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May 2024
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SCOTUS Unanimous for Now & Stormy's Cros...

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John Elwood, head of the Appellate and Supreme Court practice at Arnold & Porter, discusses why the Supreme Court has so many unanimous decisions so far this term. David Voreacos, Bloomberg legal reporter, discusses Stormy Daniels’ testimony in the Trump hush money trial. Chris Dolmetsch, Bloomberg legal reporter, discusses the start of the trial of Bill Huang over the Archegos collapse. June Grasso hosts.

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