TikTok likely didn’t convince the US Supreme Court to overturn a sale-or-ban law that’s set to take effect on Jan. 19, based on Bloomberg Intelligence’s analysis of the Jan. 10 hearing. In this episode of Votes and Verdicts, Litigation Analysts Matt Schettenhelm and Elliott Stein host a Bloomberg Intelligence Spotlight Webinar shortly after the key US Supreme Court argument. They discuss what’s next at the high court, what the Trump administration can do about it, and what it will mean for TikTok, its competitors, and its hosts.

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TikTok likely didn&rsquo;t convince the US Supreme Court to overturn a sale-or-ban law that&rsquo;s set to take effect on Jan. 19, based on Bloomberg Intelligence&rsquo;s analysis of the Jan. 10 hearing. In this episode of Votes and Verdicts, Litigation Analysts Matt Schettenhelm and Elliott Stein host a Bloomberg Intelligence Spotlight Webinar shortly after the key US Supreme Court argument. They discuss what&rsquo;s next at the high court, what the Trump administration can do about it, and what it will mean for TikTok, its competitors, and its hosts.
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Votes 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 leaders discussing legal and policy issues affecting markets and business decisions across many sectors.

Votes 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 leaders discussing legal and policy issues affecting markets and business decisions across many sectors.

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TikTok Countdown After Supreme Court Showdown

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US regulatory proposals on March 19 to lower capital requirements for JPMorgan, Bank of America and other banks lead this episode of Bloomberg Intelligence’s Votes and Verdicts podcast, with analysis from Nathan Dean. Matt Schettenhelm discusses Anthropic’s bid to halt the US designation of it as a supply-chain risk and FCC Chair Brendan Carr’s threats to revoke TV licenses for broadcasters, including Disney’s ABC. Holly Froum analyzes a 60-day waiver of the Jones Act and a Supreme Court case concerning liability of transportation brokers including CH Robinson. Justin Teresi explores President Donald Trump’s push to let Sable Offshore restart an offshore oil project in California and a Senate bill to break up the meatpacking industry. Elliott Stein discusses the DOJ’s probe of Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell and litigation between states and prediction markets.

US regulatory proposals on March 19 to lower capital requirements for JPMorgan, Bank of America and other banks lead this episode of Bloomberg Intelligence&rsquo;s Votes and Verdicts podcast, with analysis from Nathan Dean. Matt Schettenhelm discusses Anthropic&rsquo;s bid to halt the US designation of it as a supply-chain risk and FCC Chair Brendan Carr&rsquo;s threats to revoke TV licenses for broadcasters, including Disney&rsquo;s ABC. Holly Froum analyzes a 60-day waiver of the Jones Act and a Supreme Court case concerning liability of transportation brokers including CH Robinson. Justin Teresi explores President Donald Trump&rsquo;s push to let Sable Offshore restart an offshore oil project in California and a Senate bill to break up the meatpacking industry. Elliott Stein discusses the DOJ&rsquo;s probe of Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell and litigation between states and prediction markets.

Bank Rules, Anthropic, Sable, DOJ v. Powell

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Antitrust law has come into sharper focus over the past year, with several high-profile cases, including in Big Tech. Bilal Sayyed, former Director of the FTC’s Office of Policy Planning and current competition counsel at TechFreedom, as well as counsel at the law firm Cadwalader, Wickersham and Taft, joins Bloomberg Intelligence litigation analysts Jennifer Rie and Justin Teresi on this Votes and Verdicts episode to talk about the state of US antitrust enforcement one year into the Trump administration. They discuss whether antitrust enforcement has become politicized (or more politicized), the departure of Gail Slater from the DOJ, the firing of the two Democratic FTC commissioners and various policy initiatives of the FTC’s Bureau of Competition and the DOJ’s Antitrust Division.

Antitrust law has come into sharper focus over the past year, with several high-profile cases, including in Big Tech. Bilal Sayyed, former Director of the FTC&rsquo;s Office of Policy Planning and current competition counsel at TechFreedom, as well as counsel at the law firm Cadwalader, Wickersham and Taft, joins Bloomberg Intelligence litigation analysts Jennifer Rie and Justin Teresi on this Votes and Verdicts episode to talk about the state of US antitrust enforcement one year into the Trump administration. They discuss whether antitrust enforcement has become politicized (or more politicized), the departure of Gail Slater from the DOJ, the firing of the two Democratic FTC commissioners and various policy initiatives of the FTC&rsquo;s Bureau of Competition and the DOJ&rsquo;s Antitrust Division.

Sayyed on the State of Antitrust Enforcement

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Companies facing multibillion-dollar exposure from mass tort personal-injury litigation have faced massive jury verdicts in 2026, and the trend shows no sign of slowing. In this Votes and Verdicts episode, BI litigation analysts Holly Froum and Matthew Schettenhelm are joined by mass tort expert Joseph Fantini to discuss some of the major hurdles facing companies, including weedkiller cancer claims against Bayer’s Monsanto, NEC litigation against Abbott and Reckitt’s Mead Johnson unit, talc litigation against Johnson & Johnson, social-media addiction lawsuits against Meta, Google and others, and more. They discuss potential catalysts on the horizon, the strength of cases and the likelihood of any global settlements.

Companies facing multibillion-dollar exposure from mass tort personal-injury litigation have faced massive jury verdicts in 2026, and the trend shows no sign of slowing. In this Votes and Verdicts episode, BI litigation analysts Holly Froum and Matthew Schettenhelm are joined by mass tort expert Joseph Fantini to discuss some of the major hurdles facing companies, including weedkiller cancer claims against Bayer&rsquo;s Monsanto, NEC litigation against Abbott and Reckitt&rsquo;s Mead Johnson unit, talc litigation against Johnson &amp; Johnson, social-media addiction lawsuits against Meta, Google and others, and more. They discuss potential catalysts on the horizon, the strength of cases and the likelihood of any global settlements.

Bayer, Abbott, J&J Billion-Dollar Tort Risk

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TikTok Countdown After Supreme Court Showdown

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