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Trump Moves to Fire Fed Governor & Threatens Chicago
Harold Krent, a professor at the Chicago-Kent College of Law, discusses President Trump firing Fed Reserve Governor Lisa Cook and threatening to deploy the National Guard to Chicago. Anne Joseph O’Connell, a professor at Stanford Law School, discusses a judge rejecting Trump’s appointment of Alina Habba as the top federal prosecutor in New Jersey as unlawful. June Grasso hosts.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

SCOTUS Allows Cuts of Millions in Research Grants
Constitutional law professor David Super of Georgetown Law, discusses the Supreme Court allowing the Trump administration to cut off hundreds of millions of dollars in research grants. Shawn Collins, a partner at Stradling, discusses the FTC suing LA Fitness over customer’s difficulties dropping membership. June Grasso hosts.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Weekend Law: Voting by Mail, Unions Back Off & Sandwich Guy
June Grasso talks to the experts about the top legal stories of the week. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Trump $464 Million Penalty Tossed & New Citizenship Hurdle
Immigration law expert Leon Fresco, a partner at Holland & Knight, discusses the latest immigration issues. Constitutional law professor Harold Krent, a professor at the Chicago-Kent College of Law, discusses an appeals court reversing the $464 million penalty in President Trump’s civil fraud conviction. June Grasso hosts.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Voting By Mail & Social Media Promote FBI Arrests
Constitutional law professor Rick Pildes of NYU Law School, discusses President Trump’s pledge to get rid of voting by mail. National security expert Bradley Moss, a partner at Mark Zaid, discusses the White House allowing social media teams to go along and videotape FBI arrests. June Grasso hosts.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Unions Wait on Elections & $30 Million Pardon Scheme
Anne Lofaso, a professor at the University of Cincinnati Law School and an expert in labor law, discusses the significant drop in union elections since Trump took office. Ave Benny-Morrison, Bloomberg legal reporter, discusses a $30 million dollar pardon scheme. June Grasso hosts.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Trump Wants to Cut Down Forests & Redistricting Battles
Professor Pat Parenteau of the Vermont Law & Graduate School, an expert in environmental law, discusses the Trump administration wanting to cut down untouched forests for timber. Professor Richard Briffault of Columbia Law School, an expert in elections law, discusses Texas redistricting and retaliatory redistricting in California. June Grasso hosts.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

California and DC Sue Trump
Three Republican-led states said Saturday that they were deploying hundreds of National Guard members to the nation’s capital to bolster the Trump administration’s effort to overhaul policing in Washington through a federal crackdown on crime and homelessness.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Judge Skeptical of Trump Suit Against All Federal Judges in Maryland
Constitutional law professor Harold Krent of the Chicago-Kent College of Law, discusses the Trump administration's lawsuit against every federal judge in Maryland. Zoe Tillman, Bloomberg News senior reporter, discusses a circuit court allowing Trump to block billions of dollars in foreign aid. Jacqueline Thomsen, Bloomberg Law reporter, discusses a hack of the federal judiciary. June Grasso hosts.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

SCOTUS Could Narrow Bribery Law & Military in DC and LA
Former federal prosecutor Mark Chutkow, a member of Dykema Gossett, discusses how Michael Madigan’s appeal of his corruption conviction, could lead to the Supreme Court further narrowing the scope of corruption law. Joshua Kastenberg, a professor at the University of New Mexico Law School and a former prosecutor and judge in the US Air Force, discusses President Trump’s expansion of the military for domestic tasks. June Grasso hosts.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

California vs Trump & Big Beautiful Bill
Claire Finkelstein, a professor of law at the University of Pennsylvania and an expert on war powers and national security law, discusses the trial in San Francisco to decide whether President Trump’s deployment of the National Guard and Marines to Los Angeles in June, was legal. Constitutional law expert David Super, a professor at Georgetown Law, discusses a provision in Trump’s massive tax and spending bill, that violates the constitution. June Grasso hosts.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Trump Takes Over DC & Tariffs on Drugs
George Derek Musgrove, a professor of history at the University of Maryland, Baltimore County, discusses President Trump taking control of D.C.’s police force and ordering up the National Guard. Healthcare attorney Harry Nelson, a partner at Leech Tishman Nelson Hardiman, discusses the implications of Trump’s threatened tariffs on pharmaceuticals. June Grasso hosts.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Weekend Law: Texas Maps, ICE Profiling & Agency Power
June Grasso discusses the biggest legal stories of the week with top legal experts.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Challenge to the FTC's Independence
William Kovacic, former FTC Chairman and a Professor at the George Mason University School of Law, discusses the implications of President Trump’s attack on the independence of the Federal Trade Commission. June Grasso hosts.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Federal Workers Can Promote Religion & Lawyers Quit Over Principles
Stephanie Barclay, a professor at Georgetown Law, discusses the Trump administration memo encouraging proselytizing in the federal workplace. Justin Henry, Bloomberg Law reporter, discusses the young lawyers who left lucrative jobs because of their principles. David Voreacos, Bloomberg legal reporter, discusses lawsuits over the Trump administration’s maneuvers to keep Alina Habba as the top federal prosecutor in New Jersey. June Grasso hosts.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The Voting Rights Act Is in Jeopardy
Elections law expert Rick Hasen, a professor at UCLA Law School, discusses the Supreme Court considering outlawing the use of race in drawing voting maps. June Grasso hosts.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

No More Racial Profiling by ICE in Los Angeles
Immigration law expert Leon Fresco, a partner at Holland & Knight, discusses the 9th Circuit ruling upholding a judge’s order barring racial profiling by ICE. Debbie Kaminer, a professor of law at Baruch College, discusses workplace accommodations for religion. June Grasso hosts.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Fed Governor Resigns & Tariff Battles
Kathryn Judge, a professor at Columbia Law School, discusses the resignation of Fed Reserve board member Adriana Kugler. Jimmy Gurule, a professor at Notre Dame Law School, discusses the legal battles over President Trump’s tariffs. June Grasso hosts.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Weekend Law: Attack on Judges, Chaos in NJ Courts & Ghislaine Maxwell
June Grasso talks to legal experts about the top law stories of the week.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Justice Department Escalates Fight with Judiciary
Constitutional law expert David Super, a professor at Georgetown Law, discusses the Trump administration ratcheting up its attacks on the federal judiciary. Constitutional law professor Harold Krent, of the Chicago-Kent College of Law, discusses a Third Circuit ruling that deals a blow to labor judges. Federal judiciary expert Carl Tobias, a professor at the University of Richmond Law School, discusses the controversial Trump nominee, Emil Bove, winning confirmation to the Third Circuit. June Grasso hosts.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Planned Parenthood Win & Ghislaine Maxwell Appeal
Former federal prosecutor Robert Mintz, a partner at McCarter & English, discusses convicted sex trafficker Ghislaine Maxwell’s appeal to the Supreme Court. Reproductive rights expert Mary Ziegler, a professor at UC Davis Law School, discusses Planned Parenthood’s win against the Trump administration efforts to defund it. June Grasso hosts.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

New Jersey Criminal Courts Frozen
Anne Joseph O’Connell, a professor at Stanford Law School, discusses the controversy over Alina Habba, Trump’s personal lawyer picked to lead the US Attorney’s Office in New Jersey. Maia Spoto, Bloomberg Law Los Angeles Court’s Correspondent, discusses the mass exodus from the LA US Attorney’s office. June Grasso hosts.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Sanctuary Challenges & Little League Visas Denied
Immigration law expert Leon Fresco, a partner at Holland & Knight, discusses the Trump administration suing sanctuary cities and denying visas to the Venezuelan Little League team. Liam Knox, Bloomberg education reporter, discusses conservative Christopher Rufo and his quest to change higher education. June Grasso hosts.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Trump vs Federal Judges, Retaliatory Redistricting & Tattoo Lawsuit
Retired federal judge Andre Davis, a member of Keep Our Republic’s Article III Coalition, discusses the Trump administration’s unprecedented lawsuit against all the federal judges on the Maryland bench. Richard Briffault, a professor at Columbia Law School, discusses Texas redistricting plans. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Judges Doubtful About Kat von D Tattoo Copyright Win
Intellectual property litigator Terence Ross, a partner at Katten Muchin Rosenman, discusses Ninth Circuit oral arguments with the judges finding problems with the jury’s verdict that artist Kat Von D’s tattoo did not infringe a copyrighted photo of jazz legend Miles Davis. June Grasso hosts.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Epstein Files Meltdown & Climate Change
Dave Aronberg, former Palm Beach County State Attorney, discusses the second in command at the Justice Department going to interview Jeffrey Epstein’s convicted former girlfriend. Michael Gerrard, Director of Columbia Law School’s Sabin Center for Climate Change Law, discusses the International Court of Justice’s landmark climate decision. June Grasso hosts.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Conviction Reversed in Etan Patz Case & Texas Redistricting
Former New York prosecutor and criminal defense attorney Paul Callan, Of Counsel at Edelman & Edelman, discusses the Second Circuit Court of Appeals reversing the murder and kidnapping conviction in the Etan Patz case. Elections law expert Richard Briffault, a professor at Columbia Law School, discusses Texas Republicans plans to redistrict to gain more seats in the midterms. June Grasso hosts.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Trump vs Wall Street Journal & Harvard vs Trump
Defamation attorney Jeff Lewis discusses President Donald Trump’s $10 billion defamation lawsuit against the Wall Street Journal. Jodie Ferise, a partner in the higher education practice at Church Church Hittle & Antrim, discusses Harvard’s legal battle over the Trump administration’s $2.6 billion freeze of federal research funding. June Grasso hosts.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Epstein Files Distraction & ICE Racial Profiling
Former federal prosecutor Robert Mintz, a partner at McCarter & English, discusses the Trump administration’s request to open the grand jury transcripts in the Jeffrey Epstein case. Immigration law expert Leon Fresco, a partner at Holland & Knight, discusses the latest immigration law issues. June Grasso hosts.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Weekend Law: DOE Dismantled, Afghan Reprieve & Mega Deals
June Grasso talks to the legal experts about the top stories of the week.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Afghan Reprieve & Democrats Storm Out
Samuel Siegel, Senior Counsel at the Institute for Constitutional Advocacy and Protection at Georgetown Law, discusses their lawsuit, on behalf of CASA, against the Trump administration over the revocation of temporary protected status for Afghans. Dave Aronberg, former Palm Beach County State Attorney, discusses Democrats storming out of the hearing over the controversial nomination of former Trump criminal lawyer Emil Bove to the Third Circuit. June Grasso hosts.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

A $63 Billion Week in Deals Cleared
Antitrust expert Harry First, a professor at NYU Law School, discusses the FTC and Justice Department clearing 3 deals worth more than $63 billion during the last week of June. June Grasso hosts.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

SCOTUS Repeated Rulings for Trump
Constitutional law scholar David Super, a professor at Georgetown Law, discusses the Supreme Court granting all of President Trump’s 15 emergency applications since April, including allowing him to dismantle the Education Department. June Grasso hosts.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Judges Block Trump Agenda Despite SCOTUS Ruling
Professor Cary Coglianese who directs the University of Pennsylvania Carey Law School’s program on regulation, discusses the way federal courts are getting around the Supreme Court’s decision limiting nationwide injunctions. Carl Tobias, a professor at the University of Richmond Law School, discusses President Trump’s slow start with judiciary appointments. June Grasso hosts.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Weekend Law: Birthright Citizenship, SCOTUS Stats & Lululemon Suit
June Grasso speaks to Leon Fresco, a partner at Holland & Knight, Harold Krent, a professor at the Chicago-Kent College of Law and Susan Scafidi, a professor at Fordham Law School, about the top legal stories of the week.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Lululemon Sues Costco Over Alleged Dupes or Knockoffs
Susan Scafidi, a professor at Fordham Law School and director of the Fashion Law Institute, discusses Lululemon suing Costco, accusing it of copying its designs. June Grasso hosts.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Judge Blocks Trump Birthright Citizenship Order
Constitutional law expert Jonathan Adler, a Professor at William & Mary Law School, discusses the Supreme Court allowing President Trump to begin massive layoffs and a judge blocking Trump’s birthright citizenship order. Ben Penn, Senior Justice Department Reporter at Bloomberg Law, discusses how DOJ leadership ordered prosecutors to reach a lenient deal with Puerto Rico’s former governor and a billionaire banker. Rebecca Rainey, Senior Labor Department Reporter at Bloomberg Law, discusses the DOL’s quiet regulation rollback. June Grasso hosts.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

SCOTUS Gives Trump Okay to Fire Federal Workers
Constitutional law professor Harold Krent of the Chicago-Kent College of Law, discusses the stats in the Supreme Court’s latest term and the court giving President Trump the okay to fire workers in 19 federal departments and agencies. June Grasso hosts.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Trial Over Trump Targeting Pro-Palestinian Student Activists
Immigration law expert Leon Fresco, a partner at Holland & Knight, discusses the trial in Boston over the Trump administration’s policy of targeting non-citizen students who are involved in pro-Palestinian protests on campus. Tax expert Alex Raskolnikov, professor at Columbia Law School, discusses the winners and losers of Trump’s tax bill. June Grasso hosts.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Setbacks for Environment at SCOTUS
Environmental law expert Pat Parenteau, a professor at the Vermont Law & Graduate School, discusses the Supreme Court cases this term that weakened protections for the environment. June Grasso hosts.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Weekend Law: SCOTUS Term Analysis & What's Next for Sean 'Diddy' Combs
Former federal prosecutor Robert Mintz, a partner at McCarter & English, discusses what’s next for Sean “Diddy” Combs. Constitutional law expert Michael Dorf, a professor at Cornell Law School, analyzes the Supreme Court’s term. June Grasso hosts.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Sean 'Diddy' Combs Cleared of Top Charges
Former federal prosecutor Robert Mintz, a partner at McCarter & English, discusses why a jury acquitted Sean “Diddy” Combs of the most serious charges against him. Kenneth Marcus, founder and CEO of The Louis D. Brandeis Center for Human Rights Under Law, discusses the Trump administration’s latest legal front against Harvard University. June Grasso hosts.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

A Winning SCOTUS Term for Trump & Losing Term for LGBTQ Rights
Constitutional law expert Michael Dorf, a professor at Cornell Law School, discusses the Supreme Court term which included a number of victories for President Donald Trump and losses for LGBTQ rights. Former federal prosecutor Robert Mintz, a partner at McCarter & English, discusses the jury in the Sean “Diddy” Combs trial saying they are deadlocked on the top charge. June Grasso hosts.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Birthright Citizenship Back in Court & Newsom Sues Fox
Immigration law expert Leon Fresco, a partner at Holland & Knight, discusses the immigration law issues in the courts today from birthright citizenship to procedures for deporting alleged Venezuelan gang members. Defamation lawyer Jeff Lewis discusses California Governor Gavin Newsom suing Fox News for defamation. June Grasso hosts.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Final SCOTUS Decisions & Dogs Are Part of the Family
Constitutional law expert David Super, a professor at Georgetown Law, discusses the Supreme Court limiting judge’s use of nationwide injunctions. First Amendment law expert Caroline Mala Corbin, discusses the Supreme Court bolstering the rights of religious parents. Christopher Berry, the Executive Director of the Nonhuman Rights Project, discusses a New York judge ruling that dogs are part of the family. June Grasso hosts.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Trump DOJ Sues All Maryland Federal Judges
Immigration law expert Lina Baroudi, discusses the Trump administration suing all the federal district judges in Maryland. Bloomberg law reporter Tiana Headley discusses why Republican-appointed judges are not retiring during this second Trump administration. Securities law expert James Park, a professor at UCLA Law School, discusses the SEC reviewing changes in trade monitoring. June Grasso hosts.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

SCOTUS Okays Quick Deportations & Heated Hearing for Emil Bove
Elora Mukherjee, a professor at Columbia Law School and director of the school’s Immigrants Rights Clinic, discusses the Supreme Court decision allowing quick deportations of noncitizens to third countries. Suzanne Monyak, Bloomberg Law judiciary reporter, discusses the confirmation hearings for Emil Bove to the Third Circuit Court of Appeals. June Grasso hostsSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

War Power and Anniversary of Reversal of Roe v. Wad
Joshua Kastenberg, a professor at the University of New Mexico Law School and a former prosecutor and judge in the US Air Force, discusses whether the President Trump’s strikes on Iranian nuclear sites, required consultation with Congress. Healthcare attorney Harry Nelson, a partner at Leech Tishman Nelson Hardiman, discusses the third anniversary of the Dobbs decision which took away the constitutional right to abortion. June Grasso hosts.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Immigration: From Detainees to Sanctuary Cities
Immigration law expert Leon Fresco, a partner at Holland & Knight, discusses the latest immigration cases from widespread arrests at courthouses to sanctuary cities fighting the Trump administration. Judiciary expert Carl Tobias, a professor at the University of Richmond Law School, discusses Trump’s judicial picks. June Grasso hosts.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Weekend Law: Trans Rights, Read Acquittal & Shaq Settles Suit
Kate Redburn, a professor at Columbia Law School and an expert in the law of gender, sexuality and religion, discusses the Supreme Court upholding Tennessee’s ban on gender affirming care for minors. Dave Aronberg, former Palm Beach County State Attorney, discusses the jury acquitting Karen Read of murder charges. Entertainment attorney Ron Bienstock, a partner at Scarinci Hollenbeck, discusses Shaquille O’Neal settling a lawsuit over his FTX endorsements for $1.8 million. June Grasso hosts.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.