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Elections law expert Richard Briffault, a professor at Columbia Law School, discusses the lawsuits the Trump administration has filed against California and Alaska over the midterms. Then antitrust law expert Harry First, a professor at NYU Law School, discusses the trial over the failed merger of Kroger and Albertsons. June Grasso hosts.

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June Grasso talks to Judge Jeremy Fogel, formerly of the US District Court for the Northern District of California, Professor Eric Talley of Columbia Law School and Jonathan Diaz of the Campaign Legal Center about the top legal stories of the week.

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Judge Jeremy Fogel, formerly of the US District Court for the Northern District of California, discusses the contentious relationship between the Trump Justice Department and the federal judiciary. Then Bloomberg Law reporter Suzanne Monyak discusses the prominent role political appointees are playing in the Justice Department. June Grasso hosts.

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Suzanne Goldberg, a professor at Columbia Law School and an expert in gender and sexuality law, discusses the Supreme Court handing Trump a loss for the first time on transgender rights. Then business law expert Eric Talley, a professor at Columbia Law School, and the co-host of the “Beyond Unprecedented” podcast, discusses a recent change at the SEC and the possible merger of Tesla and SpaceX. June Grasso hosts.

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Jonathan Diaz, Director of Voting Advocacy and Partnerships at Campaign Legal Center, discusses the concerns that the Trump administration may try to interfere in the midterm elections either on election day or afterwards. Then Paul Kiesel, trial attorney and founder of “Speak Up for Justice,” discusses the implications of President Trump repeatedly demeaning judges. June Grasso hosts.

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Bloomberg Law reporter Suzanne Monyak, discusses the latest legal fight over President Trump’s plan to renovate a DC community golf course, that escalated into a tense hearing in court.  Then Rory Little, who teaches constitutional and criminal law at UC Law San Francisco, discusses the Supreme Court’s criminal cases, the majority of which lean toward the defense position. June Grasso hosts.

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June Grasso discusses the week’s top stories with legal experts: Leon Fresco, a partner at Holland & Knight, James Park a professor at UCLA Law School and David Super, a professor at Georgetown Law. They discuss the investigation into Democratic Representative Ilhan Omar, the attempted firing of Fed Governor Lisa Cook, the case being brought against Cassidy Hutchinson, a star witness at the January 6th House hearings, and the NFL asking the Supreme Court to step into the legal battle over who will regulate Kalshi and the prediction markets.

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Securities law expert James Park, a professor at UCLA Law School, discusses the NFL asking the Supreme Court to take New Jersey’s appeal of a clash with Kalshi, arguing that the states should regulate the prediction markets. Then sentencing expert Sam Merchant, a professor at the University of Minnesota Law School, discusses Supreme Court oral arguments on sentencing guidelines. June Grasso hosts.

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Constitutional law expert David Super, a professor at Georgetown Law, discusses President Trump calling for a committee of his appointees to investigate the mortgage fraud allegations against Federal Reserve Governor Lisa Cook and federal prosecutors presenting evidence against Cassidy Hutchinson, a former aide to then White House Chief of Staff Mark Meadows. Then immigration law expert Leon Fresco, a partner at Holland & Knight, discusses the Trump administration accusing nine universities of visa fraud. June Grasso hosts.leon

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Richard Garnett, a Professor at Notre Dame Law School and Director of the program on Church, State & Society, discusses Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth’s plan to live stream the firing squad execution of Nidal Hasan. Then immigration law expert Leon Fresco, a partner at Holland & Knight, discusses federal agents conducting a search of Democratic Representative Ilhan Omar’s home and the New York City Mayor calling for ICE to leave the city. June Grasso hosts.

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Host June Grasso talks to Professor Pat Parenteau of the Vermont Law School, Erica Rozow, a partner at Simpson Thacher, and Suzanne Monyak, Bloomberg Law reporter, about the top legal stories of the week.

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Bloomberg legal reporter Erik Larson discusses New York Attorney General Letitia James returning to the national spotlight as she is appointed special prosecutor in the Cornell University sexual assault investigation. Then James Menton Jr., partner and chair of the restructuring and bankruptcy group at Robins Kaplan, discusses the uptick in popular restaurant chains filing for bankruptcy. June Grasso hosts.

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Bloomberg law reporter Suzanne Monyak discusses an appellate court rejecting having President Trump’s name carved into the headquarters building of the Institute of Peace and other court cases over his attempts to remake DC. Then Erica Rozow, a partner at Simpson Thacher who focuses on ERISA fiduciary matters, discusses Supreme Court oral arguments on how much guidance to give lower courts on challenging 401(k) investment performance. June Grasso hosts.

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Bloomberg Supreme Court Reporter Greg Stohr discusses his interview with Justice Samuel Alito. Then death penalty expert Bernard Harcourt, a professor at Columbia Law School, discusses the botched execution of a woman in Tennessee. His upcoming book is entitled, “A Time to Live: Doyle Lee Hamm’s Decades-Long Struggle on Death Row.” June Grasso hosts

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Environmental law professor Pat Parenteau of the Vermont Law & Graduate School, discusses Supreme Court oral arguments on whether Boulder, Colorado’s lawsuits against Exxon Mobil and Suncor Energy, can go forward, with implications for other lawsuits against fossil fuel companies. California attorney Jeff Lewis, of Jeff Lewis Law, discusses California becoming the first state to have a law regulating the use of artificial intelligence by attorneys. June Grasso hosts.

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Former US Solicitor General Gregory Garre, a partner at Latham & Watkins, discusses the cases coming up at the Supreme Court’s new term starting on October 5th from climate change to asylum, and from parental rights to gun rights. June Grasso hosts.

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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 a wide range of immigration issues from the Justice Department suing the federal judges in Minnesota to the Supreme Court allowing undocumented immigrants to be send to countries they have no connection with. June Grasso hosts.

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Zoe Tillman, Bloomberg legal reporter, discusses a US trade court questioning the legal foundation of President Trump’s latest round of global tariffs. Then constitutional law professor Harold Krent of the Chicago-Kent College of Law, discusses former Special Counsel Jack Smith’s testimony before the Senate Judiciary Committee. And Holly Barker, Bloomberg Law senior reporter, discusses the Justice Department’s bid to revive criminal charges against New York Attorney General Letitia James and former FBI Director James Comey. June Grasso.

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Dave Aronberg, former Palm Beach County State Attorney describes the suprising twist in the defense arguments in the case of Lindsay Clancy who is accused of murdering her three children. And securities law expert James Park, a professor at UCLA Law School, discusses the latest loss for Kalshi at a circuit court of appeals. June Grasso hosts.

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Former federal prosecutor Robert Mintz, a partner at McCarter & English, discusses the defense motions to have the charges against Lindsay Clancy for murdering her three children dismissed and the defense attorney’s repeated attacks on the holdout juror. Elections law expert Richard Briffault, a professor at Columbia Law School, discusses the Supreme Court ordering Missouri not to use Republican drawn maps for the third time. June Grasso hosts.

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First Amendment expert Timothy Zick, a professor at William & Mary Law School, discusses a judge ordering Trump to allow outlets CNN, MS Now & Politico, access to the White House. Then Bloomberg Intelligence senior litigation analyst Jennifer Rie, discusses who really won in the settlement of the antitrust lawsuit brought by 12 states to block Paramount’s $110 billion acquisition of Warner Bros. And constitutional law expert David Super, a professor at Georgetown Law, discusses Trump’s argument that building an arch in DC is necessary for national security. June Grasso hosts. 

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First Amendment expert Timothy Zick, a professor at William & Mary Law School, discusses a judge ordering Trump to allow outlets CNN, MS Now & Politico, access to the White House. Then constitutional law expert David Super, a professor at Georgetown Law, discusses Trump’s argument that building an arch in DC is necessary for national security. June Grasso hosts.

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Danielle Lang, Vice President for voting rights and the rule of law at the Campaign Legal Center, discusses the battle over Missouri’s congressional map and aggressive tactics by the Trump administration to control the midterm elections. Then Alex Ebert, Bloomberg Law senior correspondent, discusses San Francisco’s lawsuit against Trump’s Truth Social over offering customers priority access to the president’s posts for $100,000 per month. June Grasso hosts.

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Bloomberg Intelligence senior litigation analyst Jennifer Rie, discusses the settlement of the antitrust lawsuit brought by 12 states to block Paramount’s $110 billion acquisition of Warner Bros. Then environmental law expert Pat Parenteau, a professor at the Vermont Law & Graduate School, discusses the EPA repealing greenhouse gas emissions standards for power plants. June Grasso hosts.

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First Amendment expert Timothy Zick, a professor at William & Mary Law School, discusses CNN, MSNOW and Politico suing Trump over his banning them from the White House. Immigration law expert Leon Fresco, a partner at Holland & Knight, discusses the latest ICE shooting in Texas and an appellate court ruling on searches at the borders. June Grasso hosts.

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June Grasso talks to Chris Strohm of Bloomberg News, and Professors Eric Talley and Thomas Schmidt of Columbia Law School, about the top legal stories of the week.

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Dave Aronberg, former Palm Beach County State Attorney, discusses the possibility of a retrial in the case of Lindsay Clancy for the murder of murdering her three children, the Tate Brothers extradition, and other legal issues of the day. Regan Rush, the Director of Democracy Forward’s Red Line for Civil Rights, discusses the changes in the Civil Rights Division of the Justice Department in the Trump administration. June Grasso hosts.

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Business law professor Eric Talley of Columbia Law School discusses the criminal racketeering trial of Huawei Technologies. Chris Strohm, Bloomberg legal and national security reporter, discusses the Justice Department ramping up a controversial investigation into President Trump’s perceived enemies. June Grasso hosts.

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Elections law expert Richard Briffault, a professor at Columbia Law School, discusses the Supreme Court blocking mail ballot restrictions. Bloomberg Law reporter Suzanne Monyak discusses the ultimatum President Trump has given over his legal fight to have his name on the Kennedy Center. June Grasso hosts.

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Immigration law expert Leon Fresco, a partner at Holland & Knight, discusses New York City and State leading lawsuits to stop the Trump administration from going forward with a rule change that would give immigration officers unprecedented discretion in denying green cards and visas to lawful immigrants. Columbia Law School professor Thomas Schmidt discusses ways to fix the Supreme Court’s “shadow” or emergency docket and his paper, written with Columbia Law School’s Kellen Funk, entitled, “The Equity Docket.” 

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June Grasso speaks to legal experts Jonathan Diaz of the Campaign Legal Center, environmental attorney Jennifer Novack and Professor Mary Ziegler of UC Davis Law School about the top legal stories of the week.

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Jonathan Diaz, Director of Voting Advocacy and Partnerships at the Campaign Legal Center, discusses the Supreme Court ruling that Missouri cannot use the congressional map drawn by Republicans to give them an advantage in the midterms.  Then Mary Ziegler, a professor at UC Davis Law School and an expert in reproductive rights, discusses Louisiana trying to obstruct access to abortion medication in states that allow abortion.  June Grasso hosts.

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Environmental lawyer Jennifer Novak discusses the Fifth Circuit ruling that the US Constitution doesn’t guarantee the right to clean drinking water. Then immigration law expert Leon Fresco, a partner at Holland & Knight, discusses the Justice Department pressing criminal charges for noncitizen voting and the expiration of Temporary Protected Status for Salvadorans. June Grasso hosts.

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Antitrust law expert Harry First, a professor at NYU Law School, discusses a second judge ruling that Google will not be broken up despite violating antitrust laws.  Sports law expert Martin Edel, co-chair of the sports practice group at Goulston & Storrs, discusses the unprecedented punishment meted out to the LA Clippers. June Grasso hosts.

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June Grasso talks to the top legal experts about the biggest stories of the week.

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Former federal prosecutor Robert Mintz, a partner at McCarter & English, discusses the deadlocked jury in the trial of Lindsay Clancy for the murder of her three children. Then trusts and estates litigator Robert Harper, a partner at Farrell Fritz, discusses a trustee blocking Nick Reiner from getting access to his trust fund to pay for his defense to charges of murdering his parents. And Bloomberg Law reporter Suzanne Monyak, discusses the Florida Bar refusing to investigate a complaint filed by more than 100 former judges against the General Counsel of DHS, James Percival. June Grasso hosts. 

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First Amendment expert Timothy Zick, a professor at William & Mary Law School, discusses a federal appeals court ruling that a school district in Long Island, NY did not violate three teachers’ First Amendment rights to free speech when it ordered the removal of pride flags and stickers from their classrooms. June Grasso hosts.

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Traci Feit Love, founder and executive director of Lawyers for Good Government, discusses the implications of the Supreme Court allowing President Trump to continue building his White House ballroom. Anne Joseph O’Connell, a professor at Stanford Law School, discusses two federal appellate courts ruling against the Justice Department’s legal maneuvers to get Trump loyalists leading US Attorney’s offices around the country. And Bloomberg Intelligence senior litigation analyst Elliott Stein discusses Kalshi taking a hit as an appeals court allows Nevada gaming officials to continue cracking down on sports prediction markets. June Grasso hosts.

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Bloomberg legal reporter Zoe Tillman discusses the Supreme Court allowing President Trump to continue building the White House ballroom. Then constitutional law expert David Super, a professor at Georgetown Law, discusses the special grand jury that DC US Attorney Jeanine Pirro has called to investigate schools in the nation’s capital. And international law expert Mary Ellen O’Connell, discusses the war in Iran. June Grasso hosts.

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Internet law expert Eric Goldman, a professor at Santa Clara University Law School and co-director of the High Tech Law Institute, discusses Meta’s landmark settlement of social media addiction claims by the states. Then James Pfander, a professor at Northwestern Law School, discusses the fight over Trump’s White House ballroom. And Joshua Kastenberg, a professor at the University of New Mexico Law School and a former judge and lawyer in the US Air Force, discusses a US Air Force Major being charged for calling for President Trump’s impeachment. June Grasso hosts.

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Joshua Kastenberg, a professor at the University of New Mexico Law School and a former judge and lawyer in the US Air Force, discusses a US Air Force Major being charged for calling for President Trump’s impeachment. Then immigration law expert Leon Fresco, a partner at Holland & Knight discusses the latest immigration issues including questions of asylum. June Grasso hosts.

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Internet law expert Eric Goldman, a professor at Santa Clara University Law School and co-director of the High Tech Law Institute, discusses Meta’s landmark settlement with the states of social media addiction claims.  James Pfander, a professor at Northwestern Law School, discusses the fight over Trump’s White House ballroom. June Grasso hosts.

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Elections law expert Richard Briffault, a professor at Columbia Law School, discusses how the Supreme Court lifting a block on President Donald Trump’s executive order to restrict voting by mail, creates new legal and logistical questions. June Grasso hosts.

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Bloomberg Supreme Court reporter Greg Stohr discusses the court siding for now with President Trump on mail-in ballot restrictions. Then environmental law professor Pat Parenteau of the Vermont Law & Graduate School, discusses the EPA deciding to open millions of acres of pristine national forests to roads and logging. And Keith Alexander, Editor-at-Large at Bloomberg Law, discusses how the lives of people arrested during the surge on arrests in DC, were changed. June Grasso hosts.

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Former federal prosecutor Neama Rahmani, president of West Coast Trial Lawyers, discusses the trial of Duane “Keffe D” Davis, who is charged with orchestrating the 1996 drive-by shooting of the legendary rapper, Tupac Shakur. Then Barbara McQuade, a professor at the University of Michigan Law School and the author of the new book: “The Fix: Saving America from the Corruption of a Mob-Style Government,” discusses Jeanine Pirro, the DC US Attorney, convening a special grand jury.  And Bloomberg Law reporter Suzanne Monyak discusses her research showing that judges have found the Trump administration failing to comply with their orders in more than half of the 25 cases involving preliminary injunctions.  June Grasso hosts.

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Bloomberg Law reporter Suzanne Monyak discusses her research showing that judges have found the Trump administration failing to comply with their orders in more than half of the 25 cases involving preliminary injunctions. Then Bloomberg legal reporter Madlin Mekelburg discusses the Meta trial and the first witness to testify. June Grasso hosts.

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Former federal prosecutor Neama Rahmani, president of West Coast Trial Lawyers, discusses the trial of Duane “Keffe D” Davis, who is charged with orchestrating the 1996 drive-by shooting of the legendary rapper, Tupac Shakur. Then immigration attorney Leon Fresco, a partner at Holland & Knight, discusses the ramping up of enforcement for employers favoring foreign workers over US workers. June Grasso hosts.

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Barbara McQuade, a professor at the University of Michigan Law School and the former US Attorney for the Eastern District of Michigan, discusses Jeanine Pirro, the DC US Attorney, convening a special grand jury. Immigration law expert Leon Fresco, a partner at Holland & Knight, discusses ICE spending $20 million on electric shock gloves. June Grasso hosts.

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Criminal defense attorney Jeremy Saland, a former Manhattan prosecutor, discusses Luigi Mangione’s plea to federal charges of stalking without a plea deal in place. Internet law expert Eric Goldman, a professor at Santa Clara University Law School and co-director of the High Tech Law Institute, discusses dozens of state attorneys general suing Meta for harm to the mental health of youth. Antitrust expert Harry First, a professor at NYU Law School, discusses an antitrust inquiry into the NFL’s exemption. June Grasso hosts.

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Bloomberg legal reporter David Voreacos discusses an expected plea by Luigi Mangione to federal charges connected to the fatal shooting of UnitedHealth Group executive Brian Thompson. Then former federal prosecutor Marisa Darden, head of the White Collar, Government Investigations & Regulatory Practice Group at Benesch Law, discusses the record breaking $12.5 billion deal to buy the Los Angeles Lakers. June Grasso hosts.

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Internet law expert Eric Goldman, a professor at Santa Clara University Law School and co-director of the High Tech Law Institute, discusses dozens of state attorneys general suing Meta for harm to the mental health of youth. Judiciary expert Carl Tobias, a professor at the University of Richmond Law School, discusses President Trump’s judicial picks. June Grasso hosts.

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Bloomberg Supreme Court reporter Greg Stohr discusses the court's record low approval ratings. Antitrust expert Harry First, a professor at NYU Law School, discusses an antitrust inquiry into the NFL's exemption.  June Grasso hosts. 

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Constitutional law expert Harold Krent, a professor at the Chicago-Kent College of Law, discusses President Trump threatening to fire Fed Governor Lisa Cook again. Immigration law expert Leon Fresco, a partner at Holland & Knight, discusses Trump signing new orders on birthright citizenship. June Grasso hosts.

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June Grasso discusses the top stories of the week with Professor David Super of Georgetown Law, Robert Mintz of McCarter & English and former Palm Beach County State Attorney Dave Aronberg.

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Dave Aronberg, former Palm Beach County State Attorney, discusses a Senate committee voting to hold Dr. Anthony Fauci in contempt of Congress. Then Bloomberg Law reporter Jacqueline Thomsen discusses Fifth Circuit judges crying foul on the number of en banc hearings. And Ben Penn, Bloomberg Law reporter covering the Justice Department, discusses FBI Director Kash Patel planning to reduce the number of FBI lawyers. June Grasso hosts.

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Zoe Tillman, Bloomberg legal reporter, discusses the Trump administration dismissing the indictments for seditious conspiracy against the right -wing Oath Keepers for their actions in the January 6th attack on the Capitol. Jeff Mason, Bloomberg White House and Washington correspondent, discusses why President Trump is considering firing DC US Attorney Jeanine Pirro. June Grasso hosts.

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Constitutional law expert David Super, a professor at Georgetown Law, discusses the nomination of Todd Blanche for Attorney General, moving to the full Senate. Business law expert Eric Talley, a professor at Columbia Law School and the co-host of the “Beyond Unprecedented” podcast, discusses a US Soldier arguing that betting with classified information on the Maduro raid, is not a crime. June Grasso hosts

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Former federal prosecutor Robert Mintz, a partner at McCarter & English, discusses the DC US Attorney Jeanine Pirro, dropping felony vandalism charges against former Olympian David Hearn for damage to the reflecting pool. Then immigration expert Leon Fresco, a partner at Holland & Knight, discusses ICE starting a push to arrest immigrants at airports and other immigration issues. June Grasso hosts.

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Bloomberg legal reporter Zoe Tillman discusses how the Trump administration’s losses in court could leave taxpayers footing the bill for millions in legal fees. Then Bloomberg Law senior reporter Holly Barker discusses the sentencing of Tom Goldstein, former superstar Supreme Court litigator. June Grasso hosts.

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Judge Esther Salas of the U.S. District Court for the District of New Jersey, discusses the top lawyer at the Department of Homeland Security, James Percival, posting a list that names federal judges who ruled against the Trump administration’s immigration agenda as the "worst of the worst." This comes as federal judges are facing increasing threats. June Grasso hosts.

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Dave Aronberg, former Palm Beach County State Attorney, discusses Dr. Anthony Fauci’s testimony before a Senate committee and possible problems with the nomination of Todd Blanche to be Attorney General. June Grasso hosts.

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Trade law expert Timothy Brightbill, a partner at Wiley Rein, discusses President Trump’s latest tariffs. Then First Amendment expert Timothy Zick, a professor at William & Mary Law School, discusses former FBI Director James Comey’s motion to get the charges against him dropped. June Grasso hosts.

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Columbia Law School’s Michael Gerrard, an expert on environmental law and director of the Sabin Center for Climate Change Law, discusses the legalities around the wildfire smoke from Canada entering the US. Bloomberg legal reporter Erik Larson discusses the status of President Trump’s multibillion dollar lawsuits against media companies and banks. June Grasso hosts.

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Host June Grasso speaks to legal experts on some of the top stories of the week. 

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Judge Jeremy Fogel, formerly of the US District Court for the Northern District of California, discusses the objections to proposals to ban judges who were not born in the US from serving on the bench. First amendment expert Jeff Lewis discusses the NFL’s latest attempt to get the suit against it by former coach Jon Gruden dismissed. June Grasso hosts.

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Bloomberg legal reporter Ava Benny-Morrison discusses President Trump granting clemency to companies, a first. Then Sharon Fairley, a professor at the University of Chicago Law School, discusses why some federal district courts are keeping track of how many grand juries refuse to indict. And David Hellier, Bloomberg UK business reporter, discusses the role of lawyers at the World Cup. June Grasso hosts.

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Jonathan Diaz, Director of Voting Advocacy and Partnerships at Campaign Legal Center, discusses how 6600 noncitizens were improperly registered to vote in New Jersey in 2023 and 2024, and the Trump administration’s apparent attempt to interfere in the upcoming elections. Alex Ebert, Bloomberg Law Senior Correspondent, discusses the Third Circuit striking down New Jersey’s ban on assault rifles. June Grasso hosts.

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Pat Parenteau, a professor at the Vermont Law & Graduate School and an expert in environmental law, discusses the Trump administration’s move to severely weaken protections for endangered species. Joshua Mitts, a professor at Columbia Law School and an expert in the predictions markets and insider trading, discusses the battle between the states and the CFPB over who will regulate prediction platforms. June Grasso hosts.

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Constitutional law expert David Super, a professor at Georgetown Law, discusses the confirmation hearing for Acting Attorney Todd Blanche to be the next Attorney General. Then antitrust law expert Harry First, a professor at NYU Law School, discusses 12 Democratic-led states suing to block the merger between Paramount and Warner Brothers.  And Georgetown Law Professor Louis Michael Seidman, author of the book “The Constitution Cannot Save Us: Why We Can No Longer Rely on Our Founding Document,” discusses the testimony of Supreme Court Justices Elena Kagan and Amy Coney Barrett on the request for increased funding to beef up security amid increasing threats against the justices. June Grasso hosts.

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Amy Powell, litigation director at Lawyers for Good Government and former Justice Department senior trial counsel, discusses Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche’s confirmation hearings. Immigration law expert Leon Fresco, a partner at Holland & Knight and the former head of the Office of Immigration Litigation, discusses the ICE traffic stops that have killed 5 people since March of 2025. June Grasso hosts.

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Constitutional law expert David Super, a professor at Georgetown Law, discusses the confirmation hearing for Acting Attorney Todd Blanche to be the next US Attorney General. June Grasso hosts.

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Harvard Law School Professor Lawrence Lessig discusses the federal court case he is leading to uphold Maine’s law limiting contributions to super PACs. And Georgetown Law Professor Louis Michael Seidman, author of the book “The Constitution Cannot Save Us: Why We Can No Longer Rely on Our Founding Document,” discusses the testimony of Supreme Court Justices Elena Kagan and Amy Coney Barrett on the Supreme Court’s request for increased funding to beef up security amid increasing threats against the justices. June Grasso hosts.

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Antitrust law expert Harry First, a professor at NYU Law School, discusses 12 Democratic-led states suing to block Paramount’s takeover of Warner Bros. Judiciary expert Carl Tobias, a professor at the University of Richmond Law School, discusses the effect of the death of Republican Senator Lindsey Graham on the Judiciary Committee. June Grasso hosts.

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Constitutional law expert Michael Dorf, a professor at Cornell Law School, discusses the winners and losers in the recent Supreme Court term. Then former federal prosecutor Marisa Darden, head of the White Collar, Government Investigations & Regulatory Practice Group at Benesch Law, discusses the former Olympian charged with a felony for alleged vandalism of the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool. June Grasso hosts

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Immigration law expert Leon Fresco, a partner at Holland & Knight, discusses President Trump asking the Supreme Court to rehear the birthright citizenship case and other immigration issues. Then retired Ohio Supreme Court Chief Justice Maureen O’Connor discusses the “Justice in Motion” bus tour where current and retired judges will travel in a civic engagement tour. And Bloomberg Law reporter Suzanne Monyak discusses the DC appellate court ruling that Trump’s name must stay off the Kennedy Center. June Grasso hosts.

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Abbe Gluck, a professor at Yale Law School, discusses Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson reigniting the statutory interpretation wars and whether some cracks are emerging in textualism. June Grasso hosts.

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Constitutional law expert Harold Krent, a professor at the Chicago-Kent College of Law, discusses the conservative Fifth Circuit becoming the circuit most reversed by the Supreme Court this term. Then former federal prosecutor Marisa Darden, head of the White Collar, Government Investigations & Regulatory Practice Group at Benesch Law, discusses DC US Attorney Jeanine Pirro indicting a former Olympian for allegedly damaging the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool. June Grasso hosts.

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Constitutional law expert Michael Dorf, a professor at Cornell Law School, analyzes the Supreme Court’s recent term from the expansion of presidential power to the gutting of the Voting Rights Act. June Grasso hosts.

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Constitutional law expert Gillian Metzger, a professor at Columbia Law School, discusses the Supreme Court’s decision expanding presidential power. Then constitutional law expert David Super, a professor at Georgetown Law, discusses the Supreme Court upholding birthright citizenship. And Andrew Schapiro, a partner in the appellate practice at Quinn Emanuel and the former US Ambassador to the Czech Republic, discusses the court once again eliminating campaign finance restrictions. June Grasso hosts.

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Andrew Schapiro, a partner in the appellate law practice at Quinn Emanuel and the former US Ambassador to the Czech Republic, discusses the Supreme Court doing away with political party spending caps. Zane McNeill, an attorney in Lawyers for Good Government’s gender justice and health equity practice, discusses the Supreme Court upholding state laws that ban transgender women and girls from playing on female sports teams. Marisa Darden, chair of the white collar and government investigations practice group at Benesch Law, discusses the indictment of two former NBA players in the sports gambling probe. June Grasso hosts.

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Constitutional law expert David Super, a professor at Georgetown Law, discusses the Supreme Court’s landmark decision affirming birthright citizenship. June Grasso hosts.

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Constitutional law experts Gillian Metzger, a professor at Columbia Law School, and Harold Krent, a professor at the Chicago-Kent College of Law, discuss Supreme Court decisions expanding President Trump’s power to fire top federal regulators, but carving out an exception for the Federal Reserve. June Grasso hosts.

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The US Supreme Court ruled that Federal Reserve Governor Lisa Cook can stay in her job for now, reinforcing the central bank’s independence from the White House and dealing a setback to President Donald Trump.
In a separate ruling, the court expanded the president’s power to fire top government officials at other federal agencies.
Voting 5-4, the high court said Cook can remain at the Fed while she fights Trump’s bid to oust her over unproven mortgage fraud allegations. Chief Justice John Roberts and Justice Brett Kavanaugh joined the three liberals in the majority.

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International law expert Curtis Bradley, a professor at the University of Chicago Law School, discusses Supreme Court’s decisions basically eliminating human rights lawsuits against companies over atrocities committed abroad. Then Richard Garnett, a professor at Notre Dame Law School and Director of the Notre Dame Program on Church, State & Society, discusses the Supreme Court decision blocking a Rastafarian’s suit Against prison officials for cutting off his dreadlocks in a flagrant violation of his religious rights. And former Manhattan prosecutor and criminal defense attorney Paul Callan, of counsel at Edelman & Edelman, discusses the Supreme Court reinstating the murder conviction of Pablo Hernandez for the murder of 6 year old Etan Patz who became the poster child for missing children. June Grasso hosts.

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Second Amendment expert Andrew Willinger, a professor at the Georgia State University College of Law, discusses the Supreme Court finding Hawaii’s so-called “vampire” gun law unconstitutional. Then immigration law expert Leon Fresco, a partner at Holland & Knight, discusses the two Supreme Court rulings in favor of the Trump administration’s restrictive immigration policies. June Grasso hosts.

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International law expert Curtis Bradley, a professor at the University of Chicago Law School, discusses Supreme Court’s decisions basically eliminating human rights lawsuits against companies over atrocities committed abroad, but reviving Exxon’s $1 billion suit against a Cuban conglomerate for operating oil and gas assets seized in 1960. Then Professor Carl Tobias of the University of Richmond Law School, an expert in federal judicial selection, discusses the uphill battle facing Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche in getting confirmed as the US Attorney General. June Grasso hosts.

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Richard Garnett, a professor at Notre Dame Law School and Director of the Notre Dame Program on Church, State & Society, discusses the Supreme Court decision blocking a Rastafarian’s suit against prison officials for cutting off his dreadlocks in a flagrant violation of his religious rights. Then 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 decision backing the Trump administration and border officials over the re-entry of a green card holder. June Grasso hosts.

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Former Manhattan prosecutor and criminal defense attorney Paul Callan, of counsel at Edelman & Edelman, discusses the Supreme Court reinstating the murder conviction of Pedro Hernandez for the murder of 6-year-old Etan Patz who became the poster child for missing children. Then constitutional law expert Harold Krent, a professor at the Chicago-Kent College of Law, discusses the high profile cases the Supreme Court has yet to decide this term including cases on birthright citizenship and the firing of a Federal Reserve Governor. June Grasso hosts.

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Constitutional law expert Louis Michael Seidman, a professor at Georgetown Law and author of the book “The Constitution Cannot Save Us: Why We Can No Longer Rely on Our Founding Document,” discusses the Supreme Court allowing marijuana users to have guns. Amy Powell, Litigation Director at Lawyers for Good Government and former Justice Department Senior Trial Counsel, discusses the Justice Department refusing to comply with a judge’s request for sworn statements that President Trump’s $1.8 billion fund to compensate alleged victims of so-called government weaponization, is dead. Bloomberg Law Senior Correspondent Roy Strom discusses how Big Law firms are using hard-to-get tickets to major sporting events to “bond” with their clients. June Grasso hosts

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Constitutional law expert Louis Michael Seidman, a professor at Georgetown Law and author of the book “The Constitution Cannot Save Us: Why We Can No Longer Rely on Our Founding Document,” discusses the Supreme Court allowing marijuana users to have guns. Immigration law expert Leon Fresco, a partner at Holland & Knight and the former head of the Office of Immigration Litigation, discusses World Cup visa problems and the Supreme Court taking up a case involving the prolonged detention of ICE detainees. June Grasso hosts.

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Criminal defense attorney Jeremy Saland, a former Manhattan prosecutor, discusses Luigi Mangione asserting a psychiatric defense at his New York murder trial. Then Jacqueline Thomsen, Bloomberg Law reporter, discusses recent incidents of misconduct by judges raising questions about the policing of judicial misconduct. And securities law expert James Park, a professor at UCLA Law School, discusses the implications of the Supreme Court closing off a major avenue for shareholders to sue closed-end funds. June Grasso hosts.

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Ric Simmons, a professor at Ohio State’s Moritz College of Law, discusses the revelations of prosecutorial misconduct in the grand jury transcripts of a Chicago case against ICE protesters that was dismissed. June Grasso hosts.

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Amy Powell, Litigation Director at Lawyers for Good Government and former Justice Department Senior Trial Counsel, discusses a judge’s refusal to dismiss a challenge to President Trump’s $1.8 billion fund to compensate alleged victims of so-called government weaponization. Then Ben Penn, Bloomberg Law Reporter, discusses a major AI smuggling prosecution that may be in jeopardy due to Trump’s approval for Nvidia to sell chips to some customers in China. And Bloomberg Legal Reporter Ava Benny-Morrison, discusses Sam Bankman Fried’s appeal being turned down. June Grasso hosts

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On this edition of Weekend Law, Amy Morris fills in for June Grasso.

Leon Fresco, immigration law expert and partner at Holland & Knight discusses the latest headlines as the Trump adminstration cracks down on immigration, including a federal judge striking down the President's $100,000 fee for H-1B visas. Bloomberg's Annelise Levy joins to talk about her reporting on a program Amazon uses to weed out copyright violators that might be overstepping. And AI and technology law expert Justin Daniels, a shareholder at Baker Donelson talks about how lawyers are using and sometimes abusing artificial intelligence. 

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Former federal prosecutor Jimmy Gurule, a Professor at Notre Dame Law School, discusses why prosecutors in the Trump Justice Department are having problems getting grand juries to indict. Then Bloomberg Supreme Court Reporter Greg Stohr discusses the conservative justices ruling in favor of Republicans and giving them an edge in the midterms. And intellectual property litigator Terence Ross, a Partner at Katten Muchin Rosenman, discusses the trademark infringement lawsuit against Taylor Swift over her “The Life of a Showgirl” album. June Grasso hosts.

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Intellectual property litigator Terence Ross, a partner at Katten Muchin Rosenman, discusses the trademark infringement lawsuit against Taylor Swift over her “The Life of a Showgirl” album. June Grasso hosts.

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National security law expert Bradley Moss, a partner at Mark Zaid, discusses the expected plea of former National Security Advisor John Bolton to retaining classified information. Then former federal prosecutor Jimmy Gurule, a professor at Notre Dame Law School, discusses why prosecutors in the Trump Justice Department are having problems getting grand juries to indict. And Bloomberg Law Reporter Suzanne Monyak, discusses the scandal around a Georgia federal judge. June Grasso hosts.

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Shannon Mintner, the Legal Director of the National Center for LGBTQ Rights, discusses the federal appellate court ruling stopping the Trump administration from discharging transgender servicemembers from the military. Then Bloomberg Supreme Court Reporter Greg Stohr discusses the conservative justices allowing Alabama to use a Republican friendly House map. June Grasso hosts.

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