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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. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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...

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 b...

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 poli...

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...

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 Immigrat...

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 ca...

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 Jus...

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, d...

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...

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. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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 T...

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...

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 Par...

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. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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...

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. See omnystudio.com/l...

Bloomberg legal reporter Erik Larson, discusses the conviction of short seller Andrew Left. Trade law expert Timothy Brightbill, a partner at Wiley Rein, discusses the status of tariff refunds and how legal chaos may be interrupt the refund process. June Grasso hosts. CORRECTION: Fixes a typo. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Leon Fresco, a partner at Holland & Knight and the former head of the Office of Immigration Litigation in the Obama administration, discusses changes in the policy for immigrants applying for permanent status in the US and other immigration issues of the day. June Grasso hosts. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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

Elections law expert Richard Briffault, a professor at Columbia Law School, discusses federal judges blocking Alabama’s US House map due to intentional racial discrimination. Then administrative law expert Cary Coglianese a professor at the University of Pennsylvania Carey Law School who directs the Penn Program on Regulation, discusses the Trump administration’s failing deregulatory s...

Healthcare attorney Harry Nelson, a partner at Leech Tishman Nelson Hardiman, discusses the FDA allowing companies to sell unapproved electronic cigarettes and nicotine patches. Then Shawn Collins, a partner at Stradling and an expert in consumer litigation and enforcement, discusses a lawsuit against Skechers for allegedly sending deceptive promotional emails. June Grasso hosts. See omnystudio.co...

Bloomberg’s June Grasso speaks to Professor David Super of Georgetown Law, former federal prosecutor Robert Mintz of McCarter & English and immigration attorney Leon Fresco of Holland & Knight, about the top legal stories of the week. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Former federal prosecutor Neama Rahmani, president of West Coast Trial Lawyers, discusses the indictment of Raul Castro. Then Professor M. Gregg Bloche of Georgetown Law, discusses the Supreme Court dismissing a death penalty case involving a defendant with mental disabilities. And Professor David Super of Georgetown Law, discusses two January 6th police officers suing to stop Trump’s $1.8 b...

Immigration law expert Leon Fresco, a partner at Holland & Knight, discusses a New York judge ruling that ICE cannot arrest noncitizens in Manhattan immigration courts. Then judiciary expert Carl Tobias, a professor at the University of Richmond Law School, discusses judicial nominees refusing to admit that Donald Trump lost the 2020 election. June Grasso hosts. See omnystudio.com/listener for...