The World’s Most Famous Doll (Who Shall Remai...

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It’s Halloween week, so we’re turning off the lights and telling scary stories. But twist! These aren’t about ghosts, they’re about the legal industry in 2026. First up: how the Supreme Court let Alabama bring back a congressional map a federal court found intentionally discrimin ...  Show more

Intellectual property litigator Terence Ross, a partner at Katten Muchin Rosenman, discusses Mattel’s history of protecting its Barbie trademark. Bloomberg legal reporter Ava Benny-Morrison, discuss prosecutors asking for Sam Bankman-Fried to be jailed before trial. June Grasso h ...  Show more

Ynon Kreiz explains how they transformed Barbie, the well-loved and sometimes controversial doll, into a movie.The boss of one of the world's biggest toy companies also talks about the need to bring more diversity into the Barbie brand, and expand products beyond the toy aisles. ...  Show more

Ruth Handler is a mom and small business owner when a sex doll gives her inspiration for a toy that will change everything: Barbie. She becomes the proto-Girl Boss who’s willing to lie, cheat and steal to make Mattel the biggest toy company in the world. And she’s having a good d ...  Show more