Bob Van Voris

@BobVanVoris

Bloomberg News reporter, attorney admitted in NY. I cover SDNY, 2d Circuit, other legal stuff. @Mets fan. Opinions are my own. [email protected]

Foley Square, Manhattan

Joined February 2009

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Bob Van Voris@BobVanVoris · Jul 14

ViacomCBS investors who sued Morgan Stanley, Goldman Sachs and Wells Fargo for dumping the media company’s shares amid the collapse of Archegos asked a judge for final approval of a $120 million settlement with the banks. #law bloomberg.com/news/articles/…

BobVanVoris's tweet card. ViacomCBS Inc. investors who sued Morgan Stanley, Goldman Sachs Group Inc. and Wells Fargo & Co. for dumping the media company’s shares amid the collapse of Archegos Capital Management asked a judge...

Bob Van Voris@BobVanVoris · Jul 24

An investment firm headed by a supporter of Donald Trump sued Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell and other Fed officials demanding public access to monetary policy meetings #law #FederalReserve bloomberg.com/news/articles/…

BobVanVoris's tweet card. An investment firm headed by a supporter of President Donald Trump sued Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell and other Fed officials demanding public access to monetary policy meetings.

Bob Van Voris@BobVanVoris · Jul 24

A federal appeals court opened the door to the release of some documents related to Jeffrey Epstein in a civil case brought by a victim of the disgraced financier #law #JeffreyEpstein bloomberg.com/news/articles/…

BobVanVoris's tweet card. A federal judge in Florida denied a request by the Trump administration to unseal some documents relating to Jeffrey Epstein.

Bob Van Voris@BobVanVoris · Jul 18

A federal appeals court threw out the 2017 fraud conviction of former HSBC FX head Mark Johnson, who served a two-year sentence for front-running a $3.5 billion client order #law bloomberg.com/news/articles/…

BobVanVoris's tweet card. A federal appeals court in New York threw out the 2017 fraud conviction of former HSBC Holdings Plc global foreign exchange head Mark Johnson, who served a two-year prison sentence for front-running...

Bob Van Voris@BobVanVoris · Jul 14

The US judge who gave Argentina until Monday to cede its controlling stake in YPF to holders of a $16 billion judgment granted the South American nation a three-day extension to seek a longer delay from an appeals court #Argentina #law bloomberg.com/news/articles/…

BobVanVoris's tweet card. The New York federal judge who gave Argentina until Monday to cede its controlling stake in YPF SA to holders of a $16 billion judgment granted the South American nation a three-day extension to seek...

Bob Van Voris@BobVanVoris · Jul 10

A man who originally got 18 months in prison for his part in a scheme to steal $22 million in cryptocurrency, saw his sentence increase dramatically to 12 years after failing to pay back his victim. #law #crypto bloomberg.com/news/articles/…

BobVanVoris's tweet card. A man who got 18 months in prison for his part in a scheme to steal $22 million in cryptocurrency saw his sentence increased to 12 years after failing to pay back his victim as he had promised.

Bob Van Voris@BobVanVoris · Jul 10

Argentina filed notice that it was appealing a US judge’s ruling requiring the South American nation to hand over its controlling stake in energy company YPF by next week to help satisfy a $16 billion judgment #law bloomberg.com/news/articles/…

BobVanVoris's tweet card. Argentina asked a US appeals court for an emergency delay of an order requiring it to hand over by a Monday deadline its controlling stake in energy company YPF SA to help satisfy a $16 billion...

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Bob Van Voris@BobVanVoris · Jun 30

A US judge ordered Argentina to turn over its controlling stake in the state-run oil company YPF as partial payment of a $16 billion court judgment against the Latin American country. $BUR #law bloomberg.com/news/articles/…

BobVanVoris's tweet card. Argentina was ordered to give up its controlling stake in energy company YPF SA within two weeks to help satisfy a $16 billion US court judgment, a setback to President Javier Milei ahead of crucial...

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Bob Van Voris@BobVanVoris · Jun 27

The government is appealing a court order letting Harvard University continue enrolling foreign students despite President Donald Trump’s proclamation barring their entry to the US. #law bloomberg.com/news/articles/…

BobVanVoris's tweet card. The government is appealing a court order letting Harvard University continue enrolling foreign students despite President Donald Trump’s proclamation barring their entry to the US.

Bob Van Voris@BobVanVoris · Jun 25

MIT was sued by an instructor and a former student who claim the school’s administration failed to address a "hostile anti-Semitic environment" on campus following the Oct. 7, 2023, attacks in Israel by Hamas. #law bloomberg.com/news/articles/…

BobVanVoris's tweet card. The Massachusetts Institute of Technology was sued by an instructor and a former student who claim the school’s administration failed to address a “hostile anti-Semitic environment” on campus...

Bob Van Voris@BobVanVoris · Jun 24

A federal judge rejected Visa's bid to short-circuit a Justice Department antitrust lawsuit, saying the payment giant’s arguments to dismiss the case were "premature" #law #antitrust bloomberg.com/news/articles/…

BobVanVoris's tweet card. A federal judge rejected Visa Inc.’s bid to short-circuit a Justice Department antitrust lawsuit, saying the payment giant’s arguments to dismiss the case were “premature.”

Bob Van Voris@BobVanVoris · Jun 20

President Donald Trump can continue to use National Guard troops to respond to protests in Los Angeles as a legal challenge over his use of the military proceeds. 9th Circuit ruled Trump likely to succeed on claims. With @madlinbmek bloomberg.com/news/articles/…

BobVanVoris's tweet card. President Donald Trump can continue to use California National Guard troops to respond to protests in Los Angeles as a legal challenge over the deployment proceeds, a federal appeals court ruled.

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Bob Van Voris@BobVanVoris · Jun 18

President Donald Trump’s continued use of California’s National Guard to respond to protests in Los Angeles faces fresh scrutiny on Tuesday in a high-stakes proceeding over the limits of his executive authority. With @madlinbmek bloomberg.com/news/articles/…

BobVanVoris's tweet card. President Donald Trump’s continued use of California’s National Guard to respond to protests in Los Angeles faced fresh scrutiny on Tuesday in a high-stakes showdown over the limits of his executive...

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Bob Van Voris@BobVanVoris · Jun 18

Elon Musk’s X sued New York state, claiming a law requiring social media companies to disclose how they deal with hate speech, extremism and disinformation violates the US Constitution. #law bloomberg.com/news/articles/…

BobVanVoris's tweet card. Elon Musk’s X Corp. sued the state of New York claiming a law requiring social media companies to disclose how they deal with hate speech, extremism and disinformation violates the US Constitution.

Bob Van Voris@BobVanVoris · Jun 16

Vance Boelter, charged with killing a Minnesota state representative and her husband in "murderous rampage." #law bloomberg.com/news/articles/…

BobVanVoris's tweet card. US prosecutors charged alleged shooter Vance Boelter with two counts of murder in the deaths of Minnesota State Representative Melissa Hortman and her husband, in what officials referred to as a...

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Bob Van Voris@BobVanVoris · Jun 10

California seeks court order barring Trump from using National Guard and Marines to respond to anti-deportation protests. #law bloomberg.com/news/articles/…

Bob Van Voris@BobVanVoris · Jun 10

California is suing the Trump administration for deploying the state’s National Guard in LA to quell unrest over the president’s immigration raids #law bloomberg.com/news/articles/…

BobVanVoris's tweet card. California asked a federal court to halt the Trump administration’s “illegal” deployment of the state’s National Guard and the US Marines in Los Angeles to quell unrest over the president’s immigra...

Bob Van Voris@BobVanVoris · Jun 6

A group of 18 leading US research universities asked a judge for permission to file arguments in support of Harvard in its showdown with the Trump administration over more than $2 billion in frozen grant money #law bloomberg.com/news/articles/…

BobVanVoris's tweet card. A group of 18 leading US research universities, including Princeton, MIT, Caltech and Johns Hopkins, asked a federal judge for permission to file legal arguments in support of Harvard University in...

Bob Van Voris@BobVanVoris · Jun 6

Kilmar Abrego Garcia, the man mistakenly deported by the Trump administration, charged with smuggling migrants in the US. #law bloomberg.com/news/articles/…

BobVanVoris's tweet card. Kilmar Abrego Garcia, the Maryland man mistakenly deported by the Trump administration to a prison in El Salvador, has been brought back to the US to face federal charges that he illegally transpor...

Bob Van Voris@BobVanVoris · Jun 5

A US judge has temporarily blocked the Trump administration from deporting the wife and children of a man charged with fire-bombing 12 people at a Colorado event in support of Israeli hostages. bloomberg.com/news/articles/… #law #BoulderAttack

BobVanVoris's tweet card. A US judge has temporarily blocked the Trump administration from deporting the wife and children of a man charged with fire-bombing more than a dozen people at a Colorado event in support of Israeli...