Podcast · 285 episodes
Bloomberg Law, page 5
by Bloomberg · English
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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Evolving Money: Stablecoins in Practice and Policy (Sponsored Content)Stablecoins as a practical payment tool and the evolving U.S. policy framework enabling institutional adoption, including cross-border retail settlement.10 May 2026 · 25 min · 10 chapters
Weekend Law: Redistricting Fights Ramp Up, OpenAI Trial Latest, Taylor Swift Combats AI DeepfakesRedistricting fights after the Supreme Court’s Voting Rights Act rollback; the Musk v. Altman/OpenAI trial; and Taylor Swift’s trademark move against AI deepfakes.8 May 2026 · 39 min · 16 chapters
Musk vs Altlman & Taylor Swift TrademarksA Bloomberg Law episode covering (1) the California trial between Elon Musk and OpenAI over OpenAI’s nonprofit-to-for-profit conversion, and (2) Taylor Swift’s trademark filings aimed at combating AI…7 May 2026 · 37 min · 16 chapters
Redistricting Wars & Abortion Pill AccessAfter the Supreme Court’s Calais v. Louisiana decision gutting the Voting Rights Act, Republican-led states move to redraw congressional maps and disrupt primaries; later, the episode also covers a…4 May 2026 · 35 min · 14 chapters
Weekend Law: Voting Rights, Comey Indicted & Bayer LitigationThree legal stories. (1) The U.S. Supreme Court’s 6-3 decision weakening the Voting Rights Act, limiting Section 2 challenges to racially discriminatory districting and effectively making Section 2…2 May 2026 · 38 min · 16 chapters
SCOTUS on Geofence Warrants & Migrant Protected StatusThe episode covers three Supreme Court/major legal issues: (1) whether geofence warrants are Fourth Amendment “searches.” Justices questioned limits on using location data to identify people at…1 May 2026 · 38 min · 9 chapters
Supreme Court Guts Voting Rights Act & Bayer LitigationThe episode covers two Supreme Court-related legal topics: (1) the Court’s 6-3 decision weakening the Voting Rights Act (VRA) and (2) Bayer’s pesticide “Roundup” cancer litigation.30 Apr 2026 · 29 min · 15 chapters
Instant Reaction: Supreme Court Curbs Use of Race in Drawing Voting DistrictsThe episode is a Bloomberg “Instant Reaction” breaking-news segment analyzing a Supreme Court ruling that curbs the use of race in drawing voting districts under Section 2 of the Voting Rights Act.29 Apr 2026 · 11 min · 5 chapters
Former FBI Director Comey Indicted for Second TimeThe Justice Department indicted former FBI Director James Comey for the second time in under a year, alleging his May 2025 Instagram photo of seashells arranged on a beach (with “8647”) was a…29 Apr 2026 · 17 min · 11 chapters
Musk vs Altman & Prediction MarketsThe episode covers two legal/market stories: (1) the California courtroom trial between Elon Musk and Sam Altman over OpenAI’s shift from nonprofit to for-profit, and (2) a U.S.27 Apr 2026 · 34 min · 16 chapters
Weekend Law: Powell Probe Dropped, SCOTUS & Religion in SchoolsA legal/political roundup: (1) D.C. U.S. attorney Janine Pirro drops a criminal probe into Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell’s Fed building cost overruns and alleged perjury, amid pressure over…26 Apr 2026 · 37 min · 21 chapters
Court Okays Ten Commandments in Classrooms & Unequal JusticeThe Fifth Circuit’s 9-8 ruling allowing Texas to require Ten Commandments posters in every public school classroom, and the implications for First Amendment/Establishment Clause doctrine; plus a…25 Apr 2026 · 31 min · 7 chapters
Civil Rights Group Indicted, FCC Fines Under Fire & Military DraftThe episode covers three legal stories. First, the Justice Department indicted the Southern Poverty Law Center (SPLC) on federal fraud charges, alleging SPLC improperly raised millions from donors to…23 Apr 2026 · 36 min · 15 chapters
SCOTUS Unlikely to Curb SEC Remedy & Judge Rebukes RFK JrSupreme Court arguments on whether the SEC must prove victims suffered economic harm to obtain disgorgement; discussion of SEC disgorgement vs civil penalties, plus a separate segment on a federal…23 Apr 2026 · 31 min · 9 chapters
Behind the SCOTUS Curtain & Chevron Gets the Win, Louisiana Gets the LossThe episode covers two Supreme Court-related legal stories: (1) the “shadow docket” and leaked memos about the 2016 emergency halt of Obama’s Clean Power Plan, and (2) the Court’s Chevron-related…22 Apr 2026 · 39 min · 20 chapters
Weekend Law: Live Nation, A Justice Apologizes & Justice Dept ErrorsThe episode covers three legal stories. First, a jury verdict in a U.S. antitrust case found Live Nation illegally monopolized live events and overcharged fans; the coalition of 34 states and D.C.18 Apr 2026 · 41 min · 19 chapters
Suit to Force Trump to Preserve White House RecordsLegal fights over presidential record-keeping and executive power, plus related court battles involving deportations and Trump’s “debanking” lawsuit.16 Apr 2026 · 22 min · 11 chapters
Confusion Over Shadow Docket & Is Alito Retiring?Debate over the Supreme Court’s “shadow docket”/emergency docket transparency and whether its unexplained orders should bind lower courts; also discussion of public criticism among justices and…15 Apr 2026 · 23 min · 11 chapters
New Tariffs Challenged & NFL Antitrust InvestigationThe episode covers (1) legal challenges to President Trump’s new global import tariffs under Section 122 of the Trade Act of 1974, including arguments over whether the U.S.14 Apr 2026 · 23 min · 10 chapters
New Attorney General's First Moves & Jan 6th Rioters Sue for DamagesActing Attorney General Todd Blanche’s early DOJ moves (purging prosecutors, shifting white-collar prosecutors), Trump’s New York fraud appeal (Letitia James case), Supreme Court Justice Sonia…11 Apr 2026 · 35 min · 12 chapters
Weekend Law: Prediction Markets, the 'God Squad' and Social Media AddictionLegal battles over (1) whether prediction markets are regulated by states as gambling or by the federal CFTC as derivatives, (2) the “God Squad” Endangered Species Act exemption for Gulf oil and gas,…11 Apr 2026 · 38 min · 11 chapters
'God Squad' Puts Endangered Whales at RiskThe episode centers on the “God Squad” (a cabinet-level Endangered Species Act exemption committee) convened by Interior Secretary Doug Burgum to allow oil and gas activities in the Gulf of Mexico to…9 Apr 2026 · 40 min · 16 chapters
Kalshi Win & DOJ Tries to Shield Its LawyersThe episode covers two legal fights. First, Kalshi’s prediction markets: the Third Circuit (2-1) ruled that Kalshi’s event contracts are “swaps” under the Commodity Exchange Act, giving the CFTC…8 Apr 2026 · 32 min · 13 chapters
What's Next After Firing of Pam Bondi & Mail-In BallotsThe episode covers two legal/political developments: (1) what happens after Pam Bondi is fired as U.S.7 Apr 2026 · 34 min · 16 chapters