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Expert analysis on legal issues and cases in the news. Host June Grasso speaks with prominent attorneys and scholars on the legal stories making news and shaping the world.

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Jul 11, 2026

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Behind the Trump Classified Documents Controversy 24.09.2022

National Security law expert Bradley Moss, a partner at Mark Zaid, discusses the dispute about the classified documents seized from former President Trump's Florida estate by the FBI and why Trump lost at the 11th Circuit. First Amendment law expert Richard Garnett, a professor at Notre Dame Law School, discusses Yeshiva University temporarily suspending all undergraduate club activities after the...

The New York A.G.'s Fraud Case Against Trump 23.09.2022

Former federal prosecutor Robert Mintz, a partner at McCarter & English, discusses the New York Attorney General suing former President Donald Trump and three of his children for allegedly inflating the value of his real estate company’s assets, the culmination of a years-long investigation. First Amendment law expert Caroline Mala Corbin, a professor at the University of Miami Law School, dis...

Are Those Migrant Flights Legal? 22.09.2022

Immigration law expert Jack Chin, a Professor at UC Davis Law School, discusses Florida Governor Ron DeSantis chartering flights to send about 50 undocumented immigrants from Texas to Martha's Vineyard. Second Amendment law expert Andrew Willinger, Executive Director of the Duke Center for Firearms Law, discusses a ruling which could become a blueprint for challenging New York’s concealed-carry la...

Netflix Sued Over Portrayal in 'Inventing Anna' 20.09.2022

Intellectual Property Litigator Terence Ross, a partner at Katten Muchin Rosenmann, discusses the latest lawsuit against Netflix, this time by Rachel Williams, a former friend of Anna Sorokin, for her depiction as a backstabbing freeloader in the popular docudrama "Inventing Anna." June Grasso hosts. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The Next Battleground Over Abortion 16.09.2022

Mary Ziegler, a Professor at UC Davis Law School, discusses how fetal personhood, the concept of granting legal rights to the unborn at conception or a couple of months after, is shaping into the next battleground in the fight over abortion rights in the US. Patricia Hurtado, Bloomberg Legal Reporter, discusses how even before the toppling of Roe v. Wade, the prosecution of women suspected of purp...

Court Saves Citigroup From Epic $500 Million Blunder 16.09.2022

Eric Talley, a Professor at Columbia Law School, discusses a federal appeals court saving Citigroup from an epic mistake that became the talk of Wall Street. Ben Penn, a Justice Department Reporter for Bloomberg Law, discusses why the temporary leader of the Justice Department’s largest litigating division is outlasting his expected tenure without becoming a target of the left or right. June Grass...

Chief Justice Defends Supreme Court's Legitimacy 14.09.2022

Constitutional law scholar Harold Krent, a professor at the Chicago-Kent College of Law, discusses Chief Justice John Roberts expressing concerns about attacks on the legitimacy of the Supreme Court. Michael Moore, the former United States Attorney for the Middle District of Georgia and a partner at Moore Hall, discusses the threat to former President Trump from the Fulton County District Attorney...

Fight Over Seized Mar-a-Lago Documents Escalates 11.09.2022

National security law expert Jimmy Gurule, a professor at Notre Dame Law School, discusses the legal complications of Judge Aileen Cannon ordering a special master to review thousands of documents seized from former President Donald Trump’s Mar-a-Lago home last month. Former federal prosecutor Robert Mintz, a partner at McCarter & English, discusses the Manhattan District Attorney charging for...

Trump Charges, Racist Laws, Gay Rights vs Religion 02.09.2022

Bloomberg News Reporter Chris Strohm discusses why we’re not likely to see any charges against former President Donald Trump until after the mid-term elections.  Bloomberg Law Legal Reporter Holly Barker joins to talk about when old, racists laws can be wiped off the books.  William Haun, Senior Council at the Becket Fund for Religious Liberty, discusses Yeshiva University’s fight to shut down an...

Idaho Water Battle, Abortion Changes Across Country 02.09.2022

Bloomberg News Reporter Zoe Tillman discusses a new court filing from the DOJ on documents seized from the home of former President Donald Trump.  William Buzbee, Law Professor at Georgetown University, joins to talk about a water dispute in Idaho.  Elizabeth Nash, Principal Policy Associate for States Issues with the Guttmacher Institute, discusses states' abortion policies and how quickly the ab...

Metaverse Privacy, Shadow Docket, Musk vs. Twitter 01.09.2022

Bloomberg Law Reporter Andrea Vittorio discusses the experiences technology companies are promising in the Metaverse and the privacy pitfalls that could come with its user data collection. Stephen Vladeck, University of Texas at Austin Law professor, joins to talk about the Supreme Court's shadow docket and Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor’s refusal to block New York City’s Covid-19 vaccine m...

Vaccine Suit, State Judicial Races, Trans Protections 01.09.2022

Angelica Peebles, Health Reporter for Bloomberg News, discusses the lawsuit Moderna filed against Pfizer over Covid-19 vaccine technology. Jake Faleschini, Legal Director for State Courts at Alliance for Justice Action Fund, joins to talk about state supreme court judicial races and which courts could flip from Republican to Democrat control or vice versa.  Jennifer Levi, director of GLAD's Transg...

Student Loan Forgiveness, U.S. Tax Law Loophole 25.08.2022

Bloomberg News Reporter Neil Weinberg discusses a loophole in U.S. tax law that may be helping Americans hide money from the IRS offshore.  Georgetown University Law Professor Josh Chafetz talks about Sen. Lindsey Graham’s fight to avoid testifying before a Georgia grand jury and whether the Speech and Debate Clause of the Constitution protects his calls to the Georgia Secretary of State.  Law Pro...

Changing Position on Insular Cases, Voting Rights 24.08.2022

Neil Weare, Civil Rights Attorney and President and Founder of Equally American, discusses efforts to get the DOJ to change positions on a series of cases that critics say make residents of U.S. territories second-class citizens.  Neil Volz, Deputy Director of the Florida Rights Restoration Coalition, talks about voter fraud prosecutions in Florida and the importance of voting restoration.  Leah N...

Why DOJ Would Want Mar-a-Lago Affidavit to Remain Sealed 22.08.2022

 Hon. Alberto Gonzales, former U.S. Attorney General, discusses the FBI affidavit that justified the search on former President Donald Trump's Mar-a-Lago home. Former Federal Judge, and current Professor and Director of the Constitutional Law Center at Stanford Law School, Michael McConnell discusses 303 Creative v. Elenis, a case that pits a Colorado state anti-discrimination law meant to protect...

Book Bans Are Surging 19.08.2022

Deborah Caldwell-Stone, Director of the American Library Association’s Office for Intellectual Freedom, discusses the sharp rise in book bans and the record-setting number of challenges to remove books from schools or libraries. James Park, a Professor at UCLA Law School and author of, "The Valuation Treadmill: How Securities Fraud Threatens the Integrity of Public Companies," discusses how federa...

What We Might Learn in the Affidavit for Trump Search 19.08.2022

Former federal prosecutor Jennifer Rodgers, a Lecturer-in-Law at Columbia Law School, discusses a judge's decision that portions of the FBI affidavit used to secure a search warrant for former President Donald Trump’s Mar-a-Lago estate, should be unsealed. Elizabeth Wydra, President of the Constitutional Accountability Center, discusses Rudy Giuliani's appearance before a Georgia special grand jur...

Can Workers Wear Black Lives Matter Apparel on the Job? 18.08.2022

Anne Marie Lofaso, a law professor at the West Virginia University College of Law, discusses National Labor Relations Board officials prosecuting Whole Foods over its firing workers for wearing Black Lives Matters apparel. Jennifer Rie, Bloomberg Intelligence Senior Litigation Analyst, discusses current antitrust cases including whether the Federal Trade Commission can stop Meta from buying the vi...

Vanessa Bryant Suing LA County Over Crash Photos 17.08.2022

Warrington Parker, a partner at Crowell & Moring LLP, discusses Vanessa Bryant suing Los Angeles County saying her privacy was invaded when sheriff’s deputies and firefighters shared photos from the site of a helicopter crash where NBA star Kobe Bryant and their daughter were killed. First Amendment expert Eugene Volokh, a professor at UCLA Law School, discusses the rise in book bans. June Gra...

Scalia's Legacy Lives On As Court Transforms Law 15.08.2022

Elizabeth Wydra, President of the Constitutional Accountability Center, discusses how the legacy of the late Justice Antonin Scalia, the champion of originalism, lives on in the current court's decisions. Robert Clarida, who heads the intellectual property practice at Reitler Kailas & Rosenblatt, discusses musician Kelis’ claim that she wasn’t properly credited on Beyoncé's new album “Renaissa...

Netflix Sues Over Bridgerton Musical 09.08.2022

Intellectual property litigator Terence Ross, a partner at Katten Muchin Rosenman, discusses Netflix suing the creators of "The Unofficial Bridgerton Musical Album Live in Concert” for copyright and trademark infringement. Chris Marr, Senior Correspondent for Bloomberg Law, discusses 18 states passing CROWN Acts, laws banning race-related hair discrimination. June Grasso hosts.  See omnystudio.com...

Justice Alito Ridicules World Leaders 05.08.2022

Constitutional law expert Kimberly Wehle, a Professor at the University of Baltimore Law School, discusses Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito mocking foreign leaders who criticized his opinion overturning the constitutional right to abortion. Antitrust law expert Jennifer Rie, Bloomberg Intelligence Senior Litigation Analyst, discusses the Justice Department suing to block Penguin Random House, th...

Lawyer Behind Abortion Ban Takes Aim at HIV Drugs 04.08.2022

Erik Larson, Bloomberg Legal Reporter, discusses how Jonathan Mitchell, the Republican former solicitor general of Texas known for the extreme law that bans nearly all abortion in the state, is now behind a lawsuit that may make it harder to get groundbreaking drugs that prevent HIV infection. Mary Ziegler, a Professor at UC Davis Law School, discusses the Justice Department suing Idaho over its r...

Impact of the Pandemic on Juvenile and Family Courts 03.08.2022

Judge David Katz of the Superior Court of New Jersey, the President of the National Council of Juvenile and Family Court Judges, discusses the impact of the pandemic on the juvenile and family courts and initiatives of the judicial organization. June Grasso hosts.  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Brett Kavanaugh Is the Most Hated Justice 02.08.2022

Barbara Perry, a Presidential and Supreme Court scholar at the University of Virginia’s Miller Center, discusses why Justice Brett Kavanaugh has by far the Supreme Court's worst net-favorability rating. Bob Van Voris, Bloomberg Legal Reporter, discusses why many inside traders risk their huge Wall Street paychecks for little gain. June Grasso hosts. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy informat...

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