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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.

  1. 3D AGO

    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 Trading Commission moves to clarify regulation of prediction markets such as Kalshi and Polymarket, while Elliott Stein reviewed lawsuits over event contracts offered by those firms, as well as Coinbase and Robinhood. Nathan also discussed a potential Department of Homeland Security shutdown, and Matt Schettenhelm assessed possible changes to Federal Communications Commissionownership caps and implications for the Nexstar-Tegna deal. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

    31 min

  2. FEB 6

    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 collaborative relationship? Why should sports-event contracts be treated as derivatives overseen by the CFTC rather than gambling supervised by states? What type of rulemaking should the CFTC promulgate for prediction markets? Coinbase Chief Legal Officer Paul Grewal discussed these topics and more when he joined BI’s Elliott Stein and Nathan Dean on the most recent episode of Votes and Verdicts. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

    52 min

  3. JAN 30

    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 US Supreme Court, how the court may rule, potential timing, the likelihood of refunds and what importers should do to protect their rights. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

    26 min

  4. JAN 23

    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 issuing stop-work orders affecting five projects already well into construction by companies such as Orsted, Equinor, Dominion Energy and Iberdrola’s Avangrid, the conversation examines litigation aimed at nixing the bans, as well as background action by the Trump administration preceding the moves. Artessa also discusses broader litigation challenging what some view as further federal roadblocks to the approval of new wind and solar energy projects in the US — and state governments’ efforts to streamline their own approvals processes. She also offers her take on what the future may hold for the expansion of offshore wind and its place in meeting ever-increasing US energy demands. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

    40 min

  5. JAN 16

    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 implications for issuers such as Capital One, as well as why crypto legislation has stalled and what that means for companies like Coinbase. The episode also covered the Justice Department’s subpoenas to the Federal Reserve related to Chairman Jerome Powell’s June testimony to Congress on renovations of the Fed’s headquarters. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

    33 min

  6. JAN 9

    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 artificial intelligence and why federal preemption is unlikely, as well as his office’s enforcement actions against tech giants like Apple, TikTok and Discord. Platkin also discusses his office’s efforts to oversee financial services companies as the Trump administration seeks to gut the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau. The attorney general also explains his state’s concerns with prediction markets and event contracts offered by companies like Kalshi and Robinhood. The episode ends with the attorney general offering views on the best music venue in New Jersey. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

    42 min

  7. 12/19/2025

    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 and policy analysts are watching in 2026. In this episode, the team also discusses other matters: crypto legislation to bring clarity for companies like Coinbase; deregulation to ease capital rules for banks like JPMorgan and Bank of America; relaxed TV ownership caps for companies like Nexstar and Sinclair; and suits challenging H-1B changes. We also discuss numerous antitrust issues, including Netflix’s bid for Warner Bros. Discovery, and FTC cases against Meta, Zillow, and pharmacy-benefit managers like UnitedHealth’s Optum and CVS Caremark.   See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

    45 min

  8. 12/12/2025

    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 what it means for cases against pharmacy benefit managers and others, while Elliott Stein discussed the implications for the Federal Reserve Board. Matt Schettenhelm explored if the president’s anticipated artificial intelligence executive order can block state AI regulations. Nathan Dean discussed Trump’s proposed $12 billion farm-aid package and what it means for companies like Corteva and Nutrien. And Holly Froum discussed anticipated timing for the Supreme Court’s tariffs opinion and the outlook for lawsuits concerning tariff refunds. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

    44 min
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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.

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  • Creator
    Bloomberg
  • Years Active
    2023 - 2026
  • Episodes
    136
  • Rating
    Clean
  • Copyright
    © 2026 Bloomberg
  • Show Website
    Votes & Verdicts

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