Ep. 157: Federal Watchdog Agencies, Beware

The Supreme Court took a bite out of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau this week by allowing the at-will firing of its director, but the justices stopped short of dismantling the Obama-era watchdog completely. Law360 senior banking reporter Jon Hill joins the show this week to break down the decision and what it could mean for the future of other independent federal agencies. Also this week: a surprising victory for abortion rights advocates at the high court; and a pair of ill-advised attorneys in St. Louis who brandished firearms in their front yard as protestors marched down their street.