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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

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.

Aug 27, 202541 min

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.

Aug 26, 202533 min

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.

Aug 22, 202537 min

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.

Aug 22, 202537 min

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.

Aug 21, 202533 min

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.

Aug 20, 202533 min

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.

Aug 18, 202534 min

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.

Aug 17, 202536 min

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.

Aug 14, 202534 min

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.

Aug 13, 202536 min

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.

Aug 13, 202534 min

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.

Aug 12, 202533 min

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.

Aug 9, 202536 min

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.

Aug 8, 202523 min

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.

Aug 7, 202536 min

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.

Aug 6, 202519 min

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.

Aug 6, 202541 min

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.

Aug 5, 202529 min

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.

Aug 2, 202537 min

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.

Aug 1, 202537 min

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.

Jul 31, 202534 min

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.

Jul 30, 202533 min

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.

Jul 29, 202536 min