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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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Judge on Trial for Aiding Migrant & School Strip Searches for Minor Offenses

Immigration law expert Leon Fresco, a partner at Holland & Knight, discusses a first of its kind trial of a Wisconsin judge for allegedly interfering with the ICE arrest of a migrant. Then Bloomberg Law senior reporter Emily Siegel, discusses a Bloomberg Law study of the number of cases across the country involving strip searches of kids in school for minor offenses. June Grasso hosts. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information....

Dec 18, 202534 min

This Week at the Supreme Court

June Grasso talks to legal experts about the top Supreme Court stories of the week See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Dec 14, 202538 min

SCOTUS on Suits Against Investment Firms & Death Penalty

Securities law expert James Park, a professor at UCLA Law School, discusses Supreme Court oral arguments over whether to let investors use an 85-year-old law to sue funds over their management decisions. Then death penalty litigation expert Andrea Lyon, of the Chicago firm of Lyon & Kerr, discusses Supreme Court oral arguments over the death penalty in cases of intellectual disabilities. June Grasso hosts. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information....

Dec 13, 202528 min

Campaign Finance Caps & Who Gets the Dog?

Elections expert Richard Briffault, a professor at Columbia Law School, discusses the Supreme Court oral arguments over Republican efforts to get rid of federal caps on spending by political parties in coordination with candidates. Then Jennifer Kay, Bloomberg Law senior correspondent, discusses a custody battle over a goldendoodle. June Grasso hosts. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Dec 12, 202537 min

SCOTUS Poised to Give Trump More Power

Constitutional law experts William Treanor, a professor at Georgetown Law, and Gillian Metzger, a professor at Columbia Law School, discuss the Supreme Court’s oral arguments over whether the president can fire the heads of independent agencies. June Grasso hosts. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Dec 10, 202531 min

Weekend Law: Music Piracy, Drug Boats, Asylum & Texas Maps

Intellectual property litigator Terence Ross, a partner at Katten Muchin Rosenman, discusses Supreme Court oral arguments in a $1 billion music piracy case. Then immigration law expert Leon Fresco, a partner at Holland & Knight, discusses Supreme Court arguments in an asylum case. And Bloomberg Supreme Court reporter Greg Stohr, discusses the Supreme Court allowing Texas to use maps that favor Republicans in the midterms. Plus, Joshua Kastenberg, a professor at the University of New Mexico L...

Dec 06, 202542 min

Boat Strikes, Impeachment Threats & Immigration Judges

Joshua Kastenberg, a professor at the University of New Mexico Law School and a former judge and lawyer in the US Air Force, discusses the second strike on an alleged Venezuelan drug boat. Then Judge Paul Michel, who served on the US Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit, discusses the use of threats of impeachment against judges. And Leon Fresco, a partner at Holland & Knight and the head of the Office of Immigration Litigation during the Obama administration, discusses the firing of imm...

Dec 05, 202539 min

SCOTUS on Music Piracy & Asylum

Intellectual property litigator Terence Ross, a partner at Katten Muchin Rosenman, discusses Supreme Court oral arguments in a $1 billion music piracy case. Then immigration law expert Leon Fresco, a partner at Holland & Knight, discusses Supreme Court arguments in an asylum case. June Grasso hosts. To contact the reporter on this story: See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Dec 04, 202539 min

SCOTUS Cases: Transgender Athletes, Death Penalty & Guns

Constitutional law expert David Super, a professor at Georgetown Law, discusses upcoming Supreme Court cases. Constitutional law professor Harold Krent of the Chicago-Kent College of Law, discusses the Third Circuit ruling that the appointment of Alina Habba as New Jersey US Attorney was illegal. June Grasso hosts. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Dec 03, 202535 min

Weekend Law: A Supreme Court Roundup

On this holiday weekend edition of Bloomberg Law, we take a look at a few notable cases before the Supreme Court. Hosted by June Grasso. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Nov 28, 202539 min

Judge Tosses Cases Against Comey and James & Insider Trading Ring

Constitutional law expert David Super, a professor at Georgetown Law, discusses a judge dismissing the charges against former FBI Director James Comey and New York Attorney General Letitia James. Then former federal prosecutor Stephen Frank, a partner at Quinn Emanuel, discusses a global insider trading ring that sounds like a movie script. And securities law expert James Park, a professor at UCLA Law School, discusses the SEC’s decision to drop the SolarWinds Cyberattack lawsuit. June Grasso ho...

Nov 25, 202537 min

Landmark 'Shaken Baby Syndrome' Ruling

Bloomberg Law senior correspondent Alex Ebert discusses a landmark New Jersey ruling on the use of “shaken baby syndrome” evidence. Then Jacqueline Thomsen, Bloomberg Law reporter, discusses how some senior judges are “mellowing out” some decisions on the conservative Fifth Circuit. And Harold Krent, a professor at the Chicago-Kent College of Law, discusses how agencies are winning the fight over using in-house judges. June Grasso hosts. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information....

Nov 20, 202533 min

Meta Wins in Antitrust & Texas Loses in Redistricting

Antitrust expert Harry First, a professor at NYU Law School, discusses the FTC’s major loss to Meta. Elections expert Richard Briffault, a professor at Columbia Law School, discusses a federal court ruling that Texas cannot use the maps it drew in its mid-decade redistricting. June Grasso hosts. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Nov 20, 202533 min

Comey Gets Grand Jury Transcripts & Texas Redistricting Blocked

Former federal prosecutor Robert Mintz, a partner at McCarter & English, discusses a judge finding that the Justice Department’s indictment of former FBI Director James Comey, was riddled with problems. Then Ryan Autullo, Bloomberg Law reporter, discusses a court blocking Texas mid-decade redistricting. And Colin Walke, cybersecurity and data privacy partner at Hall Estill discusses the tech giants suing California over its social media access law. June Grasso hosts. See omnystudio.com/liste...

Nov 19, 202536 min

Asylum, ICE in Charlotte & Michael Flynn $50 Million Claim

Immigration attorney Leon Fresco, a partner at Holland & Knight, discusses the immigration crackdown in Charlotte, NC, and the Supreme Court taking a case on the turning away of asylum seekers. Then Bloomberg legal reporter Zoe Tillman, discusses the Trump Justice Department starting up settlement talks with former Trump officials, Michael Flynn and Stefan Passantino. June Grasso hosts. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information....

Nov 17, 202539 min

War on Judges, LGBTQ Loss & Rastafarian's Religious Suit

June Grasso speaks with Judge John E Jones III, Columbia Law School Professor Suzanne Goldberg and Notre Dame Law Professor John Meiser about the top legal stories of the week. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Nov 15, 202538 min

Justice Department At War With Judges & Starbucks Strikes

Federal judge John E. Jones III, formerly of the U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Pennsylvania, discusses the second-in-command at the Justice Department, Todd Blanche, saying the department is at war with federal judges. Labor and employment law expert Kate Andrias, a professor at Columbia Law School, discusses the continuing legal battles between Starbucks and unionized workers. June Grasso hosts. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information....

Nov 14, 202531 min

SCOTUS Skeptical of Rastafarian Religious Damages Suit

John Meiser, a professor at Notre Dame Law School and director of the Religious Liberty Clinic, discusses the Supreme Court oral arguments over a Rastafarian inmate’s claim that prison guards violated his religious rights and should pay damages. Constitutional law professor Harold Krent of the Chicago-Kent College of Law, discusses the government’s claims in its case to deploy National Guard units to Chicago. June Grasso hosts. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information....

Nov 12, 202536 min

Same-Sex Marriage & 'War' on Judges

Columbia Law School Professor Suzanne Goldberg, Director of the Sexuality and Gender Law Clinic, discusses the Supreme Court’s decision not to take up a challenge to same-sex marriage. Then Bloomberg Law Reporter Suzanne Monyak discusses the second-in-command at the Justice Departments asking young attorneys to join the “war” on the judiciary. June Grasso hosts. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Nov 11, 202537 min

Weekend Law: Tariffs, Comey's Defense, Michael Jordan & NASCAR

Timothy Brightbill, a partner and co-chair of the international trade practice at Wiley Rein, discusses the Supreme Court oral arguments over Trump’s sweeping global tariffs. Then former federal prosecutor Robert Mintz, a partner at McCarter & English, discusses former FBI Director James Comey’s defense against charges of lying to Congress. And antitrust expert, Harry First, a professor at NYU Law School, discusses the pre-trial win for Michael Jordan in his antitrust fight against NASCAR. J...

Nov 08, 202540 min

Comey Defense & Michael Jordan NASCAR Court Win

Former federal prosecutor Robert Mintz, a partner at McCarter & English, discusses former federal prosecutor James Comey’s defense. Antitrust law expert, Harry First, a professor at NYU Law School, discusses the pre-trial win for Michael Jordan in his antitrust fight against NASCAR. June Grasso hosts. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Nov 07, 202534 min

SCOTUS Dubious About Trump Tariffs

Michael Dorf, a constitutional law professor at Cornell Law School, and Timothy Brightbill, a partner and co-chair of the international trade practice at Wiley Rein, discuss the Supreme Court oral arguments over Trump’s sweeping global tariffs. June Grasso hosts. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Nov 06, 202537 min

Courts Out of Money & Delaware Law Challenged

Business law professor Eric Talley of Columbia Law School, discusses why the Delaware Supreme Court will review the constitutionality of a law passed in response to fallout from a trial court’s rejection of Elon Musk’s blockbuster pay package. Then Bloomberg Law reporter Suzanne Monyak discusses how the federal courts are dealing with the shut down. June Grasso hosts. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Nov 05, 202537 min

National Monuments at Risk & SNAP Benefits

Environmental law expert Pat Parenteau, a professor at the Vermont Law & Graduate School, discusses a case challenging the president’s authority to protect or abolish national monuments. Constitutional law expert Harold Krent, a professor at the Chicago-Kent College of Law, discusses the Trump administation agreeing to partially fund SNAP benefits. June Grasso hosts. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Nov 04, 202531 min

NBA Gambling Scandal, Third Term & House Maps

Former federal prosecutor Joshua Naftalis, a partner at Pallas Partners, discusses the NBA gambling scandal involving sports betting and fixed poker games. Constitutional law expert David Super, a professor at Georgetown Law, discusses President Trump's hints at a third term. Jeffrey Wice, a professor at New York Law School and director of the New York Elections, Census & Redistricting Institute, discusses a lawsuit challenging New York City's only Republican house seat. June Grasso hosts. S...

Oct 31, 202536 min

Trump's Deployment of Troops Questioned

Leon Fresco, a partner at Holland & Knight and the former head of the Office of Immigration Litigation in the Obama administration, discusses the court cases over Trump’s efforts to deploy the National Guard to Democratic-led cities, and the request for more information from the Supreme Court. June Grasso hosts. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Oct 31, 202528 min

Challenge to New York City's Only Republican House Seat

Jeffrey Wice, a professor at New York Law School and director of the New York Elections, Census & Redistricting Institute, discusses a lawsuit challenging New York City’s only Republican house seat. Erik Larson, Bloomberg legal reporter, discusses President Trump’s appeal of his New York hush money conviction. June Grasso hosts. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Oct 29, 202531 min

Can Trump Serve a Third Term & Wrongful Death Trial of Pitcher Tyler Skaggs

Constitutional law expert David Super, a professor at Georgetown Law, discusses President Trump’s hints at a third term. Healthcare attorney Harry Nelson, a partner at Leech Tishman Nelson Hardiman, discusses the trial over Los Angeles Angels pitcher Tyler Skaggs’ death. June Grasso hosts. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Oct 29, 202531 min

Judges Admit AI Mistakes & NBA Gambling Scandal

Former federal Judge Paul Grimm, Director of the Bolch Judicial Institute at Duke Law School, discusses two judges admitting mistakes in orders were made because of the use of artificial intelligence by staff. Derrick Hogan, Partner at Tully Rincke, discusses the NBA gambling scandal. June Grasso hosts. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Oct 28, 202536 min
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