Votes & Verdicts
Votes & Verdicts
Playlist by Votes & VerdictsVotes and Verdicts is a series that examines the intersection of business, policy and law. It features conversations between Bloomberg Intelligence's team of litigation and policy analysts and thought…Follow the podcast:
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Live Nation Antitrust, Kalshi, Nexstar-Tegna
The Feb. 12 exit of US Department of Justice antitrust chief Gail Slater and its implications for litigation against Live Nation by the agency and 40 states led Bloomberg Intelligence’s Votes and Verdicts podcast this week, with analysis from Jen Rie. Nathan Dean examined expected Commodity Futures…
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Coinbase CLO Grewal on Crypto, Event Contracts
What are the challenges and opportunities for a firm like Coinbase operating in today’s regulatory environment? Why is a Congressional crypto market structure bill needed? What’s Coinbase’s relationship with banks like, and is the fight over stablecoin rewards an anomaly in an otherwise collaborati…
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Ted Murphy on SCOTUS IEEPA Tariff Ruling
Sidley Austin’s co-leader of global arbitration, trade and advocacy practice Ted Murphy joins Bloomberg Intelligence litigation analyst Holly Froum to talk about President Donald Trump’s reciprocal and fentanyl-trafficking tariffs. They discuss the lawsuit challenging the tariffs pending before the…
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Orsted, Equinor, Peers in Offshore Headwinds
Director of the New York Offshore Wind Alliance Alicia Artessa joins Bloomberg Intelligence analyst Justin Teresi on this episode of the Votes and Verdicts podcast to discuss a host of recent litigation and policy challenges facing the US offshore wind sector. With the US Department of the Interior…
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Credit Card Caps, FCC Fines, Powell Probe
The Supreme Court’s decision to review FCC penalties against Verizon, AT&T and T-Mobile led Bloomberg Intelligence’s Votes and Verdicts podcast this week, with analysis from Matt Schettenhelm. Nathan Dean also discussed President Trump’s proposal to cap credit card interest rates at 10% and the imp…
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NJ AG Platkin on AI, CFPB, Kalshi, Trump
New Jersey Attorney General Matthew Platkin joins Bloomberg Intelligence on the Votes and Verdicts podcast for a discussion of state regulatory and enforcement efforts amid the Trump administration’s deregulatory agenda. The conversation includes Platkin’s views on the importance of state laws on a…
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Legal, Policy Catalysts for Investors 2026
Supreme Court rulings on US President Donald Trump’s tariffs, Federal Reserve Governor Lisa Cook’s firing, FCC penalties against Verizon, AT&T and T-Mobile, and on the legality of prediction markets like Kalshi and Robinhood are among the key 2026 catalysts that Bloomberg Intelligence’s litigation …
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Netflix/Paramount Antitrust, AI EO, Farm Aid
Analysis by Jen Rie of antitrust risk related to Netflix and Paramount Skydance bids for Warner Bros. Discovery led Bloomberg Intelligence’s Votes and Verdicts podcast this week. Justin Teresi analyzed Supreme Court arguments over US President Donald Trump’s ability to fire FTC commissioners and wh…
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Warner Bros. Bids, Zillow, Bayer in SCOTUS
Analysis of antitrust risk attendant to bids for Warner Bros. Discovery by Comcast, Netflix and Paramount Skydance was among the topics discussed on Bloomberg Intelligence’s Votes and Verdicts podcast this week. Jen Rie explored that issue, while Justin Teresi analyzed Real Page’s settlement with t…
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Meta Win, Trump’s AI Order, Epstein/JPMorgan
Key takeaways from Meta’s trial-court win over the FTC’s antitrust suit leads Bloomberg Intelligence’s Votes and Verdicts podcast this week. Jen Rie discusses that case, while BI litigation and policy analysts examine other critical issues, including potential preemption of state laws concerning ar…
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