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Highlights from Day Two of Health Care Arguments(Bloomberg Law) — Bloomberg News Supreme Court Reporter Greg Stohr talks to Bloomberg Law’s Spencer Mazyck about highlights from Day Two of the Supreme Court’s oral arguments in the Obama health care reform cases.
March 27, 2012 -
Highlights from Day One of Health Care Arguments(Bloomberg Law) — Bloomberg News Supreme Court Reporter Greg Stohr talks to Bloomberg Law’s Spencer Mazyck about highlights from Day One of the Supreme Court’s oral arguments in the Obama health care reform cases.
March 26, 2012 -
Rochelle on the 'Incredible Shrinking Bankruptcy Courts'March 22 (Bloomberg Law) — Bloomberg Law’s Lee Pacchia talks with Bloomberg News bankruptcy columnist and editor-at-large Bill Rochelle about the week’s bankruptcy news and legal developments including a deadlock in the US Senate over how to finance the bankruptcy court system and the case for Bernard L. Madoff Investment Securities Inc.
March 26, 2012 -
Lawyer: Why I Deleted My Pinterest Boards(Bloomberg Law) — Lawyer/photographer Kirsten Kowalski loves Pinterest, but she’s no fan of the site’s terms of use. Her recent blog post, “Why I Tearfully Deleted My Pinterest Inspiration Boards,” has gone viral. She tells Bloomberg Law’s Josh Block that “the whole purpose of the site may be against the law, but it’s definitely against [...]
March 22, 2012 -
Health Care Cases in 90 SecondsThe U.S. Supreme Court will soon hear one of its most important cases in years — the challenge to the Obama Administration’s health care reform law. The six-hour arguments — the longest session in decades — will stretch over three days, March 26th to March 28th. Bloomberg Law explains the issues in ninety seconds.
March 16, 2012 -
Barofsky: Don't Believe Hype About $25B Mortgage SettlementMarch 15 (Bloomberg Law) — The $25 billion mortgage settlement between lenders and state attorneys general won’t help nearly as many people as its touted to, Neil Barofsky, the former Special US Treasury Department Inspector General for the Troubled Asset Relief Program (TARP), tells Bloomberg Law’s Lee Pacchia. He’s joined by Matthew Stoller, a fellow [...]
March 16, 2012 -
Examiner Fires Warning Shot in Dynegy BankruptcyMarch 15 (Bloomberg Law) — Bloomberg Law’s Lee Pacchia talks with Bloomberg News Bankruptcy Columnist and Editor-at-Large Bill Rochelle about the week’s bankruptcy news and legal developments including a recent examiner’s report filed in the chapter 11 case for Dynegy Inc.
March 16, 2012 -
Health Care 5: Will This Be a Landmark Decision?Mar. 15 (Bloomberg) — Nadine Strossen, professor at New York Law School; Richard Epstein, professor at New York University School of Law; Abbe Gluck, professor at Columbia Law School; and Roger Pilon, founder and director of the Cato Institute’s Center for Constitutional Studies, discuss implications of the U.S. Supreme Court’s decision in the health care [...]
March 16, 2012 -
Health Care 4: Can Congress Force States to Expand Medicaid?Mar. 15 (Bloomberg) — Roger Pilon, founder and director of the Cato Institute’s Center for Constitutional Studies, talks with Bloomberg Law’s Spencer Mazyck about the constitutionality of the Medicaid expansion provision of the Affordable Care Act. Pilon shares his insights in Part Four of a five-part Bloomberg Law series, “Health Care Arguments Viewer’s Guide.” (Source: [...]
March 15, 2012 -
Health Care 3: If Part of the Law is Invalid, Is All of It?Mar. 14 (Bloomberg) — Abbe Gluck, law professor at Columbia Law School, talks with Bloomberg Law’s Spencer Mazyck about the severability of the individual mandate provision from the Affordable Care Act. Gluck shares her insights in Part Three of a five-part Bloomberg Law series, “Health Care Arguments Viewer’s Guide.” (Source: Bloomberg)
March 14, 2012 -
Health Care 2: Can Congress Force Individuals to Buy Insurance?Mar. 13 (Bloomberg) — Richard Epstein, professor of constitutional law at New York University School of Law, talks with Bloomberg Law’s Spencer Mazyck about the constitutionality of the individual mandate provision of the Affordable Care Act. Epstein shares his insights in Part Two of a five-part Bloomberg Law series, “Health Care Arguments Viewer’s Guide.” (Source: [...]
March 13, 2012 -
Health Care 1: Should the Court Decide the Cases Now?: VideoMar. 12 (Bloomberg) — Nadine Strossen, professor of constitutional law at New York Law School, talks with Bloomberg Law’s Spencer Mazyck about the ripeness of the health care cases pending before the U.S. Supreme Court and the Anti-Injunction Act. Strossen shares her insights in Part One of a five-part Bloomberg Law series, “Health Care Arguments [...]
March 12, 2012 -
Is Scalia a Potential Health Care Swing Vote?March 8 (Bloomberg Law) — Betsy Goldman, legal analyst at Bloomberg Law, talks with Bloomberg Law’s Lee Pacchia about the upcoming Supreme Court oral arguments on the constitutionality of President Obama’s health care reform law. Is it possible conservative Justice Antonin Scalia could actually vote to uphold the law? Goldman analyzes Scalia’s Commerce Clause decisions [...]
March 9, 2012 -
Lessig: Campaign Donations by the Rich Are "Legal Corruption"March 1 (Bloomberg Law) — Lawrence Lessig, professor at Harvard Law School and Director of the Edmond J. Safra Foundation Center for Ethics at Harvard University, talks with Bloomberg Law’s Lee Pacchia about his new ebook entitled “One Way Forward’, in which he proposes several fundamental reforms to the campaign finance laws. Lessig contends that [...]
March 9, 2012 -
Rochelle: MF Global Losses Show Hole in Regulatory SystemMarch 8 (Bloomberg Law) — Bloomberg Law’s Lee Pacchia talks with Bloomberg News bankruptcy columnist and editor-at-large Bill Rochelle about the week’s bankruptcy news and legal developments including MF Global Inc.
March 9, 2012 -
Can Michael Jordan Win in a Chinese Court? [audio]Former NBA superstar Michael Jordan has sued a Chinese sportswear company in China, claiming it is using his Chinese name without his permission. Horace Lam, a Jones Day partner who represents multinational companies in enforcing their intellectual property rights in Asia, tells Bloomberg Law’s Josh Block that Jordan has a big challenge making his claim, [...]
March 2, 2012 -
Rodge Cohen: Dodd-Frank Fixes "Too Big To Fail"Feb. 23 (Bloomberg Law) — Rodge Cohen, partner and senior chairman at Sullivan & Cromwell LLP, talks with Bloomberg Law’s Lee Pacchia about the regulatory landscape for banks and financial institutions in the United States after the implementation of Dodd-Frank. Rodge also comments on a recent Bloomberg Law interview with former SEC commissioner Roberta Karmel [...]
February 24, 2012 -
Former SEC Commissioner: Dodd-Frank Reforms Far Too WeakFeb. 21 (Bloomberg Law) — Roberta Karmel, Professor at Brooklyn Law School, talks with Bloomberg Law’s Lee Pacchia about her thoughts on how to reform the financial industry. Professor Karmel has recently called for reforms such as breaking up the large American banks and combining the Securities Exchange Commission with the Commodity Futures Trading Commission. [...]
February 21, 2012 -
Lawyer Says GOP Presidential Candidates Violate Songwriters' RightsFeb. 17 (Bloomberg Law) — The issue of political campaigns using popular songs without permission has come up again this year. Newt Gingrich is being sued for using Survivor’s “Eye of the Tiger” and K’naan has asked Mitt Romney to stop using his “Wavin’ Flag.” Bloomberg Law’s Josh Block is joined by Lawrence Iser who [...]
February 17, 2012 -
Full Program: A Supreme Court Briefing on Health Care Reform CasesFeb. 16 (Bloomberg Law) – Bloomberg Law and SCOTUSblog presented a Supreme Court briefing on the constitutionality of the health care reform law at the National Press Club in Washington, D.C. on Feb. 16. Tom Goldstein, publisher of SCOTUSblog, moderated a discussion with Paul Clement, counsel to plaintiff states and Partner, Bancroft PLLC; Michael Carvin, [...]
February 17, 2012