Weekend Law: Trump, Pardons, Warrants & Guns
June Grasso talks with legal experts about the top stories of the week. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Oct 25, 2025•37 min
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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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Trump May Pardon You, But The Bank May Not
Tom Schoenberg, Bloomberg senior reporter, discusses why it’s one thing to be pardoned by the president, it’s another thing to be cleared by the bank. Then Joshua Kastenberg, a professor at the University of New Mexico Law School and a former judge in the US Air Force, discusses the various legal opinions on President Trump sending troops into Democratic-run cities. June Grasso hosts. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Oct 23, 2025•33 min
Trump Wants $230 Million & James Comey's Defense
Constitutional law expert Harold Krent, a professor at the Chicago-Kent College of Law discusses President Trump seeking $230 million from the Justice Department and appellate arguments over the appointment of Alina Habba, his former lawyer, as New Jersey’s top prosecutor. Abbe Smith, director of the Criminal Defense and Prisoner Advocacy Clinic at Georgetown Law, discusses former FBI director James Comey’s motions to dismiss the charges against him. June Grasso hosts. See omnystudio.com/listene...
Oct 23, 2025•32 min
SCOTUS Gun Cases & New Focus at SEC
Securities law expert James Park, a professor at UCLA Law School, discusses changes at the SEC in the Trump administration. Second amendment expert Andrew Willinger, Executive Director of the Duke Center for Firearms Law, discusses the gun cases the Supreme Court is deciding this term. June Grasso hosts. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Oct 22, 2025•36 min
Trump Can Deploy Troops to Portland But Not to Chicago
Immigration law expert Leon Fresco, a partner at Holland & Knight, discusses conflicting appellate court rulings about Trump sending troops into Portland, Oregon, and Chicago, Illinois. Then former federal prosecutor Robert Mintz, a partner at McCarter & English, discusses Supreme Court oral arguments over when police can enter a home, without a warrant, to render emergency aid. June Grasso hosts. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information....
Oct 21, 2025•38 min
Weekend Law: Bolton Indicted, Voting Rights & Reagan Judges
National security attorney Mark Zaid discusses the indictment of former national security adviser John Bolton. Then elections law expert Richard Briffault, a professor at Columbia Law School, discusses Supreme Court arguments on the Voting Rights Act. And Bloomberg Law reporter Jacqueline Thomsen talks about how Reagan-appointed judges are emerging as vocal critics of the Trump administration. June Grasso hosts. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information....
Oct 18, 2025•40 min
Supreme Court Mulls Limiting Race-Based Voting Maps & Reagan-Era Judges Push Back
Elections law expert Richard Briffault, a professor at Columbia Law School, discusses why Supreme Court conservatives seem inclined to limit race-based electoral districts under the Voting Rights Act. Then, Bloomberg Law reporter Jacqueline Thomsen talks about how Reagan-appointed judges are emerging as vocal critics of the Trump administration. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Oct 16, 2025•34 min
SCOTUS May Gut Voting Rights Act & Elon Musk Pay Package
Bloomberg Supreme Court Reporter Greg Stohr, discusses the Supreme Court oral arguments which suggest the conservative justices will limit race-based electoral districts. Business law professor Eric Talley of Columbia Law School, discusses the Delaware Supreme Court oral arguments over Elon Musk’s 2018 record-setting pay package. June Grasso hosts. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Oct 15, 2025•31 min
Are Shutdown Firings Legal & Mangione Wants Death Penalty Tossed
Constitutional law expert David Super, a professor at Georgetown Law, discusses the legality of President Trump firing federal workers during the shutdown. Bloomberg legal reporter Patricia Hurtado, discusses the Luigi Mangione defense asking the judge to drop a death-penalty eligible charge. June Grasso hosts. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Oct 15, 2025•30 min
Sentencing Backlash & Pets Are Still Property
Former federal Judge Paul Grimm, Director of the Bolch Judicial Institute at Duke Law School, discusses the backlash to the sentencing of the would-be assassin of Justice Brett Kavanaugh. Trust and estates attorney Suzanne Thau, a partner at Schwartz Sladkus Reich Greenberg Atlas, discusses why pets are still treated like property in most legal situations. June Grasso hosts. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Oct 14, 2025•37 min
James Indicted, Conversion Therapy & Right to Counsel
First Amendment expert Caroline Mala Corbin, a professor at the University of Miami Law School, discusses the Supreme Court’s oral arguments over Colorado’s ban on conversion therapy. Chris Strohm. Bloomberg legal reporter, discusses the indictment of New York Attorney General Letitia James and former FBI Director James Comey. Former Manhattan prosecutor and criminal defense attorney Paul Callan, of counsel at Edelman & Edelman, discusses Supreme Court oral arguments over whether a lawyer ca...
Oct 11, 2025•37 min
Mixed Reaction in Courts to Trump's US Troop Plans
Immigration law expert Leon Fresco, a partner at Holland & Knight, discusses hearings in San Francisco and Chicago over Trump deploying the National Guard to Portland and Chicago. Elections law expert Richard Briffault, a professor at Columbia Law School, discusses SCOTUS arguments over a Republican congressman’s suit over mail-in balloting in Illinois. June Grasso hosts. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Oct 09, 2025•37 min
Conversion Therapy Ban & Comey Pleads Not Guilty
Bloomberg legal reporter Chris Strohm discusses former FBI Director James Comey pleading not guilty to felony charges. Professor Caroline Mala Corbin, an expert in the First Amendment, discusses the Supreme Court’s oral arguments over Colorado’s ban on conversion therapy. June Grasso hosts. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Oct 09, 2025•36 min
Are Boat Strikes Legal & Right to Counsel
National security law expert Matthew Waxman, a professor at Columbia Law School, discusses the Trump administration’s strikes on alleged Venezuelan drug boats. Former Manhattan prosecutor and criminal defense attorney Paul Callan, of counsel at Edelman & Edelman, discusses Supreme Court oral arguments over whether a lawyer can discuss his client’s testimony during an overnight break in the testimony. June Grasso hosts. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information....
Oct 08, 2025•33 min
Oregon & Illinois Sue Trump & Senior Leaders Exit DOJ
Constitutional law expert Harold Krent, a professor at the Chicago-Kent College of Law, discusses lawsuits over the Trump administration sending National Guard troops into Portland, Oregon and Chicago, Illinois. Bloomberg Law reporter Suzanne Monyak discusses the number of senior career leaders who have left the Justice Department. M. Todd Henderson, a professor at the University of Chicago Law School, discusses lawsuits against prediction market platform Kalshi Inc. June Grasso hosts. See omnys...
Oct 06, 2025•42 min
New SCOTUS Term & Thomas Disses Precedent
Former United States Solicitor General Gregory Garre, a partner at Latham & Watkins, discusses the upcoming Supreme Court term. Constitutional law professor David Super, of Georgetown Law, discusses Justice Clarence Thomas’ comments downplaying the importance of precedent. June Grasso hosts. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Oct 04, 2025•38 min
Trump Can't Fire Fed's Cook Now & Oregon Sues Trump
Elliott Stein, Bloomberg Intelligence Senior Litigation Analyst, discusses the Supreme Court refusing to allow President Trump to immediately fire Federal Reserve Governor Lisa Cook. Immigration law expert Leon Fresco, a partner at Holland & Knight, discusses Oregon suing Trump over deploying the National Guard and Dreamers being able to sign up for DACA again. June Grasso hosts. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Oct 03, 2025•38 min
Upcoming Cases at the Supreme Court
Former United States Solicitor General Gregory Garre, a partner at Latham & Watkins, discusses the upcoming Supreme Court term from cases over tariffs and presidential power to transgender rights and copyright. June Grasso hosts. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Oct 03, 2025•29 min
Justice Thomas Cautions Against Following Precedent
Constitutional law expert David Super, a professor at Georgetown law, discusses conservative Justice Clarence Thomas cautioning against relying on precedent. Healthcare attorney Harry Nelson, a partner at Leech Tishman Nelson Hardiman, discusses the legal road ahead for the manufacturer of Tylenol. June Grasso hosts. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Oct 01, 2025•32 min
Trump Can Withhold Billions in Foreign Aid & Trial Lawyers' Warning
Constitutional law expert Suzanne Goldberg, a professor at Columbia Law School, discusses the Supreme Court’s conservatives allowing the Trump administration to withhold $4 billion in congressionally approved foreign aid. Richard Deane, Jr., the president of the American College of Trial Lawyers and a former US Attorney for the Northern District of Georgia, discusses the organization’s warning that Trump’s demands to prosecute his political enemies, are an attack on the rule of law. June Grasso ...
Sep 30, 2025•34 min
Weekend Law: Comey Indicted, Wind Farms & Hate Speech
Former federal prosecutor Robert Mintz, a partner at McCarter & English, discusses the indictment of former FBI Director James Comey. Environmental law expert Pat Parenteau, a professor at the Vermont Law & Graduate School, discusses federal judge Royce Lamberth allowing a wind farm to go forward over the Trump administration’s stop work order. First Amendment expert Timothy Zick, a professor at William & Mary Law School, discusses why hate speech is free speech. June Grasso hosts. S...
Sep 27, 2025•40 min
Trump Urges Prosecution of Enemies & Luigi Mangione
Former federal prosecutor Jessica Roth, a professor at Cardozo Law School, discusses President Trump calling on his Attorney General to prosecute his political enemies. Bloomberg legal reporter Patricia Hurtado discusses a federal judge rebuking the Justice Department for making statements about Luigi Mangione. June Grasso hosts. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Sep 25, 2025•33 min
The $100,000 Visa for Skilled Foreign Workers
Immigration law expert Leon Fresco, a partner at Holland & Knight, discusses the changes President Trump is proposing in the H-1B visas for skilled foreign workers and the changes in bonds for detained migrants who crossed the border illegally. June Grasso hosts. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Sep 25, 2025•24 min
Did Amazon Trick Customers & Kimmel Returns
Matthew Schettenhelm, Bloomberg Intelligence litigation & government analyst, discusses the FTC’s trial against Amazon and Jimmy Kimmel’s return to late night TV. Jennifer Rie, Bloomberg Intelligence senior litigation analyst, discusses the government’s trial to break up Google. June Grasso hosts. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Sep 24, 2025•37 min
Hate Speech Is Free Speech
First Amendment expert Timothy Zick, a professor at William & Mary Law School, discusses hate speech and why it’s protected by the First Amendment. Collin Walke, a cybersecurity and data privacy partner at Hall Estill, discusses recent lawsuits where parents are blaming chat bots for their teenagers suicides. June Grasso hosts. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Sep 23, 2025•37 min
Weekend Law: Judges Threatened, Sacred Tribal Site & Death Penalty
Bloomberg legal reporter Madlin Mekelburg discusses the case against Tyler Robinson for the shooting of conservative activist Charlie Kirk. Retired appellate judges Andre Davis and Paul Michel discuss the increasing threats against judges. Heather Whiteman Runs Him, director of the Tribal Justice Clinic at the University of Arizona, discusses Western Apache’s fight to save sacred tribal lands from mining. June Grasso hosts. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information....
Sep 20, 2025•38 min
Judges Speak Out About Threat to Constitution
Retired federal judges Andre Davis, formerly of the Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals, and Paul Michel, formerly of the Federal Circuit Court of Appeals, discuss the growing threats against federal judges and the attack on the Constitution. Bloomberg legal reporter Madlin Mekelburg, discusses the case against Tyler Robinson for the shooting death of conservative activist Charlie Kirk. June Grasso hosts. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information....
Sep 19, 2025•39 min
Tribal Suits Over Sacred Sites & EPA Weakens Regs
Jennifer Novak, an environmental attorney in California, discusses the EPA no longer requiring big polluters to report. Heather Whiteman Runs Him, director of the Tribal Justice Clinic at the University of Arizona, discusses how tribal suits over sacred sites, expose unequal treatment. June Grasso hosts See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Sep 16, 2025•33 min
Weekend Law: Racial Profiling, SCOTUS Changes & DC Grand Juries Resist
June Grasso discusses the top law stories of the week with legal experts. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Sep 12, 2025•38 min
Inside ICE Detention & Trump Tariffs at SCOTUS
Professor Elora Mukherjee, the director of Columbia Law School’s Immigrants’ Rights Clinic, discusses the Supreme Court decision on immigration stops and representing families in ICE detention. David Townsend, a partner in Dorsey & Whitney’s International Trade Group, discusses the Supreme Court agreeing to review President Trump’s tariffs on an expedited basis. June Grasso hosts. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Sep 11, 2025•35 min
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