the U.S., seeking to carve out exemptions for digital advertising, according to documents obtained by Bloomberg and people familiar with the negotiations. He speaks to Bloomberg’s June Grasso.

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Harry First, a professor of antitrust law at NYU Law School, discusses the intensifying scrutiny by state law enforcement officers of possible anti-competitive behavior by Facebook and Google, as New York announces a bipartisan coalition of states investigating possible antitrust violations by Facebook. He speaks to Bloomberg’s June Grasso.

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Laurie Levenson, a professor at Loyola Law School, describes real estate heir Robert Durst’s attempt to hamstring prosecutors with claims that the murder case against him is tainted by corrupt ties between police and the creators of the 2015 HBO documentary that triggered his arrest. She speaks to Bloomberg’s June Grasso.

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Eric Goldman, a professor at Santa Clara University School of Law, discusses a record fine for a children’s privacy case: Google’s YouTube agreed to pay a $170 million fine and limit ads on kids’ videos to settle claims that the company violated children’s privacy laws. He speaks to Bloomberg’s June Grasso.

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Bloomberg News Supreme Court reporter Greg Stohr disccusses the letter Senate Republicans sent to the Supreme Court accusing five Democratic colleagues of threatening the court with political retribution in an extraordinary clash over what is set to be the court’s first case on gun rights in a decade. He speaks with Bloomberg’s Kevin Cirilli.

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Bloomberg News investigative reporter Polly Mosendz discusses the Trump administration policy change affecting a small number of U.S. military personnel and government employees serving overseas who will no longer be automatically granted citizenship for children they’ve adopted while abroad. She speaks to Bloomberg’s Bob Moon.

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Bloomberg News Legal Reporter Chris Dolmetsch discusses the confirmation by Deutsche Bank that it has the tax returns requested by U.S. lawmakers seeking financial information for President Donald Trump and his family. He speaks to Bloomberg’s Bob Moon.

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Bloomberg News Legal reporter Jef Feeley discusses the ruling by an Oklahoma judge who ordered Johnson & Johnson to pay $572 million to the state for compensation for the public-health crisis spawned by opioid painkillers. He speaks to Bloomberg’s Bob Moon.

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Bloomberg Law Supreme Court reporter Kimberly Robinson discusses the potential challenge at the U.S. Supreme Court to laws prohibiting members of the Electoral College from voting their conscience rather than the presidential candidate who won their state. She also discusses the health scare of U.S. Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg who was successfully treated for a malignant tumor on her pancreas. She speaks to Bloomberg’s Bob Moon.

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Wayne State University Law School Professor and former SEC senior attorney Peter Henning discusses investment advisor Raymond Lucia’s legal saga with the Securities and Exchange Commission over his allegedly misleading buckets of money retirement presentations. He speaks to Bloomberg’s June Grasso.

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Indiana University Maurer School of Law Professor Steve Sanders discusses the rift between the Justice Department and the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission over discrimination cases, which is a rare occurrence, but now increasingly common in the Trump era. He speaks to Bloomberg’s June Grasso.

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Cornell University Law School Professor Robert Hockett discusses the Trump administration’s changes to the Volker rule which seeks to provide lenders a much clearer picture of which trades are prohibited, giving them confidence to engage in transactions without fear of violating Volcker. He speaks to Bloomberg’s June Grasso.

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Former Federal prosecutor and Senior Attorney at Theodora Oringher, George Newhouse discusses the manslaughter trial of Michael Drejka. Drejka is accused of fatally shooting Markeis McGlockton and the case ignited a national debate over Florida’s stand your ground law. He speaks to Bloomberg’s June Grasso.

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Bloomberg News Legal reporter Kartikay Mehrotra discusses the effort by officials in Illinois to protect the integrity of the U.S. presidential election. Security experts are furiously working at the Illinois Board of Elections headquarters in Springfield to prevent a replay of 2016, when Russian hackers breached the state’s voter registration rolls. He speaks with Bloomberg’s June Grasso.

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Kimberly Strawbridge Robinson, Bloomberg Law Supreme Court reporter, discusses why a growing number of law firms are setting up new Supreme Court practices, even though the number of cases the court takes has hit historical lows in recent terms. She speaks to Bloomberg’s June Grasso.

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Leon Fresco, a partner at Holland & Knight, explains the immigration basics that everyone should know in order to understand the complex issues about immigration that seem to be in the news almost daily. He speaks to Bloomberg’s June Grasso.

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Charles Warren, chair of the environmental practice at Kramer, Levin, Naftalis and Frankel, discusses the lawsuit by a group of 28 U.S. states and cities to block the Trump administration’s “clean energy” plan, alleging it is an industry giveaway that will reverse progress in addressing climate change and prolong the nation’s dependence on fossil fuels. He speaks to Bloomberg’s June Grasso.

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