Corporations, Securities & Antitrust and Telecommunications & Electronic Media Practice Group PodcastOn June 27, the European Commission issued the long awaited opinion in its competition case against Google. The Commission held that Google had

Striking Power

Sep 25th, 2017

International & National Security Law Practice Group PodcastThreats to international peace and security include the proliferation of weapons of mass destruction, rogue nations, and international terrorism. In Striking Power, Professor Jeremy Ra

Litigation Update: Sanctuary Cities in the District Court

Sep 22nd, 2017

Federalism & Separation of Powers Practice Group PodcastOn Friday, September 15 Judge Harry Leinenweber of the Northern District of Illinois granted a preliminary injunction against the federal government�s enforcement of a new Justice Departme

Janus in the Court

Sep 19th, 2017

Labor & Employment Law Practice Group PodcastIn 1977 in�Abood v. Detroit Board of Education, the Supreme Court ruled that public employees, including school teachers, could legally be required to pay a fee if they refuse to join a public-sector

Politics and Federal Antitrust Enforcement: Strangers or Bedfellows?

Sep 15th, 2017

Corporations, Securities, & Antitrust Practice Group PodcastSome antitrust lawyers often say the federal government�s decisions about which mergers to challenge, which monopolists to rein in, and which price-fixers to send to jail are relativel

Law Firm Preferences

Sep 15th, 2017

Civil Rights Practice Group PodcastMajor American corporations are pressuring their outside law firms to meet diversity goals�both firm-wide and in the legal teams assigned to the company�s work. For example, Facebook announced this year that t

Antitrust Implications of Pharmaceutical Pricing: from Martin Shkreli to EpiPen

Sep 14th, 2017

Corporations, Securities & Antitrust Practice Group PodcastFrom Martin Shkreli to the Epipen, decisions about pharmaceutical pricing and distribution have been very much in the news of late.� Much of the discussion centers on whether or not it

Patent Law and Antitrust

Sep 8th, 2017

Intellectual Property Law Practice Group PodcastRecent developments in US patent law, particularly the Americans Invents Act (AIA) and the Supreme Court�s jurisprudence on patent-eligible subject matter, have raised questions of whether, and to

Courthouse Steps: DOL Overtime Rule

Sep 7th, 2017

Labor & Employment Law Practice Group PodcastOn Thursday, August 31, Judge Mazzant of the Eastern District of Texas invalidated the Department of Labor�s Overtime Rule, which would have increased the minimum salary level for overtime-exempt emp

Warning to Corporate Counsel: If State AGs Can Do This to ExxonMobil, How Safe Is Your Company?

Aug 31st, 2017

Corporations, Securities, & Antitrust Practice Group PodcastNation-states have long fought wars for control of oil. In a novel development, American states are now fighting a war over control of oil�not with one state attempting to take oil fro

The Persecution and Genocide of Christians in the Middle East: Prevention, Prohibition, & Prosecution

Aug 24th, 2017

International & National Security Law & Religious Liberties Practice Group PodcastSince the summer of 2014, ISIS has been waging a blitz through Iraq's Nineveh province, murdering and displacing Iraqi Christians and others. The European Union,

The Third Party Doctrine and Carpenter v. United States

Aug 18th, 2017

Criminal Law & Procedure Practice Group PodcastAccording to the Fourth Amendment, “The right of the people to be secure in their persons, houses, papers, and effects, against unreasonable searches and seizures, shall not be violated[.]� But how

Patents and Antitrust, Worldwide

Aug 17th, 2017

Intellectual Property Law Practice Group PodcastThe smartphone patent wars have caused a great deal of litigation and consternation. As global patent litigation has accelerated, an international arms race characterized by competing alliances an

Benefit-Cost Analysis and the Courts

Aug 16th, 2017 49m 17s

Administrative Law & Regulation Practice Group PodcastThis call highlighted recent trends in how the courts have considered benefit-cost analysis when reviewing regulations under various statutes. Our experts examined�the pros and cons of great

ALI Civil Justice Update

Aug 10th, 2017

Litigation Practice Group PodcastSince 1923,�the �American Law Institute has exercised more influence on judge-made common law than any other private institution. The ALI�s most influential work has come in the form of periodic publications kno

Litigation Update: UT-Austin Faces Lawsuit Over Race-Based Admissions

Aug 10th, 2017

Civil Rights Practice Group PodcastIn July 2017, Students for Fair Admissions, a non-profit membership organization comprised of over 21,000 students, parents, and others, filed a lawsuit in Texas state court against the University of Texas at

Ransomware, Cybercrime Victims and Law Enforcement

Aug 9th, 2017 1h 4m

Criminal Law & Procedure Practice Group PodcastRecent headlines make clear the threat posed by cyber criminals, especially those that deploy so-called ransomware.� Although federal law enforcement has urged victims to report cyber incidents and

The Future of Fintech Regulation

Aug 7th, 2017 1h 4m

Financial Services & E-Commerce Practice Group PodcastTechnology is having a significant impact on how financial services are being delivered. The rise of non-bank financial firms using the internet as�a means of distribution is calling into qu

Fiduciary Rule Update

Aug 4th, 2017

Labor & Employment Law Practice Group PodcastOn April 8, 2016, the Department of Labor (DOL) published the Fiduciary Rule, which greatly expanded the universe of entities and persons that DOL deems to be fiduciaries with respect to retirement p

DOL Overtime Update

Jul 28th, 2017 41m 34s

Labor & Employment Law Practice Group PodcastOn Wednesday, the Department of Labor�published a Request for Information seeking comments from the public on the Obama Administration�s 2016 changes to the overtime exemption regulations which would

Lee v. US: Effectiveness of Counsel

Jul 27th, 2017 50m 49s

Professional Responsibilities & Legal Education Practice Group PodcastJae Lee lived in the United States as a legal permanent resident since 1982. In 2009, he was arrested for possession of ecstasy and intent to distribute. Lee�s counsel advise

Global Politics of Internet Regulation: Actors and Trajectory

Jul 26th, 2017 55m 7s

Telecommunications & Electronic Media Practice Group PodcastIn recent years, the United Nations� International Telecommunication Union has become an arena where governments promote rival visions of the future of the organization and, more impor

Are Existing Civil Rights Policies Based on a Statistical Understanding That Is the Opposite of Reality?

Jul 25th, 2017 1h

Civil Rights Practice Group PodcastFor decades, the DOJ�s civil rights enforcement policies regarding lending, school discipline, and criminal justice have been premised on the belief that relaxing standards and otherwise reducing the frequency

Immigration Moratorium Back in the Courts

Jul 25th, 2017 52m 3s

International & National Security Law Practice Group PodcastEighteen days after the Supreme Court granted certiorari in�Trump v. International Refugee Assistance Project�and stay applications were granted in part, on July 14, 2017, Judge Watson

Antitrust in the Modern Era

Jul 24th, 2017 54m 9s

Corporations, Securities & Antitrust Practice Group PodcastWith a change in administration, businesses and consumers alike are searching the tea leaves for indications about how new policy setters will analyze market power, mergers and acquisit