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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

Weekend Law: Meet the Trump Jury & Jan 6 Obstruction Charges

Former federal prosecutor Robert Mintz, a partner at McCarter & English, discusses the jury selected in the Trump hush money trial. Former federal prosecutor Jessica Roth, a professor at Cardozo Law School, discusses SCOTUS arguments over the obstruction charges brought against Jan 6 defendants. Business law expert Eric Talley, a professor at Columbia Law School, discusses the SCOTUS arguments over limiting the bribery statute. June Grasso hosts. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy infor...

Apr 20, 202438 min

SCOTUS Skeptical of Another Public Corruption Law

Business law professor Eric Talley of Columbia Law School, discusses Supreme Court oral arguments over a bribery law used in public corruption cases. Healthcare attorney Harry Nelson of Nelson Hardiman, discusses the Supreme Court allowing an Idaho law banning gender-affirming care for transgender youths, to go into effect. June Grasso hosts. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Apr 19, 202436 min

Inside Trump Jury Selection & Spy Law

Bloomberg legal reporter Patricia Hurtado discusses jury selection in Donald Trump’s hush money trial. National security expert Matthew Waxman, a professor at Columbia Law School, discusses a controversial section of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act. June Grasso hosts. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Apr 17, 202436 min

SCOTUS Skeptical of Jan 6 Charge & Trump Trial Day 2

Former federal prosecutor Jessica Roth, a professor at Cardozo Law School, discusses the Supreme Court oral arguments over a criminal charge brought against hundreds of Jan. 6 defendants including Donald Trump. Former federal prosecutor Michael Weinstein, a partner at Cole Schotz, discusses the second day of jury selection in the hush money trial of Trump . June Grasso hosts. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Apr 17, 202437 min

Bloomberg Law: Trump on Trial & Abortion on the AZ Ballot

Former federal prosecutor Michael Zeldin discusses the first day of Donald Trump’s first criminal trial. Reproductive rights expert, Mary Ziegler, a professor at UC Davis Law School, discusses the efforts in Arizona to get abortion on the ballot in November. June Grasso hosts. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Apr 16, 202434 min

Shadow Trading & 'Top Gun' Suit Thrown Out

Securities law expert James Park, a professor at UCLA Law School, discusses the SEC’s groundbreaking case over so-called shadow insider trading. Intellectual property litigator Terence Ross, a partner at Katten Muchin Rosenman, discusses Paramount getting the copyright lawsuit against it over “Top Gun: Maverick,” dismissed. June Grasso hosts. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Apr 12, 202441 min

Election Fights Have Begun & Trump's DJT Lawsuits

Elections law expert Derek Muller, a professor at Notre Dame Law School, discusses the many lawsuits over voting rules that have already been filed. Bloomberg legal reporter Greg Farrell untangles all the lawsuits involving Trump's social media company. June Grasso hosts. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Apr 09, 202440 min

Texas Tough Law & Broadway Casting Decisions

Immigration law expert Leon Fresco, a partner at Holland & Knight, discusses the oral arguments over Texas’ new sweeping immigration law. Employment law expert Anthony Oncidi, a partner at Proskauer Rose, discusses how the First Amendment can protect casting decisions from discrimination claims. June Grasso hosts. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Apr 08, 202437 min

Weekend Law: Trump Trifecta of Losses & Bridge Collapse

Former federal prosecutor Robert Mintz, a partner at McCarter & English, discusses three judges ruling against Donald Trump in criminal cases this week. Maritime law expert Martin Davies, the director of Tulane University’s Maritime Law Center, discusses who will pay for the Baltimore bridge collapse. Elections law expert Richard Briffault, a professor at Columbia Law School, discusses why South Carolina will be using a map deemed unconstitutional in this year’s elections. June Grasso hosts....

Apr 05, 202438 min

Trump Loses Dismissal Attempt & Bridge Collapse

Former federal prosecutor Robert Mintz, a partner at McCarter & English, discusses Special Counsel Jack Smith’s attempt to get Judge Aileen Cannon to make a ruling in the classified documents case against Donald Trump. Maritime law expert Martin Davies, Director of the Maritime Law Center at Tulane Law School, discusses the collapse of the Baltimore bridge. June Grasso hosts. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Apr 05, 202438 min

Florida's Strict Abortion Ban & Google Deletes Data

Healthcare attorney Harry Nelson of Nelson Hardiman, discusses the Florida Supreme Court’s two rulings on abortion. Madlin Mekelburg, Bloomberg Texas legal reporter, discusses arguments over Texas’s law over policing the border. Data privacy expert Austin Chambers, a partner at Dorsey & Whitney, discusses Google agreeing to delete billions of data records. June Grasso hosts. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Apr 03, 202437 min

Lawsuits Over Baltimore Bridge Collapse & South Carolina's Map

Michael Sturley, a maritime law expert at the University of Texas at Austin’s School of Law, discusses the lawsuits arising from the crash of a container ship into Baltimore’s Francis Scott Key Bridge. Richard Briffault, an elections law expert and a professor at Columbia Law School, discusses why South Carolina will be using a map found unconstitutional in the 2024 elecion. June Grasso hosts. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information....

Apr 03, 202433 min

Judge Shopping & Sean 'Diddy' Combs' Raids

Alan Trammell, a professor at Washington and Lee School of law, discusses the federal judiciary’s policy arm making recommendations to curtail judge shopping. Albert Soler, a partner at Scarinci Hollenbeck, discusses the federal raids at two of Sean “Diddy” Combs’ houses. June Grasso hosts. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Apr 02, 202437 min

Weekend Law: SBF Gets 25 Years & Trump's First Criminal Trial

Former federal prosecutor Michael Weinstein, a partner at Cole Schotz and Bloomberg legal reporter Ava Benny-Morrison, discuss Sam Bankman-Fried being sentenced to 25 years in prison. Mary Ziegler, a professor at UC Davis Law School, discusses Supreme Court arguments over the abortion pill. Bloomberg legal reporter Erik Larson discusses Donald Trump’s cash crunch and his first criminal trial starting on April 15th. June Grasso hosts. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information....

Mar 29, 202439 min

SCOTUS on Abortion Pill & SBF Sentencing

Mary Ziegler, a professor at UC Davis Law School, discusses the Supreme Court arguments over the abortion pill. Jennifer Rie, Bloomberg Intelligence senior litigation analyst, discusses the government’s antitrust suit against Apple. Christopher Dometsch, Bloomberg legal reporter, discusses wire fraud and Sam Bankman-Fried. June Grasso hosts. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Mar 28, 202438 min

Weekend Law: Mifepristone Latest, Alec Baldwin Case, Sen. John Kennedy

Madlin Mekelburg, Bloomberg Legal Reporter, and Greg Stohr, Bloomberg Supreme Court Reporter, discuss the upcoming Supreme Court case on the abortion pill mifepristone. Josh Kastenberg, Professor of Law at the University of New Mexico, breaks down what to expect from Alec Baldwin's upcoming involuntary manslaughter case. And Bloomberg Legal Reporter Tiana Headley discusses Louisiana Senator John Kennedy's tendency to test judicial nominees on the law. Hosted by June Grasso. See omnystudio.com/li...

Mar 22, 202439 min

Weekend Law: TikTok Ban, Protecting a Wildlife Refuge & Boeing

Eric Goldman, a professor at Santa Clara University School of Law, discusses a possible TikTok ban. Alan Levin, Bloomberg aviation safety reporter, discusses Boeing’s problems. Ryan Rowberry, a professor at the Georgia State University College of Law, discusses an unprecedented federal water rights claim to protect the Okefenokee National Wildlife Refuge. June Grasso hosts. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Mar 15, 202438 min

TikTok Ban & Boeing Troubles

Eric Goldman, a professor at the Santa Clara University School of Law and co-director of the High Tech Law Institute discusses the House bill that could ban TikTok. Alan Levin, Bloomberg aviation safety reporter, discusses the problems with the accident investigation into Alaska Airlines midair emergency in January. June Grasso hosts. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Mar 15, 202437 min

Special Counsel Testifies & Judge Dismisses 3 Trump Counts

Former federal prosecutor Michael Zeldin, discusses the testimony of Special Counsel Robert Hur on his decision not to charge President Joe Biden over his retention of classified documents. Water rights expert Ryan Rowberry, a professor at the Georgia State College of Law, discusses an unprecedented water rights claim by the US government at Georgia’s Okefenokee National Wildlife Refuge. June Grasso hosts. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information....

Mar 14, 202440 min

Trump Needs A $500 Million Bond & Corporate Crime Tips

Bloomberg legal reporter Greg Farrell discusses Donald Trump’s quest to get an appeal bond of around $500 million. Judiciary expert Carl Tobias, a professor at the University of Richmond Law School, discusses how Senator Mitch McConnell stacked the federal judiciary with conservatives. Former federal prosecutor Nicole Engisch, a partner at Dorsey & Whitney, discusses a new whistleblower program at the Justice Department. June Grasso hosts. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information....

Mar 12, 202437 min

Menendez Pleads Not Guilty & Texas Loses Lawsuit

Bloomberg legal reporter David Voreacos discusses New Jersey Senator Robert Menendez pleading not guilty to the latest federal charges. Leon Fresco, a partner at Holland & Knight and the head of the Office of Immigration Litigation during the Obama administration, discusses a federal judge throwing out Texas’s challenge to the Biden administration’s parole policy. June Grasso hosts. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information....

Mar 12, 202439 min

Movie Armorer & SCOTUS Polarized

Former prosecutor Joshua Kastenberg, a professor at the University of New Mexico Law School, discusses the conviction of the armorer for the shooting on the set of the movie "Rust." Professor Jessica Levinson of Loyola Law School, host of the "Passing Judgment" podcast, discusses the implications of the Supreme Court's decision that Trump can appear on ballots. Anthony Sabino, a professor in the Department of Law at The Peter J. Tobin College of Business at St. John’s University, discusses the S...

Mar 08, 202437 min

Anti-Woke Ban Struck, Musk Sues & $6 Billion Legal Fee

First Amendment expert Eugene Volokh, a professor at UCLA Law School, discusses the 11th Circuit finding that one of Florida’s “anti-woke” bans, is unconstitutional. Business law expert Eric Talley, a professor at Columbia Law School, discusses Elon Musk suing Open AI and an unprecedented $6 billion legal fee. June Grasso hosts. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Mar 07, 202437 min

Trump CFO Pleads, SBF's Sentencing and Antitax Movement

Patricia Hurtado, Bloomberg legal reporter, discusses the former CFO of the Trump organization pleading guilty again. Chris Dolmetsch, Bloomberg legal reporter, discusses the upcoming sentencing of Sam Bankman Fried. Columbia Law School’s Michael Graetz, discusses his new book, “The Power to Destroy: How the Antitax Movement Hijacked America.” June Grasso hosts. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Mar 06, 202438 min

SCOTUS Says States Can't Kick Trump Off Ballots

Elections law expert Richard Briffault, a professor at Columbia Law School, discusses the Supreme Court ruling that Donald Trump can remain on the presidential ballots. Immigration law expert Leon Fresco, a partner at Holland & Knight, discusses sanctuary city laws and Trump's challenge to President Biden to close the border. June Grasso hosts. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Mar 04, 202437 min

Trump's New Sneakers and Those Red Soles

Susan Scafidi, Director of the Fashion Law Institute at Fordham Law School, discusses Trump’s new sneakers and whether Christian Louboutin will sue over those red soles. Tiana Headley, Bloomberg Law Judicial Nominations Reporter, discusses a Republican Senator who takes pride in catching judicial nominees with random legal quizzes. Bank regulation expert Joe Lynyak, a partner at Dorsey & Whitney, discusses Supreme Court oral arguments over exempting national banks from state law. June Grasso...

Mar 01, 202436 min

SCOTUS to Decide Trump Immunity & Bump Stock Ban

Bloomberg Supreme Court Reporter Greg Stohr and former federal prosecutor Robert Mintz, a partner at McCarter & English, discuss the Supreme Court deciding to rule on Donald Trump’s bid for presidential immunity from criminal prosecution. Andrew Willinger, Executive Director of the Duke Center for Firearms Law, discusses Supreme Court arguments over the federal bump stock ban. June Grasso hosts. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information....

Feb 29, 202437 min
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