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Trump Scraps Bedrock of Climate Rules

  Michael Gerrard, a professor at Columbia Law School and director of the Sabin Center for Climate Change Law, discusses the Trump administration’s revocation of the bedrock of climate rules. Constitutional law professor David Super of Georgetown Law, discusses the tens of billions of dollars President Trump is suing various organizations and people for. June Grasso hosts.  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Feb 18, 202628 min

Weekend Law: Superstar Lawyer on Trial, Mangione's Outburst & Mandatory Detention

Bloomberg Law senior reporter Holly Barker discusses the trial of superstar Supreme Court lawyer Tom Goldstein on tax charges. Then former federal prosecutor Robert Mintz, a partner at McCarter & English, talks about Luigi Mangione’s outburst in court. And immigration law expert Leon Fresco, a partner at Holland & Knight, discusses the Trump administration’s mandatory detention policy. June Grasso hosts.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Feb 14, 202637 min

Mangione's Double Jeopardy & Superstar Lawyer on Trial

Former federal prosecutor Robert Mintz, a partner at McCarter & English, discusses the double jeopardy claims at Luigi Mangione’s federal and state trials. Holly Barker, Bloomberg Law senior reporter, discusses superstar lawyer Tom Goldstein’s testimony at his criminal tax trial. June Grasso hosts. To contact the reporter on this story:See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Feb 13, 202629 min

Courts Are Stopping Trump's Cuts to Funding

Bloomberg legal reporter Zoe Tillman discusses how courts have stopped President Trump’s cuts to funding in more than half of the spending fights last year. Then an expert in tort law, Michael Green, a professor at Washington University School of Law, discusses the implications of the $8.5 million verdict against Uber in a case alleging sexual assault by a driver. June Grasso hosts.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Feb 12, 202635 min

Jailing Immigrants Without Bond & ICE Plays Whack-a-Mole

Leon Fresco, a partner at Holland & Knight, and the former head of the Office of Civil Immigration Litigation during the Obama administration, discusses the Fifth Circuit allowing the Trump administration to keep immigrants in detention without bond. Then Bloomberg Law reporter Suzanne Monyak discusses the DC appeals court weighing whether to undo the block a judge placed on the government's freezing of federal grants.  June Grasso hosts.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Feb 11, 202640 min

Luigi Mangione's Outburst & Uber's Court Loss

Bloomberg legal reporter David Voreacos discusses the outburst of Luigi Mangione in court over being prosecuted by both state and federal prosecutors for the killing of United Healthcare CEO Brian Thompson. Then Dana Whitfield, a partner at Spar & Bernstein, discusses Uber losing its first case over sexual assault by a driver. June Grasso hosts.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Feb 10, 202624 min

Weekend Law: Elections Raid, Windmills Win & The Minions

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

Feb 7, 202637 min

Windmills Win Against Trump & The Minions on Olympic Ice

Environmental law expert Pat Parenteau, a professor at the Vermont Law & Graduate School, discusses the five straight court losses the Trump administration has suffered in the attempt to stop wind farms. Intellectual property litigator Terence Ross, a partner at Katten Muchin Rosenman, discusses the policing of intellectual property at the Olympics. June Grasso hosts.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Feb 6, 202631 min

FBI Raid & Arizona Republicans Challenge National Monument

Barbara McQuade, a professor at the University of Michigan Law School and a former US Attorney, discusses the implications of the FBI’s raid on the main election center for Fulton County, Georgia. Environmental law expert Dave Owen, a professor at the University of California College of the Law in San Francisco, discusses the Arizona Republican legislature trying to bypass the State’s Democratic Governor and Attorney General to challenge a monument designation by former President Joe Biden. June Grasso hosts.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Feb 5, 202635 min

Judges Blast Trump Immigration Actions

Immigration law expert Leon Fresco, a partner at Holland & Knight, discusses the case of a 5-year-old boy taken by federal immigration authorities and two judges blasting the Trump administration for its immigration enforcement policies. Then Bloomberg Law senior correspondent Alex Ebert discusses the confidential documents the Pulitzer Prize Board is demanding from President Trump in his defamation lawsuit against the Board. June Grasso hosts.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Feb 4, 202642 min

Fulton County Raid & Poker, Law and Taxes

Elections law expert Rebecca Green, a professor at William & Mary Law School, discusses the implications of the FBI seizing the voter rolls of Fulton County, Georgia. Holly Barker, Bloomberg Law senior reporter, discusses the trial of Tom Goldstein, a well-known Supreme Court litigator. June Grasso hosts.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Feb 4, 202631 min

Weekend Law: Prosecuting ICE, Social Media Addiction & Kid Rock Testifies

Dave Aronberg, Former Palm Beach County State Attorney, discusses the possible prosecution of the federal immigration agents involved in killing two US citizens in Minnesota. Then Colin Walke, a cybersecurity and data privacy partner at Hall Estill, discusses the first social media addiction trial. And Ron Bienstock, an entertainment lawyer and partner at Fox Rothschild, discusses Kid Rock’s testimony about the astronomical costs of concert tickets. June Grasso hosts.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Jan 31, 202640 min

Landmark Social Media Addiction Trial

Colin Walke, a cybersecurity and data privacy partner at Hall Estill, discusses the landmark social media addiction trial against the tech giants starting in Los Angeles. Bloomberg law reporter, Suzanne Monyak, discusses the Supreme Court’s emergency docket by the numbers. June Grasso hosts.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Jan 30, 202633 min

Backlash Over ICE Tactics in Minnesota

Christy Lopez, a Professor at Georgetown Law and the Former Deputy Chief in the Special Litigation Section of the Civil Rights Division at the Justice Department, discusses the Trump administration’s Minnesota crackdown where two people have been killed by federal agents. Then Madlin Mekelburg, Bloomberg legal reporter, discusses Republicans asking the Supreme Court to block California’s new voting map. June Grasso hosts.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Jan 29, 202632 min

Trump Sues JPMorgan & Judges Speak Out

Reilly Steel, a professor at Columbia Law School and an expert on the intersection of business and politics, discusses President Trump suing JP Morgan Chase and CEO Jamie Dimon. Retired federal judges Shira A. Scheindlin and John E. Jones III, discuss a new initiative entitled, “The Principles on Preserving the Independence of the Legal Profession.” June Grasso hosts.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Jan 27, 202629 min

Weekend Law: Vampire Gun Rule & Trump Headed for SCOTUS Loss

Second Amendment expert Adam Winkler, a professor at UCLA Law School, discusses the SCOTUS oral arguments on a Hawaii gun law called the “vampire rule.” Constitutional law expert David Super, a professor at Georgetown Law, discusses SCOTUS oral arguments on President Trump’s attempt to fire Fed Reserve Governor Lisa Cook. June Grasso hosts.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Jan 24, 202638 min

Immigration Issues from ICE in Minneapolis to Mahmoud Khalil

Immigration law expert Leon Fresco, a partner at Holland & Knight, discusses the immigration issues of the week, from the confrontations between protesters and ICE agents in Minneapolis, to the turn the case of Mahmoud Khalil has taken. June Grasso hosts.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Jan 23, 202630 min

SCOTUS Not Likely to Allow Trump to Fire Fed's Lisa Cook

Constitutional law expert David Super, a professor at Georgetown Law, discusses Supreme Court oral arguments over President Trump trying to fire Fed Reserve Governor Lisa Cook. Then Hayley Lawrence, the Executive Director of the Duke Center for Firearms Law, discusses Supreme Court arguments over a Hawaii law restricting the carrying of guns. June Grasso hosts.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Jan 22, 202636 min

The Week in Law: Transgender Athletes, Big Oil & ICE Officer Immunity

David Cole, a professor at Georgetown Law and the former National Legal Director of the ACLU, discusses Supreme Court oral arguments on state laws banning transgender girls and women from competing on female athletic teams. Then environmental law expert Pat Parenteau, a professor at the Vermont Law & Graduate School, discusses Louisiana’s fight against Big Oil at the court. And Anya Bidwell, a senior attorney at the Institute for Justice, discusses whether the ICE officer who shot a Minneapolis woman, will be held to account. June Grasso hosts.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Jan 17, 202640 min

Can Rene Good's Family Sue the Ice Officer Who Shot Her?

Anya Bidwell, a senior attorney at the Institute for Justice, discusses whether the family of the woman shot by an ICE officer can sue for damages. Then Jessica Peake, the Director of International and Comparative Law Program at UCLA Law School, discusses President Trump’s rhetoric about acquiring Greenland. And First Amendment attorney Jeff Lewis discusses the FBI searching a reporter’s home. June Grasso hosts.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Jan 15, 202640 min

SCOTUS on Transgender Sports Bans

Columbia Law School Professor Suzanne Goldberg, Director of the Sexuality and Gender Law Clinic, discusses the Supreme Court oral arguments on state laws banning transgender girls and women from competing on female athletic teams. Former federal prosecutor Marisa Darden, a partner at Benesch, discusses the upcoming trial of former Supreme Court advocate Tom Goldstein. June Grasso hosts.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Jan 14, 202636 min

Powell Investigation, Uvalde School Shooting & Lindsey Halligan

Bloomberg Intelligence senior litigation analyst Elliott Stein discusses the criminal investigation into Fed Chair Jerome Powell.  Then trial attorney David Ring, a partner at Taylor & Ring, discusses the trial of a former Texas police officer accused in the Uvalde school shooting. And constitutional law professor Harold Krent of the Chicago-Kent College of Law, talks about a judge ordering Lindsey Halligan to explain why she's still claiming to the US Attorney for the Eastern District of Virginia.  June Grasso hosts.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Jan 13, 202633 min

ICE Agent Shooting of Minneapolis Woman

Former Manhattan prosecutor and criminal defense attorney Paul Callan, of counsel at Edelman & Edelman, discusses the fatal shooting of a woman in Minneapolis by an ICE agent. Then immigration law expert Leon Fresco, a partner at Holland & Knight, discusses the status of undocumented Venezuelans and the latest news on H1-B Visas. June Grasso hosts.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Jan 10, 202635 min

Trump Wants Greenland

International law expert Monica Hakimi, a professor at Columbia Law School and a former State Department official, discusses the Trump administration’s interest in acquiring Greenland, a self-governing territory of Denmark. Maia Spoto, Bloomberg Law Los Angeles correspondent, discusses upcoming cases between California and the Trump administration. June Grasso hosts.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Jan 8, 202632 min

Sen. Mark Kelly Censured & 92-Year-Old Judge in Maduro Case

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 Defense Secretary's unprecedented censure of US Senator Mark Kelly.  Then Bloomberg Law reporter Mike Vilensky discusses the 92-year-old judge, Manhattan US District Judge Alvin Hellerstein, who will be overseeing the Nicolas Maduro prosecution.  June Grasso hosts.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Jan 7, 202628 min

The Case Against Ousted Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro

Former federal prosecutor Jimmy Gurule, a professor at Notre Dame Law School, and Jessica Peake, Director of the International & Comparative Law Program at UCLA Law School, discuss the federal charges against ousted Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro. June Grasso hosts. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Jan 6, 202636 min

Instant Reaction: Trump Says US to ‘Run Venezuela’ in Interim After Maduro

President Donald Trump said the US would run Venezuela until a transition could be organized, hours after a US operation captured leader Nicolás Maduro, ousting the strongman from power after months of mounting military and economic pressure on his regime.“We’re going to run the country until such time as we can do a safe, proper and judicious transition,” Trump said Saturday at a press conference at his Mar-a-Lago estate in Florida. “So we don’t want to be involved with having somebody else get in, and we have the same situation that we had for the last long period of years.”Trump said the US administration of Venezuela would include deploying US oil companies to the country, though indicated that his embargo “on all Venezuelan oil remains in full effect” and that US forces would stay on alert. Bloomberg's Joe Mathieu and Christina Ruffini speak with:  Rep. Brad Schneider (D-Illinois) Justin Logan, director of defense and foreign policy studies at the Cato Institute. Jeanne Sheehan Zaino, Democracy Visiting Fellow at Harvard Kennedy School's Ash Center and Bloomberg Politics Contributor & Lester Munson, Principal of the International Practice at BGR Group and Republican Strategist See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Jan 3, 202622 min

Weekend Law: SCOTUS to Decide Tariffs, Presidential Power & Music Piracy

June Grasso speaks to legal experts about top Supreme Court decisions to be handed down in 2026 regarding President Trump's tariffs, presidential control over independent agencies and music piracy. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Jan 2, 202637 min

Supreme Court Special: Previewing 2026 & A Conversation With Anthony Kennedy

On this special edition of Bloomberg Law, guest host Nathan Hager speaks with Harold Krent, professor of law at the Chicago-Kent School of Law to preview some of the high profile cases before the Supreme Court in the New Year. Plus, we hear an extended conversation with former Supreme Court justice Anthony Kennedy.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Dec 26, 202538 min

Supreme Court 2025 Analysis & Luigi Mangione Wants Evidence Thrown Out

Constitutional law expert David Super discusses the top Supreme Court decisions of 2025 involving everything from LGBTQ rights to nationwide injunctions. Then former federal prosecutor Robert Mintz, discusses Luigi Mangione’s attempt to get key evidence thrown out of his eventual murder trial. June Grasso hosts.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Dec 20, 202541 min

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 weekSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Dec 14, 202537 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, 202527 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, 202530 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 Law School and a former judge and lawyer in the US Air Force, discusses the second strike on an alleged Venezuelan drug boat. June Grasso hosts.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Dec 6, 202541 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 immigration judges. June Grasso hosts.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Dec 5, 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 4, 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 3, 202534 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, 202538 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 hosts.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Nov 25, 202537 min

Weekend Law: Comey's Motions, Meta Wins & Texas Maps

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

Nov 22, 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, 202532 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/listener for privacy information.

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, 202538 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, 202537 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