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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. June Grasso hosts.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Nov 8, 202539 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 7, 202533 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 6, 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 5, 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 4, 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.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Oct 31, 202535 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, 202527 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, 202530 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

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, 202537 min

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, 202532 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/listener for privacy information.

Oct 23, 202532 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, 202536 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, 202537 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, 202540 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, 202533 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, 202530 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, 202529 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, 202537 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 can discuss his client’s testimony during an overnight break in the testimony. June Grasso hosts.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Oct 11, 202537 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 9, 202536 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 9, 202535 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 8, 202533 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 omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Oct 6, 202542 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 4, 202538 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 3, 202538 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 3, 202528 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 1, 202531 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 hosts.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Sep 30, 202533 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.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Sep 27, 202540 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, 202532 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, 202524 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, 202536 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, 202537 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, 202537 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, 202539 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 hostsSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Sep 16, 202532 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, 202537 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, 202534 min

SCOTUS Moves to the Right & Lisa Cook Firing Blocked

Elliott Stein, Bloomberg Intelligence senior litigation analyst, discusses President Trump appealing a court order blocking him from firing Federal Reserve Governor Lisa Cook. Constitutional law professor Eric Segall of the Georgia State University, discusses how the Roberts court has changed the law over the past two decades. June Grasso hosts.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Sep 10, 202535 min

SCOTUS Lifts Restrictions on ICE Stops in LA

David Harris, a professor at the University of Pittsburgh Law School and an expert in racial profiling, discusses the Supreme Court lifting the restrictions on immigrations stops in Los Angeles.  Laura Davison, Washington Deputy Bureau Chief, discusses the latest on the Jeffrey Epstein files.  June Grasso hosts.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Sep 9, 202532 min

DC Grand Jurors Reject Charges & Chief Justice Okays FTC Firing

Constitutional law professor Harold Krent of the Chicago-Kent College of Law, discusses the Chief Justice allowing President Trump to fire the only Democratic member of the FTC. Former federal prosecutor Robert Mintz, a partner at McCarter & English, discusses the difficulties the DC US Attorney, Jeanine Pirro, is having getting grand juries to indict. Bloomberg legal reporter Erik Larson, discusses the Second Circuit leaving intact the more than $83 million defamation verdict against Trump, June Grasso hostsSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Sep 9, 202537 min

Weekend Law: Google, Wartime Act & Chicago Bracing

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

Sep 5, 202537 min

Trump Can't Use Wartime Law for Deportations

Immigration law expert Leon Fresco, a partner at Holland & Knight, discusses an appeals court blocking Trump’s use of the Alien Enemies Act to deport alleged Venezuelan gang members. Judiciary expert Carl Tobias, a professor at the University of Richmond Law School, discusses Trump saying he’ll sue over the Senate’s blue slip tradition. June Grasso hosts.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Sep 4, 202543 min

Google Dodges An Antitrust Bullet & Calls for RFK Jr to Resign

Antitrust law expert Harry First, a professor at NYU Law School, discusses a federal judge ruling that Google doesn't have to sell its Chrome web browser in an antitrust case.   Healthcare attorney Harry Nelson, a partner at Leech Tishman Nelson Hardiman, discusses the calls for HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr to step down.  June Grasso hosts.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Sep 3, 202539 min

Trump Loses on Tariffs & Sending Troops Into Los Angeles

Professor Harold Krent of the Chicago-Kent College of Law, discusses a federal judge finding that Trump sending troops to Los Angeles was illegal under federal law. Jimmy Gurule, a professor at Notre Dame Law School, discusses a federal appeals court finding that Trump’s tariffs are illegal. June Grasso hosts.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Sep 3, 202533 min

Weekend Law: Fed Legal Fight, Flag Burning & Grant Cuts

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

Aug 30, 202538 min

Fed Governor Sues Trump & Cashless Bail

Elliott Stein, Bloomberg Intelligence senior litigation analyst, discusses Fed Governor Lisa Cook’s lawsuit to stop President Trump from firing her. Vida Johnson, a professor at Georgetown law and co-director of the school’s criminal justice clinic, discusses Trump’s executive order to end cashless bail. June Grasso hosts.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Aug 29, 202533 min

Trump Wants to Jail Flag Burners

David Cole, a professor at Georgetown Law who represented flag burners in landmark Supreme Court decisions, discusses President Trump's executive order directing the prosecution of people who burn the American flag.  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Aug 28, 202522 min