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Constitutional law expert David Super, a professor at Georgetown Law, discusses the $1.8 billion dollar fund set up by the Justice Department to compensate victims of so-called weaponization cases. Former federal prosecutor Robert Mintz, a partner at McCarter & English, discusses a judge ruling that the gun and notebook can come into evidence at the Luigi Mangione murder trial. June Grasso hos...

Bloomberg legal reporter Madlin Mekelburg, discusses Elon Musk losing his legal battle with Sam Altman over OpenAI. Then Anne Lofaso, a professor at the University of Cincinnati Law School and an expert in labor law, discusses a recent Sixth Circuit ruling that rocked the National Labor Relations Board, threatening to disrupt the way the agency has operated for more than 90 years. June Grasso host...

Daniel Lyons, a professor at Boston College Law School and a telecommunications law expert, discusses the legal battle between ABC and the FTC. Then securities law expert James Park, a professor at UCLA Law School, discusses the prosecution of shortseller Andrew Left. And former federal prosecutor Neama Rahmani, president of West Coast Trial Lawyers, discusses the lawsuits against President Trump...

Former federal prosecutor James Pearce, senior counsel at Washington Litigation Group, discusses oral arguments at the DC Circuit over President Trump’s executive orders targeting four law firms. Then securities law expert James Park, a professor at UCLA Law School, discusses the prosecution of shortseller Andrew Left. June Grasso hosts. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Elections law expert Richard Briffault, a professor at Columbia Law School, discusses the redistricting wars and the Trump administration’s attempts to get voter rolls from the states. Then international trade expert Dave Townsend, a partner at Dorsey & Whitney, discusses the latest on the tariff refunds. June Grasso hosts. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Former federal prosecutor Neama Rahmani, president of West Coast Trial Lawyers, discusses the lawsuits against President Trump for his attempts to alter historic landmarks like the reflecting pool at the Lincoln Memorial, the East Wing of the White House and the Kennedy Center. June Grasso hosts. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Today we're examining an apparent aggressive new tack in the Trump administration's immigration crackdown. The Justice Department has just moved to strip citizenship from 12 naturalized citizens in courts across the country.  That's compared to an average of about eleven cases per year between 1990 and 2017. Immigration advocates have expressed concern that this could lead to the targeting of...

Stablecoins are cryptocurrencies designed to maintain a stable value because they’re pegged to a fiat currency, such as the U.S. dollar. The result is a highly liquid currency with a fixed value. Stablecoins are transacted on crypto rails as opposed to legacy banking systems, meaning they are faster, cheaper, and easier to use.   Checkout.com, a leading global payments processor, is put...

Jonathan Diaz, Director of Voting Advocacy and Partnerships at Campaign Legal Center discusses how states are ramping up their redistricting efforts in the wake of the Supreme Court's decision weakening the Voting Rights Act. Bloomberg's Madlin Mekelburg gives an updates on the trial between Elon Musk and OpenAI. Plus, Cynthia Katz, music professor at Fox Rothschild in New York breaks down superst...

Bloomberg legal reporter Madlin Mekelburg discusses the high stakes trial where Elon Musk is facing off against Sam Altman over the future of Open AI. Then Cynthia Katz, a music partner at Fox Rothchild, discusses Taylor Swift applying for trademarks for her voice and image. June Grasso hosts. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Jonathan Diaz, Director, Voting Advocacy and Partnerships at Campaign Legal Center, discusses the redistricting arms race set off by the Supreme Court’s decision eviscerating the landmark Voting Rights Act. Then Bloomberg Supreme Court Reporter Greg Stohr, discusses the Supreme Court temporarily pausing a lower court decision that would require patients to visit a healthcare provider in pers...

Elections law expert Richard Hasen, a professor at UCLA Law School, discusses the Supreme Court's decision that has crippled the landmark civil rights law, the Voting Rights Act. Then former federal prosecutor Robert Mintz, a partner at McCarter & English, discusses the Justice Department indicting former FBI Director James Comey for the second time in seven months. And mass torts expert Eliza...

Former federal prosecutor George Newhouse of Richards Carrington, discusses Supreme Court oral arguments over geofence warrants. Then immigration law expert Leon Fresco of Holland & Knight, discusses Supreme Court oral arguments over the Trump administration revoking Temporary Protected Status for Haitian and Syrian immigrants. June Grasso hosts. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy informa...

Elections law expert Richard Hasen, a professor at UCLA Law School, discusses the Supreme Court’s decision that has crippled the landmark civil rights law, the Voting Rights Act. Mass torts expert Elizabeth Burch, a professor at the University of Georgia Law School, discusses Supreme Court oral arguments over Bayer’s bid to stop lawsuits claiming its Roundup herbicide should have been...

The US Supreme Court limited the use of the Voting Rights Act to create predominantly Black or Hispanic election districts in a major constitutional ruling that buttresses Republican efforts to keep control of the House in this year’s midterms and beyond. Voting 6-3 along ideological lines, the justices rejected a Louisiana congressional map that was drawn with a second majority-Black distri...

Former federal prosecutor Robert Mintz, a partner at McCarter & English, discusses the Justice Department indicting former FBI Director James Comey for the second time in seven months. June Grasso hosts. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Bloomberg legal reporter Madlin Mekelburg discusses the start of the face-off in court of Elon Musk and Sam Altman over the future of OpenAI.  Joshua Mitts, a professor at Columbia Law School, and an authority on insider trading, securities law and corporate law, discusses the soldier charged with using classified information to make $400,000 on Polymarket.  June Grasso hosts. See omnyst...

Elliott Stein, Bloomberg Intelligence senior litigation analyst, discusses the DC US Attorney, Jeanine Pirro, dropping the investigation into Fed Chair Jerome Powell. Then constitutional law expert Harold Krent, a professor at the Chicago-Kent College of Law, discusses the leak of Supreme Court memos. And First Amendment expert Caroline Mala Corbin, a professor at the University of Miami Law Schoo...

First Amendment expert Caroline Mala Corbin, a professor at the University of Miami Law School, discusses the Fifth Circuit Ruling that it’s okay for Texas to force schools to post the Ten Commandments in classrooms. Then Verna Williams, CEO of Equal Justice Works, discusses their survey that finds 79% of Americans think the justice system is unfair. June Grasso hosts. See omnystudio.com/lis...

Professor John Coffee of Columbia Law School, an expert in white-collar crime, discusses the Justice Department’s indictment of the Southern Poverty Law Center, a civil rights nonprofit.  Then Professor Daniel Lyons of Boston College Law School, a telecommunications law expert, discusses the Supreme Court oral arguments over FCC fines of AT&T and Verizon. And Professor Jeremy Kessle...

Securities law expert James Park, a professor at UCLA Law School, discusses Supreme Court oral arguments on the SEC’s  power to recoup illicit profits from wrongdoers. Then Ian Lopez, senior reporter at Bloomberg Law, discusses a judge’s rebuke of HHS Secretary Robert F Kennedy Jr. June Grasso hosts. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Constitutional law expert Harold Krent, a professor at the Chicago-Kent College of Law, discusses the recent leaks of confidential memos of the Supreme Court justices. Then environmental law expert Pat Parenteau, a professor at the Vermont Law & Graduate School, discusses the Supreme Court handing Chevron and oil companies a win, but handing Louisiana and the environment, a loss. June Grasso h...

Antitrust law expert Harry First, a professor at NYU Law School, discusses the landmark verdict against Live Nation. Then constitutional law expert David Super, a professor at Georgetown Law discusses Justice Sonya Sotomayor’s apology and the shadow docket. And former federal prosecutor Robert Mintz, a partner at McCarter & English, discusses how errors by Justice Department lawyers are...

Alison Dreizen, General Counsel of the American Historical Association, discusses its suit, filed along with American Oversight, to get a court to declare the Presidential Records Act constitutional and to stop President Trump from destroying White House records. Then Erik Larson, Bloomberg legal reporter, discusses an appellate court ruling that a federal judge cannot continue contempt proceeding...

Constitutional law expert David Super, a professor at Georgetown Law, discusses appellate court judges trading barbs over the weight to give Supreme Court emergency orders and the rumors that Justice Samuel Alito will retire. June Grasso hosts. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.