Ross Guberman, a legal writing coach who has taught classes for new federal judges since 2012, discusses some circuit judges calling out colleagues in snarky tones in opinions, reflecting polarized politics. Elections law expert Rebecca Green, a professor at William & Mary Law School, discusses Alabama's appeal to the Supreme Court over the order to redraw its congressional map. Mary-Christine Sungaila, who leads the appellate practice at Buchalter, discusses a Supreme Court case this term o...
Feb 07, 2022•39 min
Healthcare law expert Harry Nelson of Nelson Hardiman discusses the historic $590 million dollar settlement Native American tribes have reached over the toll of opioids with drugmaker Johnson & Johnson and the country's three largest drug distribution companies. Susan Decker, Bloomberg Patents Reporter, discusses the way sports franchises like the Washington Commanders, resort to extreme measures to keep interlopers at bay ahead of a name change. June Grasso hosts. See omnystudio.com/listene...
Feb 04, 2022•21 min
Erik Larson, Bloomberg Legal Reporter, discusses the trial of California lawyer Michael Avenatti for stealing $300,000 from his former client, adult film star Stormy Daniels and his cross-examination of Daniels. Matthew Schettenhelm, Bloomberg Intelligence Litigation and Government Analyst, discusses the multiple data-privacy legal risks that Facebook and Google are facing. June Grasso hosts. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information....
Feb 01, 2022•33 min
Former federal prosecutor Robert Mintz, a partner at McCarter & English, discusses the request for a special grand jury by the Georgia prosecutor who's investigating whether former President Donald Trump broke the law by trying to pressure Georgia officials to throw out Joe Biden's presidential election victory. Patricia Hurtado, Bloomberg Legal Reporter, discusses the controversy surrounding new Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg and his memo forswearing the prosecutions of certain cri...
Jan 30, 2022•26 min
Constitutional law expert Stephen Vladeck, a professor at the University of Texas Law School, discusses the legacy of Justice Stephen Breyer and how the court may change after his retirement. Jordan Rubin, Bloomberg Law reporter, discusses the Supreme Court agreeing to decide how its landmark McGirt ruling applies to state prosecutions of non-Indians. June Grasso hosts. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Jan 29, 2022•30 min
Carl Tobias, a professor at the University of Richmond Law School, discusses Justice Stephen Breyer stepping down from the Supreme Court. Audrey Anderson, who heads the higher education practice at Bass, Berry & Sims PLC, discusses the Supreme Court taking up two affirmative action cases which could change the law. Bob Van Voris, Bloomberg Legal Reporter, discusses the latest whipsaw for school districts in New York over mask mandates. June Grasso hosts. See omnystudio.com/listener for priva...
Jan 27, 2022•31 min
Pat Parenteau, a professor at the University of Vermont Law School, discusses how the Supreme Court's decisions undercutting the so-called administrative state signal trouble ahead for the EPA's efforts to address climate change. Jennifer Rie, Bloomberg Intelligence Senior Litigation Analyst, discusses why antitrust enforcer's efforts to toughen merger reviews, could be problematic for Microsoft's Activision deal. June Grasso hosts. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information....
Jan 24, 2022•30 min
First Amendment expert Eugene Volokh, a professor at UCLA Law School, discusses Supreme Court arguments over Boston refusing to allow a conservative Christian organization to fly a flag in front of city hall. June Grasso hosts. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Jan 21, 2022•12 min
Greg Stohr, Bloomberg News Supreme Court Reporter, discusses the Supreme Court rejecting former President Trump’s bid to block the release of his White House papers on grounds of executive privilege. Richard Briffault, a Professor at Columbia Law School, discusses the Court signaling interest in rolling back campaign-finance restrictions in a clash stemming from Republican Senator Ted Cruz’s 2018 re-election campaign. June Grasso hosts. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information....
Jan 21, 2022•21 min
Antitrust law expert Harry First, a professor at NYU Law School, discusses the antitrust lawsuit against 16 elite universities for allegedly conspiring to manipulate the admissions system to hold down financial aid for students and benefit wealthy applicants. First Amendment law expert, Caroline Mala Corbin, a professor at the University of Miami Law School, discusses the Supreme Court taking the case of the high school football coach who wants to pray with his players on the 50-yard line after ...
Jan 20, 2022•31 min
Intellectual property litigator Terence Ross, a partner at Katten Muchin Rosenman, discusses the copyright infringement lawsuit over the use of two short clips from the movie "Ace Ventura 2" in the hit Netflix series "Tiger King." Bob Van Voris, Bloomberg Legal Reporter, discusses a federal judge ruling that the lawsuit accusing Prince Andrew of sexually abusing a teenage girl decades ago, will go forward. Carl Tobias, a professor at the University of Richmond Law School, discusses judicial nomi...
Jan 16, 2022•35 min
Robert Field, Professor of Law and Health Management and Policy at Drexel University, discusses the Supreme Court blocking President Biden's vaccine mandate for employees. Leah Litman, Professor at the University of Michigan Law School, discusses contentious oral arguments at the Fifth Circuit over the Texas abortion law, the strictest in the country. June Grasso hosts. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Jan 15, 2022•26 min
Former federal prosecutor Jessica Roth, a professor at Cardozo Law School, discusses the possibility that the conviction of Ghislaine Maxwell will be overturned because of the revelations of a juror. Immigration law expert Leon Fresco, a partner at Holland & Knight, discusses Supreme Court hearings on the detention of unauthorized immigrants seeking asylum. June Grasso hosts. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information....
Jan 14, 2022•32 min
Joel Rosenblatt, Bloomberg Legal Reporter, discusses the trial of Elizabeth Holmes, who was found guilty of criminal fraud for her role in building the blood-testing startup Theranos, her testimony and her possible sentence. Carl Tobias, a professor at the University of Richmond Law School, discusses the challenges ahead for judicial nominations in President Biden's second year in office June Grasso hosts. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information....
Jan 12, 2022•24 min
Former federal prosecutor Robert Mintz, a partner at McCarter & English, discusses the possibility the House Committee investigating the January 6th insurrection, may make a criminal referral of former President Trump to the Justice Department. Former federal prosecutor Jennifer Rodgers, a lecturer at Columbia Law School, discusses Ivanka Trump and Donald Trump Jr. fighting subpoenas by the New York Attorney General. Erik Larson, Bloomberg Legal Reporter, discusses the civil lawsuits filed a...
Jan 08, 2022•34 min
Madison Alder, Bloomberg Law Reporter, discusses the progress President Joe Biden has made in diversifying the federal bench and the challenges ahead in his second year in office. Harold Krent, a professor at the Chicago-Kent College of Law, discusses the Chief Justice stressing the independence of the judiciary in his annual year-end report. June Grasso hosts. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Jan 07, 2022•26 min
Kimberly Strawbridge Robinson, Bloomberg Law Supreme Court Reporter, discusses the Supreme Court's blockbuster docket for 2022 that begins with arguments on President Biden's vaccine mandates. Michael Zeldin, former federal prosecutor, discusses the New York Attorney General subpoenas of Ivanka Trump and Donald Trump Jr. June Grasso hosts. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Jan 05, 2022•28 min
Christa Groshek, managing attorney of Groshek Law and former public defender, discusses the parallels and differences between the trials of former police officers Derek Chauvin and Kim Potter. Patricia Hurtado, Bloomberg Legal Reporter, discusses the conviction of Ghislaine Maxwell for engaging in a 10-year sex-trafficking scheme with Jeffrey Epstein. June Grasso hosts. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Jan 02, 2022•19 min
Host June Grasso discusses the critical Supreme Court decisions in 2021 involving Obamacare, gay rights, voting rights, student athletes, and free speech with Bloomberg News Supreme Court Reporter Greg Stohr and Bloomberg Law Supreme Court Reporter Kimberly Strawbridge Robinson. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Dec 31, 2021•31 min
The top legal ethics headlines of 2021 and cybersecurity concerns as we head into 2022. Bloomberg Industry Group legal reporter Melissa Heelan and Veronica Glick, partner in Mayer Brown’s Washington DC office and a member of the firm’s National Security and Cybersecurity & Data Privacy practices, are guests. Hosted by Joe Shortsleeve. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Dec 30, 2021•13 min
Cyberattacks are set to continue into next year with ransomware threatening many businesses. Brandon Van Grack, partner and co-chair of Morrison & Foerster’s National Security and Global Risk + Crisis Management groups, talks about growing cybercrime threats. Andrew Schwartz, professor of law at University of Colorado, talks about the Denver Broncos and 'Rights of First Refusal.' Hosted by Joe Shortsleeve. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information....
Dec 29, 2021•18 min
A lawsuit filed in 2020 claims that Google tracks users even as they’re browsing in incognito mode, Now, Alphabet CEO Sundar Pichai will have to face hours of questioning in a California court. Andrea Vittorio, Senior Reporter with the Bloomberg Industry Group, reports on that story. Kai H.E. Liekefett, a co-chair of Sidley Austin LLP’s Shareholder Activism and Corporate Defense practice and a partner in its New York office, discusses Starboard, GoDaddy, and activist investors. Hosted by Joe Sho...
Dec 28, 2021•16 min
December marks twenty years since energy-trading giant Enron filed for bankruptcy. Ed Hirs of the University of Houston details the company's rise and malpractice. Leslie Caldwell, a partner with the law firm Latham & Watkins and who also led a team of investigators and prosecutors in the US Justice Department’s Enron Task Force, discusses investigating Enron. Hosted by Joe Shortsleeve. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information....
Dec 27, 2021•15 min
Former federal prosecutor Robert Mintz, a partner at McCarter & English, discusses the House holding former White House Chief of Staff Mark Meadows in criminal contempt of Congress and whether the Justice Department will prosecute him. Former federal prosecutor Jimmy Gurule, a professor at Notre Dame Law School, discusses Washington D.C. suing the far right groups, the Proud Boys and the Oath Keepers, over their role in the January 6th Capitol riots. June Grasso hosts. See omnystudio.com/lis...
Dec 20, 2021•24 min
Taylor Swift Can't 'Shake Off' Lawsuit (Podcast) Source: Bloomberg, 34:52 Intellectual property litigator Terence Ross, a partner at Katten Muchin Rosenman, discusses the case against pop star Taylor Swift where two songwriters claim that she ripped off some of the phrases in her hit song, "Shake It Off," Securities law expert John Coffee, a professor at Columbia Law School, discusses the Justice Department's investigation into short selling by hedge funds and research firms. Former public defen...
Dec 19, 2021•35 min
Elizabeth Sepper, a professor at the University of Texas Law School, discusses the Supreme Court leaving in force Texas' six-week abortion ban, allowing abortion providers to press only a narrow part of their challenge. William Banks, a professor at Syracuse University College of Law, discusses the District of Columbia suing the Proud Boys and the Oath Keepers right-wing groups for allegedly conspiring to terrorize the U.S. Capitol on January 6th. Dorit Reiss, a professor at UC Hastings College ...
Dec 16, 2021•38 min
Former federal prosecutor Jessica Roth, a professor at Cardozo Law School, discusses the prosecution's case against Ghislaine Maxwell at her sex-trafficking trial which included the testimony of four women who allege the British socialite lured them into abuse by Jeffrey Epstein. Richard Garnett, a professor at Notre Dame Law School, discusses the Supreme Court signaling in a Maine case that it is poised to strengthen the rights of parents to use public dollars to pay tuition at faith-based scho...
Dec 13, 2021•39 min
Lance Koonce, a partner at Klaris Law, discusses Miramax suing filmmaker Quentin Tarantino over the sale of NFTs from the cult classic "Pulp Fiction." Erik Larson, Bloomberg Legal Reporter, discusses Second Circuit arguments over former President Trump's efforts to scuttle a defamation lawsuit brought by a woman who claims Trump raped her two decades ago. Leon Fresco, a partner at Holland & Knight, discusses Supreme Court arguments over noncitizens challenging administrative decisions in fed...
Dec 11, 2021•32 min
Mary Ziegler, a professor at Florida State University School of Law, discusses whether the Supreme Court is likely to reverse Roe v. Wade, the landmark ruling on abortion rights. Harold Krent, a professor at the Chicago-Kent College of Law, discusses why the D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals seemed skeptical about former President Trump's claim to executive privilege over documents subpoenaed by the House Committee investigating the Capitol riot. June Grasso hosts. See omnystudio.com/listener for pr...
Dec 06, 2021•15 min
Joel Rosenblatt, Bloomberg Legal Reporter, discusses Theranos founder Elizabeth Holmes taking the stand in her own defense. Jennifer Rie, Bloomberg Intelligence Senior Litigation Analyst, discusses the U.K. ordering Meta's Facebook to sell Giphy, the first time a major global regulator has weighed in against a Silicon Valley giant and ordered it to unwind a deal after completion. June Grasso hosts. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information....
Dec 04, 2021•17 min
