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Weekend Law: Prediction Markets, the 'God Squad' and Social Media Addiction
'God Squad' Puts Endangered Whales at Risk
Kalshi Win & DOJ Tries to Shield Its Lawyers
What's Next After Firing of Pam Bondi & Mail-In Ballots

Weekend Law: Trump Faces Loss on Birthright Citizenship & Conversion Therapy Ban
David Cole, a professor at Georgetown Law and the former National Legal Director of the ACLU, discusses Supreme Court oral arguments over President Trump’s attempt to end birthright citizenship. Then Suzanne Goldberg, a professor at Columbia Law School and the Director of the Sexuality and Gender Law Clinic, discusses the Supreme Court ruling against Colorado’s ban on conversion therapy. June Grasso hostsSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

SCOTUS May Hand Trump a Loss on Birthright Citizenship
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 Supreme Court oral arguments over President Trump’s bid to get rid of birthright citizenship. June Grasso hosts.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Conversion Therapy Ban Struck Down & Social Media Addiction
Columbia Law School Professor Suzanne Goldberg, Director of the Sexuality and Gender Law Clinic, discusses the Supreme Court rejecting Colorado’s ban on conversion therapy for LGBTQ minors. Professor Eric Goldman, Associate Dean for Research at Santa Clara University School of Law and an expert in internet law, discusses the consequences of the verdict against Meta and Google in the first social media addiction trial. June Grasso hosts.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The Narcoterrorism Case Against Maduro
Alamdar Hamdani, a partner at Bracewell and the former US Attorney for the Southern District of Texas, discusses the narcoterrorism charges against ousted Venezuelan leader Nicolás Maduro. Then Bloomberg Law reporter Suzanne Monyak talks about the judiciary seeking additional funds to protect against the increasing threats against judges. June Grasso hosts.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Weekend Law: Social Media Addiction, Music Piracy & Asylum
Collin Walke who leads Hall Estill’s cybersecurity & data privacy practice, discusses the jury verdict against Meta and YouTube in a landmark social media addiction trial. Then intellectual property litigator Terence Ross, a partner at Katten Muchin Rosenman, discusses a Supreme Court decision that is a blow to the music industry’s efforts to combat music piracy. And immigration law expert Leon Fresco, a partner at Holland & Knight, discusses the Supreme Court oral arguments over whether the Trump administration can turn away asylum seekers at the border. June Grasso hosts.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

SCOTUS on Music Piracy & Qualified Immunity
Intellectual property litigator Terence Ross, a partner at Katten Muchin Rosenman, discusses a Supreme Court decision that is a blow to the music industry’s efforts to combat music piracy. Then Anya Bidwell, senior attorney at the Institute for Justice, discusses the Supreme Court once again letting police officers off the hook under the qualified immunity doctrine. June Grasso hosts.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Social Media Addiction Verdict & Cox SCOTUS Decision
Collin Walke who leads Hall Estill’s Cybersecurity & Data Privacy practice, discusses the jury verdict against Meta and YouTube in a landmark social media addiction trial. Intellectual property expert Shyam Balganesh, a professor at Columbia Law School, discusses the Supreme Court decision in favor of Cox Communications in a music piracy case. June Grasso hosts.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Trump Administration Wants to Turn Away Asylum Seekers
Immigration law expert Leon Fresco, a partner at Holland & Knight, discusses the Supreme Court oral arguments over whether the Trump administration can turn away asylum seekers at the border. Then David Voreacos, Bloomberg legal reporter, discusses a federal trial court’s agreement with the Justice Department for the new US Attorney in New Jersey. June Grasso hosts.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

SCOTUS on Election Deadlines & Musk Misled Investors
Elections law expert Richard Briffault, a professor at Columbia Law School, discusses SCOTUS arguments on Election Day ballot deadlines. Then business law expert Eric Talley, a professor at Columbia Law School, discusses the jury verdict finding Elon Musk misled investors during the Twitter purchase. June Grasso hosts.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Weekend Law: The Chief's Warning, SCOTUS Pressured & Anthropic
Retired federal judge John E. Jones III, the president of Dickinson College, discusses recent remarks by Chief Justice John Roberts warning about personal attacks against judges. Then Dorothy Lund, a professor at Columbia Law School and co-director of the Ira M. Millstein Center for Global Markets and Corporate Ownership, discusses Anthropic challenging the Trump administration designating it a "supply chain risk." And Zoe Tillman, Bloomberg legal reporter, discusses the pressure on the Supreme Court over the overwhelming number of wins for the Trump administration in 'emergency' cases. June Grasso hosts.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Pressure on SCOTUS Over Trump 'Emergency' Wins
Zoe Tillman, Bloomberg legal reporter, discusses the pressure on the Supreme Court over the overwhelming number of wins for the Trump administration in ‘emergency’ cases. Then Justin Wise, Bloomberg Law Supreme Court reporter, discusses how judges are flipping the unitary executive theory against the Trump administration. June Grasso hosts.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Anthropic Sues Government & Paramount-WBD Deal
Dorothy Lund, a professor at Columbia Law School and co-director of the Ira M. Millstein Center for Global Markets and Corporate Ownership, discusses Anthropic challenging the Trump administration designating it a “supply chain risk.” Then antitrust attorney Richard Wolfram, discusses a possible wrench in the Paramount-Warner Bros Discovery deal. June Grasso hosts.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Warning From the Chief Justice & Vaccine Ruling
Retired federal judge John E. Jones III, the president of Dickinson College, discusses recent remarks by Chief Justice John Roberts warning about personal attacks against judges. Then healthcare attorney Harry Nelson, a partner at Leech Tishman Nelson Hardiman, discusses a judge blocking HHS Secretary Robert F Kennedy Jr from making changes to the immunization schedule for children. June Grasso hosts.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Refunds for Tariffs & Dropping FIFA Convictions
Timothy Brightbill, a partner and co-chair of the international trade practice at Wiley Rein, discusses lawsuits over refunds for the $170 billion collected in tariffs. Then Bloomberg legal reporter Patricia Hurtado, discusses federal prosecutors trying to drop criminal convictions for bribery reached by a jury in FIFA cases. June Grasso hosts.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Weekend Law: Iran War, Live Nation Trial Back On & War Bets
International law expert Kal Raustiala a professor at UCLA Law School, discusses the legality of the war in Iran. Then antitrust law expert Harry First, a professor at NYU Law School, discusses the states resuming the antitrust lawsuit against Live Nation. And business law expert, Eric Talley, a professor at Columbia Law School, discusses wagering on the Iran war. June Grasso hosts.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Is the Iran War Legal & the $100,000 H1-B Visas
International law expert Kal Raustiala, a professor at UCLA Law School and director of the Ronald W. Burkle Center for International Relations, discusses the legality of the Iran war under US and international law. Immigration law expert Leon Fresco, a partner at Holland & Knight, discusses the Trump administration asking the Supreme Court to allow it to revoke temporary protected status for Haitians and the first appellate test of President Trump’s $100,000 fee for H1-B visas. June Grasso hosts.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

States Fight Live Nation Settlement & Who Is Betting on War?
Antitrust law professor Harry First of NYU Law School, discusses State Attorneys General objecting to the Justice Department’s stunning settlement of its landmark antitrust case against Live Nation. Then business law professor Eric Talley of Columbia Law School, co-host of the “Beyond Unprecedented” podcast, discusses the questions around winning bets on the start of US strikes against Iran on Polymarket, one of the world’s largest prediction markers. June Grasso hosts.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Weekend Law: Musk Testifies in Twitter Investor Fraud Case, Live Nation's Antitrust Trial
Bloomberg's Jef Feeley breaks down Elon Musk's investor fraud trial, which claims he manipulated Twitter's stock price in 2022 in order to get a better deal. Bloomberg News antitrust reporter Leah Nylen joins to discuss the Live Nation antitrust trial that is just getting underway in New York. And Martin Edel, co-chair of the Sports Law Practice at Goulston & Storrs and an adjunct professor at Columbia Law, discusses MLB's longstanding antitrust exemption, which just survived a new challenge.Featuring special guest host Amy Morris, in for June Grasso.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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Weekend Law: Big Oil Seeks Climate Lawsuit Reprieve; States Sue RFK Jr
Bloomberg Supreme Court reporter Greg Stohr talks about why big oil companies, including Exxon Mobil, are looking to the Supreme Court to block them from lawsuits over climate change. Bloomberg News health reporter Jessica Nix breaks down the legal action that 15 states, led by California and Arizona, are taking against US Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr., over his overhaul of US vaccine policy for children. And, Justin Daniels, shareholder at Baker Donelson, discusses his piece for Bloomberg Law on why the social media addiction trial could serve as the template for how tort law can be used to rein in big tech.Featuring special guest host Amy Morris, in for June Grasso.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Tariffs Struck Down, Erasing History & Climate Rule Revoked
Dave Townsend, a partner at Dorsey & Whitney, discusses the Supreme Court ruling President Trump’s tariffs are illegal. Then Alan Spears, senior director of cultural resources for the National Parks Conservation Association, discusses the suit by the NPCA and other nonprofits to stop the Trump administration from erasing history and science at national parks. And Pat Parenteau, a professor at the Vermont Law & Graduate School, discusses the first lawsuits over the EPA’s revocation of a major climate finding. June Grasso hosts.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Slavery Exhibit, Climate Suits & Zuckerberg Testifies
Professor Sheryll Cashin of Georgetown Law discusses a federal judge ordering a slavery exhibit to be restored after it was removed by the Trump administration. Then Professor Pat Parenteau of the Vermont Law & Graduate School, discusses the first lawsuits over the EPA's revocation of a major climate finding. And Bloomberg Legal Reporter Madlin Mekelburg discusses Mark Zuckerberg's testimony at the first social media addiction trial. June Grasso hosts.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Trump Sued Over Erasing History at Parks & Harvard Sued Again
Alan Spears, senior director of cultural resources for the National Parks Conservation Association, discusses the suit by the NPCA and other nonprofits to stop the Trump administration from erasing history and science at national parks. Then Audrey Anderson, head of the higher education practice at Bass Berry & Sims, discusses the Trump administration's latest suit against Harvard. June Grasso hosts.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.