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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.

Setback for Transgender Rights & Karen Read Acquitted
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. June Grasso hosts.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Juror Kicked Off Diddy Trial & Harvard v. Trump
Former federal prosecutor Robert Mintz, a partner at McCarter & English, discusses the judge dismissing a juror in the Sean Combs trial. David Voreacos, a Bloomberg legal reporter, discusses Harvard’s case against the Trump administration. Emily Siegel, Bloomberg Law senior reporter, discusses a mysterious ad attacking litigation finance. June Grasso hosts.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Botched FBI House Raid & RFK Jr.'s Anti-Vax Agenda
Constitutional law expert Harold Krent, a professor at the Chicago-Kent College of Law, discusses the Supreme Court reviving a lawsuit over a botched FBI home raid. Nyah Phengsitthy, Bloomberg Law healthcare reporter, discusses US Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.'s steps toward implementing his anti-vaccine agenda. June Grasso hosts.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Weekend Law: California v Trump & Senator Handcuffed
Immigration law expert Leon Fresco, a partner at Holland & Knight, discusses the top immigration-related issues of the week from the fight over Trump deploying the National Guard to Los Angeles to the handcuffing of California’s US Senator Alex Padilla. Jimmy Gurule, a professor at Notre Dame Law School and the former Under Secretary for Enforcement at the Department of the Treasury, discusses the legal fight over Trump’s tariffs. June Grasso hosts.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Weekend Law: How Biden-Era Rulings Could Impact Trump Tariffs, Diddy Trial Latest
Guest host Amy Morris fills in for June Grasso to cover some of the top legal stories of the week, including how some Biden-era Supreme Court rulings on climate change and student loans could derail President Donald Trump's sweeping global tariffs, and a recap of the high-profile trial of entertainment mogul Sean 'Diddy' Combs.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Weekend Law: New ICE Strategy, Geofence Warrants
June Grasso talks to legal experts about the top stories of the week.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

New ICE Strategy at Courthouses
Immigration law expert Leon Fresco, a partner at Holland & Knight, discusses the latest immigration issues including the Trump administration’s emergency appeal to the Supreme Court. Alex Wolf, Bloomberg Law correspondent, discusses the path ahead for J&J after the failure of its third bankuptcy attempt. June Grasso hosts.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Harvard Legal Fight & Trump Firings Okayed
Lauren McFerran, Senior Fellow at the Century Foundation and former Chairman of the NLRB under the Biden Administration, discusses the Supreme Court allowing President Trump to fire two members of independent boards without cause. Jodie Ferise, a partner in the higher education practice at Church Church Hittle & Antrim, discusses Trump’s escalating battle with Harvard University. June Grasso hosts.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Weekend Law: SCOTUS Deadlock, Social Media Suit & Interim Appts
June Grasso talks to legal esperts about the top stories of the week.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

SCOTUS Deadlocked & DOJ Pursues Trump Foes
Religious liberties expert Stephanie Barclay, a professor at Georgetown Law, discusses the Supreme Court deadlocking on a case involving a religious charter school. Barbara McQuade, a professor at the University of Michigan Law School and former US Attorney for the Eastern District of Michigan, discusses the Trump administration targeting the president’s political foes. Constitutional law expert Ilya Somin, a law professor at George Mason University, discusses nationwide injunctions versus putative class actions. June Grasso hosts.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Geofence Warrants & Can Trump Fire Powell?
Elliot Stein, Bloomberg Intelligence senior litigation analyst, discusses whether President Trump can fire Fed Chair Jerome Powell. Bloomberg Law senior correspondent Alex Ebert discusses geofence warrants. Immigration law expert Leon Fresco discusses the Trump administration charging a New Jersey Congresswoman for a scuffle outside a detention facility. June Grasso hosts.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Internet Giants Sued & Interim Appointments
Eric Goldman, a professor at Santa Clara University Law School and co-director of the High Tech Law Institute, discusses the lawsuits filed by family members of the victims of the mass shooting in a Buffalo supermarket three years ago against social media giants. Anne Joseph O’Connell, a professor at Stanford Law School who specializes in political appointments. discusses recent presidents relying on interim appointments for important government roles. June Grasso hosts.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Immigration Issues & A Reality Show for Citizenship
Immigration law expert Leon Fresco, a partner at Holland & Knight, discusses the Trump administration’s recent wins and losses at the Supreme Court. Constitutional law expert Harold Krent, a professor at the Chicago-Kent College of Law, discusses appointment power issues. June Grasso hosts,See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Recipe Wars Down Under
Intellectual property litigator Terence Ross, a partner at Katten Muchin Rosenman, discusses the claims that Australian influencer and baking guru Brooke Bellamy copied recipes from other celebrity chefs for her best selling cookbook. June Grasso hosts.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Weekend Law: Habeas Corpus, Menendez Brothers & Recipe Wars
June Grasso talks to legal experts about the top legal stories of the week.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Menendez Brothers Path to Freedom & Trump Tariffs
Dave Aronberg, former Palm Beach County State Attorney and Managing Director of Dave Aronberg Law, discusses the resentencing of the Menendez Brothers. Holly Froum, Bloomberg Intelligence Litigation Analyst, discusses a hearing over the legality of President Trump’s tariffs. June Grasso hosts.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Threats to Habeas Corpus & Sean 'Diddy' Combs Trial
Constitutional law expert Jonathan Adler, a professor at Case Western Reserve University Law School, discusses the Trump administration talking about suspending the writ of habeas corpus. Former federal prosecutor Robert Mintz, a partner at McCarter & English, discusses the trial of Sean “Diddy” Combs. June Grasso hosts.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Controversial Immigration Cases
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 controversial immigration cases involving the Trump administration, from the arrest of Newark’s mayor to the refusal to bring back wrongfully deported Kilmar Abrego Garcia. June Grasso hosts.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Weekend Law: Transgender Ban, Unorthodox Plea Deal & Health Suit
Constitutional law expert David Super, a professor at Georgetown Law, discusses the Supreme Court allowing Trump’s transgender military ban. Former federal prosecutor Jimmy Gurule, a professor at Notre Dame Law School, discusses the Los Angeles US Attorney making an unorthodox plea deal. Healthcare attorney Harry Nelson, a partner at Leech Tishman Nelson Hardiman, discusses 20 State Attorneys General suing the Department of Health and human Services. June Grasso hosts.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Transgender Military Ban & LA Prosecutors Resign
Constitutional law expert David Super, a professor at Georgetown Law, discusses the Supreme Court allowing the Trump administration to start discharging transgender servicemembers. Former federal prosecutor Jimmy Gurule, a professor at Notre Dame Law School, discusses the Los Angeles US Attorney making a plea deal with a former sheriff’s deputy after he was convicted by a jury. Healthcare attorney Harry Nelson, a partner at Leech Tishman Nelson Hardiman, discusses 20 State Attorneys General suing the Department of Health and human Services. June Grasso hosts.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Special Coverage: A Fireside Chat with Chief Justice John Roberts
Chief Justice John Roberts again rebuked recent calls by President Donald Trump’s allies to impeach judges who rule against the administration.“Impeachment is not how you register disagreement with decisions,” Roberts said Wednesday during an appearance in Buffalo, New York. “That’s what we’re there for,” he said.His remarks echoed ones he’d made in March after the president called for the impeachment of US District Judge James Boasberg, who’d ruled against the administration’s efforts to deportation alleged Venezuelan gang members.During his appearance, Roberts also emphasized the importance of judicial independence. The judiciary’s “job is to obviously decide cases, but in the course of that check the excesses of Congress or the executive,” Roberts said. “And that does require a degree of independence.”His comment received applause from the audience, which was there to celebrate the 125th anniversary of the US District Court for the Western District of New York.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Law Firm Wins Against Trump & Harvard Threatened
Professor Matthew Diller of Fordham Law School discusses a judge finding President Trump’s order targeting Perkins Coie unconstitutional. Professor Timothy Zick of William & Mary Law School discusses the Third Circuit finding that a school’s teaching of Islam did not violate the Establishment Clause. Professor Emeritus George Yin of the University of Virginia Law School discusses Trump’s threats to take away Harvard University’s tax exempt status. June Grasso hosts.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

DOJ Sues Blue States Over Suits Against Big Oil
Environmental law professor Pat Parenteau of the Vermont Law & Graduate School, discusses the Trump administration suing four blue states over their lawsuits against oil and gas companies over climate change. Professor Carl Tobias of the University of Richmond Law School, discusses President Trump’s first appellate court pick. June Grasso hosts.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.