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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

Setback for Transgender Rights & Karen Read Acquitted

Kate Redburn, a professor at Columbia Law School and an expert in the law of gender, sexuality and religion, discusses the Supreme Court upholding Tennessee’s ban on gender affirming care for minors. Dave Aronberg, former Palm Beach County State Attorney, discusses the jury acquitting Karen Read of murder charges. June Grasso hosts. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Jun 19, 202524 min

Juror Kicked Off Diddy Trial & Harvard v. Trump

Former federal prosecutor Robert Mintz, a partner at McCarter & English, discusses the judge dismissing a juror in the Sean Combs trial. David Voreacos, a Bloomberg legal reporter, discusses Harvard’s case against the Trump administration. Emily Siegel, Bloomberg Law senior reporter, discusses a mysterious ad attacking litigation finance. June Grasso hosts. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Jun 18, 202537 min

Botched FBI House Raid & RFK Jr.'s Anti-Vax Agenda

Constitutional law expert Harold Krent, a professor at the Chicago-Kent College of Law, discusses the Supreme Court reviving a lawsuit over a botched FBI home raid. Nyah Phengsitthy, Bloomberg Law healthcare reporter, discusses US Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.'s steps toward implementing his anti-vaccine agenda. June Grasso hosts. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Jun 16, 202532 min

Weekend Law: California v Trump & Senator Handcuffed

Immigration law expert Leon Fresco, a partner at Holland & Knight, discusses the top immigration-related issues of the week from the fight over Trump deploying the National Guard to Los Angeles to the handcuffing of California’s US Senator Alex Padilla. Jimmy Gurule, a professor at Notre Dame Law School and the former Under Secretary for Enforcement at the Department of the Treasury, discusses the legal fight over Trump’s tariffs. June Grasso hosts. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy in...

Jun 14, 202538 min

Weekend Law: How Biden-Era Rulings Could Impact Trump Tariffs, Diddy Trial Latest

Guest host Amy Morris fills in for June Grasso to cover some of the top legal stories of the week, including how some Biden-era Supreme Court rulings on climate change and student loans could derail President Donald Trump's sweeping global tariffs, and a recap of the high-profile trial of entertainment mogul Sean 'Diddy' Combs. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Jun 06, 202539 min

New ICE Strategy at Courthouses

Immigration law expert Leon Fresco, a partner at Holland & Knight, discusses the latest immigration issues including the Trump administration’s emergency appeal to the Supreme Court. Alex Wolf, Bloomberg Law correspondent, discusses the path ahead for J&J after the failure of its third bankuptcy attempt. June Grasso hosts. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

May 29, 202540 min

Harvard Legal Fight & Trump Firings Okayed

Lauren McFerran, Senior Fellow at the Century Foundation and former Chairman of the NLRB under the Biden Administration, discusses the Supreme Court allowing President Trump to fire two members of independent boards without cause. Jodie Ferise, a partner in the higher education practice at Church Church Hittle & Antrim, discusses Trump’s escalating battle with Harvard University. June Grasso hosts. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information....

May 28, 202533 min

SCOTUS Deadlocked & DOJ Pursues Trump Foes

Religious liberties expert Stephanie Barclay, a professor at Georgetown Law, discusses the Supreme Court deadlocking on a case involving a religious charter school. Barbara McQuade, a professor at the University of Michigan Law School and former US Attorney for the Eastern District of Michigan, discusses the Trump administration targeting the president’s political foes. Constitutional law expert Ilya Somin, a law professor at George Mason University, discusses nationwide injunctions versus putat...

May 23, 202535 min

Geofence Warrants & Can Trump Fire Powell?

Elliot Stein, Bloomberg Intelligence senior litigation analyst, discusses whether President Trump can fire Fed Chair Jerome Powell. Bloomberg Law senior correspondent Alex Ebert discusses geofence warrants. Immigration law expert Leon Fresco discusses the Trump administration charging a New Jersey Congresswoman for a scuffle outside a detention facility. June Grasso hosts. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

May 22, 202538 min

Internet Giants Sued & Interim Appointments

Eric Goldman, a professor at Santa Clara University Law School and co-director of the High Tech Law Institute, discusses the lawsuits filed by family members of the victims of the mass shooting in a Buffalo supermarket three years ago against social media giants. Anne Joseph O’Connell, a professor at Stanford Law School who specializes in political appointments. discusses recent presidents relying on interim appointments for important government roles. June Grasso hosts. See omnystudio.com/liste...

May 21, 202532 min

Immigration Issues & A Reality Show for Citizenship

Immigration law expert Leon Fresco, a partner at Holland & Knight, discusses the Trump administration’s recent wins and losses at the Supreme Court. Constitutional law expert Harold Krent, a professor at the Chicago-Kent College of Law, discusses appointment power issues. June Grasso hosts, See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

May 20, 202541 min

Recipe Wars Down Under

Intellectual property litigator Terence Ross, a partner at Katten Muchin Rosenman, discusses the claims that Australian influencer and baking guru Brooke Bellamy copied recipes from other celebrity chefs for her best selling cookbook. June Grasso hosts. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

May 17, 202515 min

Menendez Brothers Path to Freedom & Trump Tariffs

Dave Aronberg, former Palm Beach County State Attorney and Managing Director of Dave Aronberg Law, discusses the resentencing of the Menendez Brothers. Holly Froum, Bloomberg Intelligence Litigation Analyst, discusses a hearing over the legality of President Trump’s tariffs. June Grasso hosts. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

May 15, 202532 min

Threats to Habeas Corpus & Sean 'Diddy' Combs Trial

Constitutional law expert Jonathan Adler, a professor at Case Western Reserve University Law School, discusses the Trump administration talking about suspending the writ of habeas corpus. Former federal prosecutor Robert Mintz, a partner at McCarter & English, discusses the trial of Sean “Diddy” Combs. June Grasso hosts. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

May 14, 202536 min

Controversial Immigration Cases

Immigration law expert Leon Fresco, a partner at Holland & Knight and the former head of the Office of Immigration Litigation in the Obama Administration, discusses the controversial immigration cases involving the Trump administration, from the arrest of Newark’s mayor to the refusal to bring back wrongfully deported Kilmar Abrego Garcia. June Grasso hosts. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

May 13, 202527 min

Weekend Law: Transgender Ban, Unorthodox Plea Deal & Health Suit

Constitutional law expert David Super, a professor at Georgetown Law, discusses the Supreme Court allowing Trump’s transgender military ban. Former federal prosecutor Jimmy Gurule, a professor at Notre Dame Law School, discusses the Los Angeles US Attorney making an unorthodox plea deal. Healthcare attorney Harry Nelson, a partner at Leech Tishman Nelson Hardiman, discusses 20 State Attorneys General suing the Department of Health and human Services. June Grasso hosts. See omnystudio.com/listene...

May 09, 202538 min

Transgender Military Ban & LA Prosecutors Resign

Constitutional law expert David Super, a professor at Georgetown Law, discusses the Supreme Court allowing the Trump administration to start discharging transgender servicemembers. Former federal prosecutor Jimmy Gurule, a professor at Notre Dame Law School, discusses the Los Angeles US Attorney making a plea deal with a former sheriff’s deputy after he was convicted by a jury. Healthcare attorney Harry Nelson, a partner at Leech Tishman Nelson Hardiman, discusses 20 State Attorneys General suin...

May 08, 202541 min

Special Coverage: A Fireside Chat with Chief Justice John Roberts

Chief Justice John Roberts again rebuked recent calls by President Donald Trump’s allies to impeach judges who rule against the administration. “Impeachment is not how you register disagreement with decisions,” Roberts said Wednesday during an appearance in Buffalo, New York. “That’s what we’re there for,” he said. His remarks echoed ones he’d made in March after the president called for the impeachment of US District Judge James Boasberg, who’d ruled against the administration’s efforts to depo...

May 08, 20251 hr 13 min

Law Firm Wins Against Trump & Harvard Threatened

Professor Matthew Diller of Fordham Law School discusses a judge finding President Trump’s order targeting Perkins Coie unconstitutional. Professor Timothy Zick of William & Mary Law School discusses the Third Circuit finding that a school’s teaching of Islam did not violate the Establishment Clause. Professor Emeritus George Yin of the University of Virginia Law School discusses Trump’s threats to take away Harvard University’s tax exempt status. June Grasso hosts. See omnystudio.com/listen...

May 07, 202540 min

DOJ Sues Blue States Over Suits Against Big Oil

Environmental law professor Pat Parenteau of the Vermont Law & Graduate School, discusses the Trump administration suing four blue states over their lawsuits against oil and gas companies over climate change. Professor Carl Tobias of the University of Richmond Law School, discusses President Trump’s first appellate court pick. June Grasso hosts. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

May 06, 202535 min

Weekend Law: Religious Schools, Endangered Species & Justice Scolds Lawyer

June Grasso talks to legal experts, Professor Caroline Mala Corbin of the University of Miami Law School, Professor Pat Parenteau of the Vermont Law & Graduate School, and Bloomberg Law Supreme Court Reporter Kimberly Strawbridge Robinson, about the top legal stories of the week. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

May 02, 202537 min

SCOTUS Clash Over Religious Charter Schools

First Amendment law expert Caroline Mala Corbin, a professor at the University of Miami Law School, discusses SCOTUS arguments over the first publicly funded religious charter school. Bloomberg Law Supreme Court reporter, Kimberly Strawbridge Robinson, discusses oral arguments that got heated. June Grasso hosts. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

May 02, 202534 min

Civil Rights Division Upended and Lawyers Exit

Bloomberg Law reporter Suzanne Monyak, discusses the upending of the Civil Rights Division of the Justice Department. Dave Arongberg, former Palm Beach County State Attorney, discusses Trump’s first one hundred days and the testing of the rule of law. June Grasso hosts See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

May 01, 202535 min

The Next Battle Over Abortion

Mary Ziegler, a professor at UC Davis Law School and an expert in the law of reproductive rights, discusses her new book, “Personhood: The New Civil War Over Reproduction.” Trial attorney David Ring, a partner at Taylor & Ring, discusses the murder retrial of Karen Read. June Grasso hosts. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Apr 29, 202542 min

Endangered Species at Risk & Immigration

Environmental law expert Pat Parenteau, a professor at the Vermont Law & Graduate School, describes how a proposed Trump administration revision to the Endangered Species Act will jeopardize endangered species. Immigration law expert Leon Fresco, a partner at Holland & Knight, discusses the latest immigration cases. June Grasso hosts. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Apr 29, 202540 min

Sarah Palin Loses Libel Lawsuit & Harvard Sues Trump

First Amendment expert Samantha Barbas, a professor at the University of Iowa College of Law, discusses the second jury verdict finding that the New York Times did not defame Sarah Palin. Bloomberg legal reporter David Voreacos discusses Harvard University suing the Trump administration. Bloomberg Supreme Court reporter Greg Stohr discusses the Trump administration’s tenth emergency request to the Supreme Court. June Grasso hosts. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information....

Apr 25, 202537 min
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