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.
Josh Douglas, a professor at the University of Kentucky College of Law, discusses a federal court ruling overturning Ohio’s congressional map as unconstitutional because Republican state lawmakers gerrymandered the voter map. He speaks with Bloomberg’s June Grasso See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Mark Zaid Partner Brad Moss discusses the second deadline missed by Attorney General William Barr who ignored a subpoena issued by a House committee to provide lawmakers with the full text of the Mueller report. What happens when the top law enforcement official in the country ignores legal process? Brad speaks with Bloomberg's June Grasso. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Former federal prosecutor Robert Mintz discusses the biggest college admissions scandal in our country's history as prosecutors in the case investigate more parents making those who haven't even been charged or notified so worried that they are already hiring attorneys. He speaks to Bloomberg's June Grasso. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Former federal prosecutor George Newhouse discusses Democratic Congressman Jerry Nadler's comments that he will seek a contempt citation if Attorney General William Barr doesn't appear before his committee to answer questions about the Mueller report. Barr spent five contentious hours before a senate panel Wednesday and decided not to show up for a scheduled judiciary hearing Thursday in a protest over the ground rules for questioning him. He speaks to Bloomberg's June Grasso. See omnystudio.com...
Fordham Law School Professor Andrew Kent discusses Attorney General William Barr’s testimony before the Senate Judiciary Committee. Barr defended his handling of Special Counsel Robert Mueller’s findings following the release of a letter dated March 24th from Mueller to Barr objecting to the Attorney General’s misrepresentation of his report. redacted. He speaks to Bloomberg’s June Grasso. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information....
Mark Zaid Partner Brad Moss discusses lawsuits by President Donald Trump to block Deutsche Bank and Capital One Financial from complying with congressional subpoenas targeting his bank records, escalating the president’s showdown with Democratic lawmakers investigating his finances. He speaks to Bloomberg's June Grasso. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Federal Prosecutor Elie Honig discusses the speculation swirling around Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein after Attorney General William Barr told the public that Rosenstein helped him come to the conclusion there was no case for obstruction in the Mueller report and a recent report surfaced that Rosenstein reassured President Trump he could "land the plane" when he was in danger of losing his job. He speaks with Bloomberg's June Grasso. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information....
Wolf Haldenstein Senior Partner Mark Rifkin discusses the ruling by Supreme Court justices ruled that courts shouldn’t allow class arbitration unless an agreement clearly authorizes that type of proceeding, siding with a lighting retailer trying to prevent its employees from pressing group claims stemming from a phishing attack. It’s the latest in a line of Supreme Court decisions that have backed arbitration and helped companies avoid the prospect of costly class actions filed by workers and co...
Robert Hockett, a professor at Cornell Law School discusses the increasing pressure Bayer’s Chief Executive Officer, Werner Baumann, is facing ahead of a key meeting with shareholders on Friday, as the number of lawsuits alleging harm from its Roundup weedkiller continue to mount. He speaks to Bloomberg’s June Grasso. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Michael Dorf, a professor at Cornell Law School, discusses the Supreme Court’s decision to consider whether federal law bars employers from discriminating against gay and transgender people and how the justices might rule. He speaks to Bloomberg’s June Grasso. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Greg Stohr, Bloomberg News Supreme Court Reporter, discusses how conservative Supreme Court justices seem inclined to let the Trump administration add a question about citizenship to the 2020 census in a clash that will shape the allocation of congressional seats and federal dollars. He speaks to Bloomberg’s June Grasso. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Bloomberg Intelligence Senior Litigation Analyst Brandon Barnes discusses California's wage and hours lawsuit being heard by the U.S. Supreme Court and whether it applies to workers on offshore oil rigs. He speaks to Bloomberg's June Grasso. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Kartikay Mehrotra, Bloomberg News legal reporter, discusses California’s track record as the most litigious state against President Trump’s agenda and how California Attorney General, Xavier Becerra, will continue the momentum. He speaks to Bloomberg’s June Grasso. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Bloomberg News Legal reporter Greg Farrell discusses former White House Counsel Don McGahn's prominent role in the Mueller report and his refusal to take any steps to remove Robert Mueller as Special Counsel despite directives from the president to do so. He speaks with Bloomberg's June Grasso. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Former federal prosecutor George Newhouse, of Theodora Oringher PC, discusses Robert Mueller’s exhaustive account of President Trump’s efforts to head off or undermine the special counsel’s Russia probe, all but inviting Congress to take action on at least 10 instances of potential obstruction of justice. He speaks to Bloomberg’s June Grasso. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Robert Mintz, Former federal prosecutor and head of the white collar criminal investigations practice at McCarter & English discusses the arsenal of defenses crafted by lawyers for the parents indicted in the college admissions scandal, taking aim at a conspiracy charge at the heart of the case as well as a money-laundering allegation the U.S. added last week. He speaks to Bloomberg's June Grasso. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information....
Bloomberg News Supreme Court reporter, Greg Stohr, discusses a free speech challenge by the owner of a clothing line known as "FUCT," over the federal government’s rejection of his trademark application. He speaks to Bloomberg’s June Grasso. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Brandon Barnes, Bloomberg Intelligence Senior Litigation Analyst, discusses New York’s case against Exxon Mobile for misleading its shareholders on the risks of climate change to its business. He speaks to Bloomberg’s June Grasso. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Author Evan Thomas discusses his new Sandra Day O’Connor biography “First" which draws on exclusive interviews and first-time access to Justice O’Connor’s archives. O'Connor was the most powerful woman to sit on the court as the swing vote for more than a quarter of a century. He speaks with Bloomberg's June Grasso. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Former federal prosecutor George Newhouse, of Theodora Oringher PC, discusses how federal prosecutors are taking a hard line with the parents who did not plead guilty in the college admissions scandal, adding an additional count of money laundering to the charges. He speaks to Bloomberg’s June Grasso. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Bloomberg News Department of Justice reporter Chris Strohm discusses Attorney General William Barr's plan to assemble a team to review controversial counterintelligence decisions made by Justice Department and FBI officials, including actions taken during the probe of the Trump campaign in the summer of 2016. He speaks to Bloomberg's June Grasso. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Cato Institute Immigration Policy Analyst David Bier discusses the ruling by a US judge barring the Trump administration from forcing Central Americans seeking asylum from persecution to wait in Mexico for months or even years while their applications are being processed. The ruling is the latest setback for President Donald Trump in his crusade to curb immigration. He speaks to Bloomberg's June Grasso. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information....
Preet Bharara, the former U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of New York, was once dubbed, the "Sheriff of Wall Street." He talks about his tenure at the helm of one of the country’s most independent federal prosecutor’s offices and his book "Doing Justice: A Prosecutor’s Thoughts on Crime, Punishment, and the Rule of Law." He speaks to Bloomberg’s June Grasso. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Steven Vladeck, a professor at the University of Texas School of Law, discusses a rare public debate among some of the Supreme Court justices over how the death penalty is carried out, a dispute that resulted in a 5-4 decision along ideological lines. He speaks to Bloomberg’s June Grasso. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Wayne State University Law School Professor Peter Henning discusses the battle between the Securities and Exchange Commission and Tesla CEO Elon Musk over his tweets. The SEC claims Musk violated an October settlement with a February post on Twitter and wanted him found in contempt of court. The judge in the case kicked the conflict back to the two parties to work out their differences. He speaks with Bloomberg’s June Grasso. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information....
Leon Fresco, former Deputy Assistant Attorney General for the Office of Immigration Litigation at the Department of Justice discusses President Trump’s renewed threat to close the U.S. border with Mexico. He speaks with Bloomberg’s June Grasso. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Rajat Gupta, a former chief executive of McKinsey and a Goldman Sachs board member, says that he was wrongfully convicted of insider trading and that his two years in prison were a miscarriage of justice. He speaks to Bloomberg’s June Grasso about his experiences and his book, "Rajat Gupta: Mind Without Fear." See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Steven Vladeck, a professor at the University of Texas School of Law, discusses the Supreme Court’s conservative justices expressing doubts about a precedent that business groups and the Trump administration say gives federal agencies too much power to change regulations. He speaks to Bloomberg’s June Grasso. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Cornell University Law School Professor Robert Hockett discusses Bayer’s Bayer decision to keep defending its weedkiller Roundup after losing a second trial over claims it causes cancer. He speaks with Bloomberg’s June Grasso. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Washington and Lee School of Law Professor Timothy Jost speaks about the Trump administration’s decision to file a brief saying the Affordable Care Act is unconstitutional. Democrats warn the repeal of Obamacare in its entirely would risk making more than 20 million people uninsured. He speaks with Bloomberg’s June Grasso. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
