Key court rulings on June 23 and 25 in cases against Anthropic and Meta over the use of copyrighted material in large language models are among the catalysts Bloomberg Intelligence litigation and policy analysts are watching this week. The decisions are also relevant for Google, Microsoft, the New York Times, OpenAI and others. The team also discussed the outlook for antitrust enforcement of M&A under US President Donald Trump, with ramifications for several pending deals, such as Dick’s Sporting Goods-Foot Locker, Charter-Cox and Google-Wiz. CVS and Cigna Express Scripts are challenging an Arkansas law that would ban operators of pharmacy benefit managers from holding pharmacy licenses. Finally, we discussed the outlook for FCC deregulation, including removal of broadcast caps, with implications for Nexstar, Sinclair and Tegna.

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Swings in US tariff policies have convulsed markets and kept trading partners on edge, and court rulings might only be adding to the uncertainty. Stanford law professor Alan Sykes joins Bloomberg Intelligence litigation analyst Holly Froum to discuss May 28-29 rulings by the US Court of International Trade and Federal District Court of Washington DC striking down tariffs imposed on China, Canada and Mexico, and reciprocal tariffs. Professor Sykes examines the rulings, next steps, whether a continuation of a stay granted by the appellate courts presages reversal, what could happen on appeal and more in this Votes & Verdicts podcast.

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An update on the GENIUS Act stablecoin bill making its way through Congress — which is important to companies like Coinbase, Robinhood and Circle — was among the key catalysts Bloomberg Intelligence litigation and policy analysts are watching this week. The team also discussed potential bills to increase credit-card competition and cap credit-card fees, which could affect Visa, Mastercard, American Express and Discover. We also discussed pending motions to dismiss in a pair of antitrust cases - one by Texas and other red states against BlackRock, Vanguard and State Street alleging collusion to reduce coal output, and the other a Justice Department monopolization case against Visa over debit transactions. Finally, we discussed the status and outlook of lawsuits challenging US “Liberation Day” and fentanyl-related tariffs.

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