Votes & Verdicts

A multitude of suits against social media companies like Alphabet, ByteDance, Meta and Snap accusing them of causing addiction and other harms lead this episode of Bloomberg Intelligence’s Votes and Verdicts podcast. Matt Schettenhelm previews a trial against Meta by over 30 state attorneys general set to start Aug. 17, with tens of billions in damages and penalties at stake, creating major pressure to settle. Justin Teresi d...

Joyce Adetutu, a partner and trade attorney at Vinson & Elkins, joins Bloomberg Intelligence litigation analyst Holly Froum on this episode of the Votes and Verdicts podcast to discuss the status of refunds tied to tariffs the Supreme Court found unlawful in February. They explore how a potential appeal by the US government could jeopardize importers’ refund rights, new tariffs that may be on the horizon, the strength of ...

The wave of policy proposals shaping the debate around the growing US housing affordability crisis is the focus of this episode of the Votes and Verdicts podcast. Host Mike Sasso is joined by Jim Tobin, CEO of the National Association of Home Builders, and Bloomberg Intelligence analyst Drew Reading to unpack the latest signals from President Donald Trump on deregulation and federal land proposals, along with accusations of price f...

Mortgage rates remain above 6%, home prices are still high and many homeowners are locked into ultra-low rates from the pandemic era. In the second installment of Votes and Verdicts’ three-part housing affordability miniseries, Bloomberg Intelligence editor Michael Sasso speaks with Erica Adelberg, BI senior mortgage-backed securities analyst, and Phillip Millman, founder of Bell Boulevard Consulting and a former Federal Hous...

The Trump administration is seeking to ban large institutional investors from buying single-family homes to improve housing affordability. Proposed Senate legislation, part of the 21st Century ROAD to Housing Act, would allow limited exceptions for large investors planning major renovations and others who operate build-to-rent communities. In both cases, investors would have to sell the homes within seven years. Will this bill beco...

A deadline for US President Donald Trump to seek congressional authorization for further military action in Iran, the first week of trial in Elon Musk's suit against OpenAI, and next steps for Live Nation after being found liable for antitrust violations lead this episode of Bloomberg Intelligence's Votes and Verdicts podcast, with analysis from Nathan Dean, Matt Schettenhelm, and Jen Rie. Schettenhelm also explores FCC threats to ...

What role will Congress play in the future of the Iran conflict? How will the outcome of the US midterm elections affect companies like Apple, Bank of America and Amazon.com? Will President Donald Trump spend the last years of his presidency focused on tariffs? These questions and more were discussed on our latest episode of Votes and Verdicts, where Veda Partners co-founder and director of economic research Henrietta Treyz joined ...

With the US announcing a blockade on Iran and the opening of the Strait of Hormuz remaining in flux, energy prices will become an ever more important issue ahead of the US midterm elections in November. In this episode of Votes and Verdicts, Bloomberg Intelligence’s senior energy analyst Rob Barnett joins us to discuss Washington’s influence on energy, what President Donald Trump can and can’t do to lower gasoline...

As a fragile ceasefire hangs in the balance and US–Iran tensions enter a critical new phase, the world and markets are watching to see what comes next. In this episode of Votes and Verdicts, Bloomberg Intelligence’s senior defense analyst and retired Army Colonel Wayne Sanders joins us to discuss the war’s next steps. We examine key issues that will be the subject of negotiations during the ceasefire, including th...

Prediction markets are rapidly moving from niche curiosity to the center of the financial conversation. Once seen as speculative side bets, they’re increasingly viewed as powerful tools for hedging risk and pricing real-world probabilities — from elections and economic data to public policy decisions. And yet, despite the buzz, 88% of US-based activity still sits squarely in sports markets. So what happens next? Listen ...

Can the FCC take away broadcast licenses because the Trump administration doesn’t like how TV stations cover the Iran war? Does the First Amendment have anything to say about it? In this episode of the Votes and Verdicts podcast, Bloomberg Intelligence TMT litigation and policy analyst Matt Schettenhelm sits down with Brent Skorup of the Cato Institute. They discuss President Donald Trump and FCC Chairman Brendan Carr’s...

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&rsquo...

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 abo...

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, N...

The Supreme Court’s Feb. 20 ruling striking down President Trump’s reciprocal and fentanyl-trafficking tariffs has created uncertainties about next steps. In this Votes and Verdicts Podcast, Ted Murphy, partner at Sidley Austin and co-leader of the law firm’s global arbitration, trade and advocacy practice, joins Bloomberg Intelligence litigation analyst Holly Froum to talk about the Supreme Court’s ruling, ...

Joyce Adetutu, partner and trade attorney at Vinson & Elkins, and Holly Froum, Bloomberg Intelligence litigation analyst, discuss President Donald Trump’s reciprocal and fentanyl-trafficking tariffs on this episode of the Votes and Verdicts podcast. They discuss the lawsuit challenging the tariffs pending before the US Supreme Court and how the court might rule. They also explore refund procedures courts could put in plac...

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 ...

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...

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 prote...