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Michael Weinstein, chair of the white collar criminal practice at Cole Schotz, discusses the testimony of former Goldman Sachs banker Tim Leissner, in the trial of his former subordinate Roger Ng in the 1MDB scandal. Roy Strom, a reporter with Bloomberg Law, discusses litigation funders getting into funding the wrongly convicted. June Grasso hosts. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy informati...

Lois Liberman, a partner in the matrimonial and family law practice at Blank Rome LLP, discusses coronavirus vaccination battles breaking out in custody cases between divorced or separated parents. Anthony Oncidi, partner and co-chair of the Labor & Employment Law Department at Proskauer, discusses the passage of a bill that will end forced arbitration at companies for victims of sexual assaul...

Jonathan Macey, a professor at Yale Law School, discusses the trial of former Goldman Sachs banker Roger Ng over his alleged role in a scheme to loot billions from the Malaysian fund known as 1MDB. Rebecca Green, a professor and co-director of the Election Law Program at William & Mary Law School, discusses the Supreme Court dealing a blow to minority voting rights. June Grasso hosts. See omny...

Martin Edel, Co-Chair of the Sports Law Practice at Goulston & Storrs, discusses the lawsuit former Miami Dolphins coach Brian Flores filed against the NFL and three teams alleging racist hiring practices. Jeannine Bell, a professor of law at Indiana University, discusses the hate crimes trial of the three men already convicted of murdering Ahmaud Arbery. June Grasso hosts. See omnystudio.com/...

Gautam Hans, a professor at Vanderbilt Law School, discusses Sarah Palin, the former Alaska governor and Republican vice presidential candidate, suing the New York Times for defamation. Anne Lofaso, a law professor at West Virginia University, discusses a lawsuit connected to President Joe Biden’s unprecedented Inauguration Day firing of the federal labor board’s top lawyer. June Grasso hosts. See...

Ross Guberman, a legal writing coach who has taught classes for new federal judges since 2012, discusses some circuit judges calling out colleagues in snarky tones in opinions, reflecting polarized politics. Elections law expert Rebecca Green, a professor at William & Mary Law School, discusses Alabama's appeal to the Supreme Court over the order to redraw its congressional map. Mary-Christine...

Healthcare law expert Harry Nelson of Nelson Hardiman discusses the historic $590 million dollar settlement Native American tribes have reached over the toll of opioids with drugmaker Johnson & Johnson and the country's three largest drug distribution companies. Susan Decker, Bloomberg Patents Reporter, discusses the way sports franchises like the Washington Commanders, resort to extreme measu...

Erik Larson, Bloomberg Legal Reporter, discusses the trial of California lawyer Michael Avenatti for stealing $300,000 from his former client, adult film star Stormy Daniels and his cross-examination of Daniels. Matthew Schettenhelm, Bloomberg Intelligence Litigation and Government Analyst, discusses the multiple data-privacy legal risks that Facebook and Google are facing. June Grasso hosts. See...

Former federal prosecutor Robert Mintz, a partner at McCarter & English, discusses the request for a special grand jury by the Georgia prosecutor who's investigating whether former President Donald Trump broke the law by trying to pressure Georgia officials to throw out Joe Biden's presidential election victory. Patricia Hurtado, Bloomberg Legal Reporter, discusses the controversy surrounding...

Constitutional law expert Stephen Vladeck, a professor at the University of Texas Law School, discusses the legacy of Justice Stephen Breyer and how the court may change after his retirement. Jordan Rubin, Bloomberg Law reporter, discusses the Supreme Court agreeing to decide how its landmark McGirt ruling applies to state prosecutions of non-Indians. June Grasso hosts. See omnystudio.com/listener...

Carl Tobias, a professor at the University of Richmond Law School, discusses Justice Stephen Breyer stepping down from the Supreme Court. Audrey Anderson, who heads the higher education practice at Bass, Berry & Sims PLC, discusses the Supreme Court taking up two affirmative action cases which could change the law. Bob Van Voris, Bloomberg Legal Reporter, discusses the latest whipsaw for schoo...

Pat Parenteau, a professor at the University of Vermont Law School, discusses how the Supreme Court's decisions undercutting the so-called administrative state signal trouble ahead for the EPA's efforts to address climate change. Jennifer Rie, Bloomberg Intelligence Senior Litigation Analyst, discusses why antitrust enforcer's efforts to toughen merger reviews, could be problematic for Microsoft's...

First Amendment expert Eugene Volokh, a professor at UCLA Law School, discusses Supreme Court arguments over Boston refusing to allow a conservative Christian organization to fly a flag in front of city hall. June Grasso hosts. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Greg Stohr, Bloomberg News Supreme Court Reporter, discusses the Supreme Court rejecting former President Trump’s bid to block the release of his White House papers on grounds of executive privilege. Richard Briffault, a Professor at Columbia Law School, discusses the Court signaling interest in rolling back campaign-finance restrictions in a clash stemming from Republican Senator Ted Cruz’s 2018...

Antitrust law expert Harry First, a professor at NYU Law School, discusses the antitrust lawsuit against 16 elite universities for allegedly conspiring to manipulate the admissions system to hold down financial aid for students and benefit wealthy applicants. First Amendment law expert, Caroline Mala Corbin, a professor at the University of Miami Law School, discusses the Supreme Court taking the...

Intellectual property litigator Terence Ross, a partner at Katten Muchin Rosenman, discusses the copyright infringement lawsuit over the use of two short clips from the movie "Ace Ventura 2" in the hit Netflix series "Tiger King." Bob Van Voris, Bloomberg Legal Reporter, discusses a federal judge ruling that the lawsuit accusing Prince Andrew of sexually abusing a teenage girl decades ago, will go...

Robert Field, Professor of Law and Health Management and Policy at Drexel University, discusses the Supreme Court blocking President Biden's vaccine mandate for employees. Leah Litman, Professor at the University of Michigan Law School, discusses contentious oral arguments at the Fifth Circuit over the Texas abortion law, the strictest in the country. June Grasso hosts. See omnystudio.com/listener...

Former federal prosecutor Jessica Roth, a professor at Cardozo Law School, discusses the possibility that the conviction of Ghislaine Maxwell will be overturned because of the revelations of a juror. Immigration law expert Leon Fresco, a partner at Holland & Knight, discusses Supreme Court hearings on the detention of unauthorized immigrants seeking asylum. June Grasso hosts. See omnystudio.co...

Joel Rosenblatt, Bloomberg Legal Reporter, discusses the trial of Elizabeth Holmes, who was found guilty of criminal fraud for her role in building the blood-testing startup Theranos, her testimony and her possible sentence. Carl Tobias, a professor at the University of Richmond Law School, discusses the challenges ahead for judicial nominations in President Biden's second year in office June Gras...

Former federal prosecutor Robert Mintz, a partner at McCarter & English, discusses the possibility the House Committee investigating the January 6th insurrection, may make a criminal referral of former President Trump to the Justice Department. Former federal prosecutor Jennifer Rodgers, a lecturer at Columbia Law School, discusses Ivanka Trump and Donald Trump Jr. fighting subpoenas by the Ne...

Madison Alder, Bloomberg Law Reporter, discusses the progress President Joe Biden has made in diversifying the federal bench and the challenges ahead in his second year in office. Harold Krent, a professor at the Chicago-Kent College of Law, discusses the Chief Justice stressing the independence of the judiciary in his annual year-end report. June Grasso hosts. See omnystudio.com/listener for priv...

Kimberly Strawbridge Robinson, Bloomberg Law Supreme Court Reporter, discusses the Supreme Court's blockbuster docket for 2022 that begins with arguments on President Biden's vaccine mandates. Michael Zeldin, former federal prosecutor, discusses the New York Attorney General subpoenas of Ivanka Trump and Donald Trump Jr. June Grasso hosts. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Christa Groshek, managing attorney of Groshek Law and former public defender, discusses the parallels and differences between the trials of former police officers Derek Chauvin and Kim Potter. Patricia Hurtado, Bloomberg Legal Reporter, discusses the conviction of Ghislaine Maxwell for engaging in a 10-year sex-trafficking scheme with Jeffrey Epstein. June Grasso hosts. See omnystudio.com/listener...

Host June Grasso discusses the critical Supreme Court decisions in 2021 involving Obamacare, gay rights, voting rights, student athletes, and free speech with Bloomberg News Supreme Court Reporter Greg Stohr and Bloomberg Law Supreme Court Reporter Kimberly Strawbridge Robinson. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.