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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. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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. See omnystu...

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. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy info...

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. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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...

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. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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. See omn...

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. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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. See om...

Vermont Law School Professor Pat Parenteau discusses proposed changes by the Trump administration to the Endangered Species Act, the landmark law that has protected fish, plants and wildlife since it was signed into law by President Richard Nixon. The changes will profoundly weaken the act. Polar bears, seals, whooping cranes and beluga whales are some of the animals that are at risk. He speaks to...

First Amendment expert and University of Notre Dame Law School Professor Richard Garnett discusses a federal appeals court ruling allowing a Pennsylvania county to continue to display a memorial cross on its seal. This is the first test of the U.S. Supreme Court’s most recent decision on the role of religion in a pluralistic society. He speaks to Bloomberg’s June Grasso. See omnystudio.com/listene...

Eric Goldman, a professor at Santa Clara University School of Law, discusses the lawsuit accusing Facebook Inc, of gathering and storing biometric data without consent and potentially exposing the company to billions of dollars in damages. He speaks to Bloomberg’s June Grasso. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Susan Decker, Bloomberg News patent reporter, discusses how courts are cracking down on pornography producers and sellers filing thousands of lawsuits against people for downloading and trading racy films on home computers. She speaks to Bloomberg’s June Grasso. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.