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Bloomberg Law

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Expert analysis on legal issues and cases in the news. 

Host June Grasso speaks with prominent attorneys and scholars on the legal stories making news and shaping the world.

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Episodes

Texas Supreme Court Weighs Exception to Abortion Ban

Elizabeth Sepper, a professor at the University of Texas Law School, discusses a case challenging Texas’ near total ban on abortion. Former federal prosecutor George Newhouse of Richards Carrington, discusses a double jeopardy case at the Supreme Court. June Grasso hosts. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Nov 30, 202332 min

Attempts to Keep Trump Off the Ballot

Elections law expert Richard Briffault, a professor at Columbia Law School, discusses the attempts to keep former President Donald Trump off the ballot in many states. Bloomberg Law Supreme Court Reporter Kimberly Strawbridge Robinson discusses how federal public defenders have developed support systems to help prepare for Supreme Court arguments. June Grasso hosts. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Nov 29, 202334 min

States Sue Meta, Instagram Promoters Test Limits

Matthew Schettenhelm, Bloomberg Intelligence Analyst, discusses Meta Platforms being sued by 41 states over addictive features in Instagram and Facebook that are harming the mental health of young people. Ann Lipton, business law professor at Tulane University, discusses how Instagram promoters are testing the limits of a 90-year-old securities law. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Nov 27, 202335 min

Presidential Immunity in Question, Public Officials and Social Media, Legal Hot Tubs

On this special best-of-edition of Bloomberg Law we recap some of the big legal stories of the year. Eric Goldman, a professor at the Santa Clara University School of Law and co-director of the High Tech Law Institute, discusses Supreme Court oral arguments on whether public officials can block citizens on social media. Former federal prosecutor Jessica Roth, a professor at Cardozo Law School, discusses Donald Trump’s claim that he is entitled to presidential immunity in the case charging him wi...

Nov 24, 202334 min

5th Circuit, Ghost Guns, Patent Trolls

On this special best-of-edition of Bloomberg Law we recap some of the big legal stories of the year. Bloomberg Supreme Court reporter Greg Stohr discusses why an outsize share of the high court’s biggest cases will come from the ultraconservative 5th Circuit Court of Appeals. Heidi Li Feldman, a professor at Georgetown Law, discusses the Supreme Court reinstating Biden administration ghost gun rules. Laurel Calkins, Bloomberg Law reporter, discusses a prolific inventor and patent troll. See omny...

Nov 22, 202335 min

The Government's Monopoly Case Against Google

Bloomberg Intelligence Senior Litigation Analyst Jennifer Rie, discusses the government’s monopoly case against Google. Anthony Sabino, a Professor of Law at The Peter J. Tobin College of Business at St. John’s University, discusses Coinbase suing the SEC. Michael Benedetti, Senior Legal Analyst at Bloomberg Law, discusses AI lawsuits. June Grasso hosts. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Nov 21, 202337 min

Trump Gag Order May Be Restored in Part

Joshua Kastenberg, a professor at the University of New Mexico Law School, discusses appellate court arguments over the gag order imposed on Donald Trump in the federal election interference case. Immigration law expert Leon Fresco, a partner at Holland & Knight, discusses the latest effort by Texas to challenge the US government’s authority over immigration. June Grasso hosts. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information....

Nov 21, 202333 min

Trump Wants a Mistrial & Short Seller Tipsters

Former federal prosecutor Jennifer Rodgers, an adjunct professor at NYU Law School, discusses Trump’s motion for a mistrial in the NY Attorney General’s civil fraud case against him. Sean McKessy, a partner at Phillips & Cohen and the first chief of the SEC’s Whistleblower Office, discusses short sellers tipping off the SEC for extra money. June Grasso hosts. To contact the reporter on this story: See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information....

Nov 17, 202332 min

SCOTUS Ethics Code Is Just PR

Constitutional law scholar David Super, a professor at Georgetown Law, discusses the gaps in the Supreme Court’s new code of ethics. Karen Dunn, a partner at Paul Weiss, discusses her civil case over the violence at the 2017 Charlottesville Unite the Right rally and danger signs seen in recent protests. June Grasso hosts. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Nov 16, 202331 min

Trump's Defense & Voter Robocalls

Former federal prosecutor Robert Mintz, a partner at McCarter & English, discusses the Trump defense in the New York Attorney General’s civil fraud trial against the former president. First Amendment expert Eugene Volokh, a professor at UCLA Law School, discusses the prosecution of two men accused of sending tens of thousands of robocalls containing false information to Black voters in Detroit prior to the 2020 election. June Grasso hosts. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information....

Nov 14, 202332 min

Supreme Court Adopts Ethics Code

Judiciary expert Carl Tobias, a professor at the University of Richmond Law School, discusses the Supreme Court adopting an ethics code. Media law expert Jon Epstein, a partner at Hall Estill, discusses the reporter’s privilege. June Grasso hosts. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Nov 14, 202331 min

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Nov 12, 202358 sec

Weekend Law: Abortion, Guns & Trump

June Grasso talks with legal experts about the top stories of the week, See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Nov 10, 202334 min

Ivanka Testifies & Investors Sue SBF and Celebrities

Bloomberg legal reporter Patricia Hurtado discusses Ivanka Trump’s testimony in the civil lawsuit against her father Donald Trump where his real estate empire is at risk. Braden Perry, a former regulatory enforcement attorney and a partner at Kennyhertz Perry, discusses the class action lawsuit by investors in FTX against celebrities, bankers, accountants and lawyers. Corporate bankruptcy attorney Mark Indelicato, a partner at Thompson Coburn, discusses WeWork’s rapid comeback plan. June Grasso ...

Nov 10, 202335 min

Abortion Rights Win On and Off the Ballot

Mary Ziegler, a professor at UC Davis Law School and author of the book, “Roe: The History of a National Obsession,” discusses the wins for abortion rights, on and off the ballot, in yesterday’s election. Joyce Cutler, Bloomberg Law correspondent, discusses the trial to determine if Trump attorney John Eastman will lost his license to practice law. June Grasso hosts. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Nov 09, 202332 min

Justices Ready to Uphold Gun Ban on Domestic Abusers

Second Amendment expert Adam Winkler, a professor at UCLA Law School, discusses the Supreme Court oral arguments on the federal gun ban for people subject to domestic violence restraining orders. Immigration law expert Leon Fresco, a partner at Holland & Knight, discusses the first state push to hire undocumented students. June Grasso hosts. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Nov 08, 202333 min

Trump's Wild Day on the Witness Stand

Patricia Hurtado, Bloomberg legal reporter, discusses Donald Trump’s tumultuous day on the stand in New York’s civil fraud case against him. Intellectual property attorney Ryan Meyer of Dorsey & Whitney, discusses a choreographer’s win in a copyright lawsuit against Epic Games. Harold Krent, a professor at the Chicago-Kent College of Law, discusses Supreme Court oral arguments on whether the government should face lawsuits when it fails to correct false credit reports. June Grasso hosts. See...

Nov 07, 202332 min

Weekend Law: SBF Convicted, 'Trump Too Small' & Social Media

Former federal prosecutor Michael Weinstein of Cole Schotz, discusses the conviction of Sam Bankman-Fried. Professor Eric Goldman of the Santa Clara University School of Law, discusses Supreme Court oral arguments over whether public officials can block citizens from their social media. Intellectual property litigator Terence Ross, a partner at Katten Muchin Rosenman, discusses the Supreme Court considering the trademark “Trump Too Small.” Bloomberg Intelligence senior litigation analyst Jennife...

Nov 04, 202334 min

Can 'Trump Too Small' Be Trademarked?

Intellectual property litigator Terence Ross, a partner at Katten Muchin Rosenman, discusses Supreme Court oral arguments over trademarking the phrase “Trump Too Small.” Bloomberg Intelligence Senior Litigation Analyst Jennifer Rie discusses the US government trying to block Jet Blue from buying Spirit Airlines. June Grasso hosts. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Nov 03, 202333 min

BREAKING NEWS: Sam Bankman-Fried Found Guilty

Sam Bankman-Fried was convicted of a massive fraud that led to the collapse of his FTX exchange, following a month-long trial that pitted the testimony of the former crypto king against that of some of his closest friends. Bankman-Fried was found guilty of seven counts of fraud and conspiracy after jurors in Manhattan deliberated for less than five hours Thursday. He faces as much as 20 years in prison on each of the most serious charges. Judge Lewis Kaplan set a sentencing date in March. See om...

Nov 03, 202319 min

Social Media and Keeping Trump Off the Ballot

Eric Goldman, a professor at the Santa Clara University School of Law and co-director of the High Tech Law Institute, discusses Supreme Court oral arguments on whether public officials can block citizens on social media. Elections law expert Rick Hasen, a professor at UCLA Law School, discusses a lawsuit in Colorado to get Donald Trump off the ballot in 2024. June Grasso hosts. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information....

Nov 02, 202331 min

SBF Testimony, Google Antitrust and AI

Bob Van Voris, Bloomberg legal reporter, discusses Sam Bankman-Fried’s last day on the witness stand . Antitrust expert Harry First, a professor at NYU Law School, discusses the landmark US antitrust case against Google . Reggie Babin, Senior Counsel at Akin Gump, discusses President Biden’s Executive Order on Artificial Intelligence . June Grasso hosts. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information....

Nov 01, 202340 min

SBF Faces Tough Cross-Examination

Former federal prosecutor Michael Weinstein of Cole Schotz and Bloomberg legal reporter Ava Benny-Morrison discuss Sam Bankman-Fried’s cross-examination. Fara Sunderji, a partner at Dorsey & Whitney, discusses oral arguments coming up Wednesday before the Supreme Court over trademarking “Trump Too Small.” June Grasso hosts. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Oct 31, 202334 min

Weekend Law: Flipping on Trump, Instagram Promoters & Meta Sued

Michael Moore, the former US Attorney for the Middle District of Georgia, discusses the witnesses flipping against Donald Trump. Ann Lipton, a business law professor at Tulane University, discusses how promoters on social media are testing the limits of a 90-year-old securities law. Patricia Hurtado, Bloomberg legal reporter, discusses the faceoff between Donald Trump and Michael Cohen in court. And Matthew Schettenhelm, Bloomberg Intelligence analyst, describes the suits against Meta alleging i...

Oct 27, 202336 min

Implications of Mark Meadows Getting Immunity

Former federal prosecutor Robert Mintz, a partner at McCarter & English, discusses the Special Counsel giving Mark Meadows, Donald Trump’s former Chief of Staff, immunity in the January 6th case . Bob Van Voris, Bloomberg legal reporter, discusses the testimony of Sam Bankman-Fried . June Grasso hosts. FULL TRANSCRIPT: This is Bloomberg Law with June Brusso from Bloomberg Radio. We had begun our jury selection process this morning, but I've been informed that there is a change of plea, and t...

Oct 27, 202330 min

Courtroom Face-off Between Cohen and Trump

Patricia Hurtado, Bloomberg legal reporter, discusses Michael Cohen’s testimony against Donald Trump. Laurel Calkins, Bloomberg Law reporter, discusses a prolific inventor and patent troll. James Nani, Bloomberg Law bankruptcy correspondent, discusses when filing for bankruptcy does not allow you to escape your debts. June Grasso hosts. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Oct 25, 202335 min

How New Guilty Pleas Affect Trump Case in Georgia

Michael Moore of Moore Hall, the former US Attorney for the Middle District of Georgia, discusses the impact of the latest guilty pleas in the Georgia racketeering case against Donald Trump and 18 others. Immigration law expert, Leon Fresco, a partner at Holland & Knight, discusses the Biden administration’s attempts to deal with the rising number of immigrants at the southern border. June Grasso hosts. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information....

Oct 24, 202334 min
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