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Kevin Appleby, Senior Director of International Migration Policy at the Center for Migration Studies, discusses the Thursday deadline facing the Trump administration to reunify families and children under five. Plus, Jennifer Daskal, professor at the American University Washington College of Law and senior associate at the Center for Strategic and International Studies, discusses a new report out...

Robert Mintz, a partner at McCarter and English, discusses the delay in the start of Paul Manafort’s bank and tax fraud trial after defense lawyers for President Trump’s former campaign chairman said they didn’t have enough time to review documents that they had received from prosecutors. Plus, Thomas Russell, a professor at the University of Denver Sturm College of Law, discusses why MGM is suing...

Evan Weinberger, a reporter for Bloomberg Law, discusses President Trump’s nominee to run the CFPB, Kathy Kraninger, who faced a Senate confirmation hearing on Thursday as an almost completely unknown public servant. Plus, Lawrence Zelenak, a tax professor at Duke Law School, discusses why four states in the Northeastern United States are suing the Trump administration for unfair bias in the state...

Rick Su, a professor at the University at Buffalo Law School, discusses why U.S. District Judge Dana Sabraw ordered a temporary halt to deportations of families that had been separated at the U.S.-Mexico border. Plus, Matthew Schettenhelm, Bloomberg Intelligence litigation analyst, discusses why the FCC struck down Sinclair’s plan to divest some assets as it tries to acquire Tribune Media in a nea...

Rick Su, a professor at the University at Buffalo Law School, discusses why U.S. District Judge Dana Sabraw ordered a temporary halt to deportations of families that had been separated at the U.S.-Mexico border. Plus, Matthew Schettenhelm, Bloomberg Intelligence litigation analyst, discusses why the FCC struck down Sinclair’s plan to divest some assets as it tries to acquire Tribune Media in a nea...

Jimmy Gurule, a professor at Notre Dame Law School, discusses Vladimir Putin’s reaction to new charges filed against 12 Russian officials by special counsel Robert Mueller for interfering in the 2016 presidential election. Plus, Clenora Hudson Weems, Professor at the University of Missouri-Columbia and author of " Emmett Till: The Sacrificial Lamb Of The Civil Rights Movement," discusses the news...

Former federal prosecutor Elie Honig discusses deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein’s Friday announcement of indictments for 12 Russian officials for hacking offenses related to the 2016 presidential election. Plus, Corey Brettschneider, a political science professor at Brown University, discusses how Rand Paul’s views on privacy and the Fourth Amendment could have an outsized impact on Brett Ka...

William Banks, a professor at Syracuse University Law School, discusses embattled FBI agent Peter Strzok’s Thursday testimony before a joint hearing of the House Judiciary and Government Oversight Panels, where Republican lawmakers threatened to cite Strzok for contempt of Congress after he denied that his anti-Trump tweets showed that bias tainted the bureau’s Russia investigation. Plus, Christop...

William Buzbee, a professor at Georgetown University Law Center, discusses the paper trail that has been left by Judge Brett Kavanaugh, who is currently nominated to replace Anthony Kennedy on the Supreme Court. Before his confirmation hearings, lawmakers and journalists alike are combing through Kavanaugh’s past opinions for some indication of how he might rule as a Supreme Court justice. Plus, D...

Miguel Estrada, partner at Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher, and Harold Kent, dean of Chicago-Kent College of Law, discuss President Trump's selection of Brett Kavanaugh to replace Anthony Kennedy on the Supreme Court and what can be expected from his confirmation hearing. They speak with Bloomberg's June Grasso.  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Bloomberg’s June Grasso speaks with Cornell University Law School professor Michael Dorf, a professor at Cornell University Law School, who also clerked for Supreme Court justice Anthony Kennedy, and Christine Chabot, Distinguished Scholar in Residence at Loyola University Chicago School of Law, about who President Trump will select to replace Anthony Kennedy on the Supreme Court.  See omnystudio....

Michael Dorf, a professor at Cornell University Law School and former clerk for Supreme Court justice Anthony Kennedy, discusses Kennedy’s retirement and what President Trump’s second Supreme Court pick could do to move the nation’s highest court further to the right. Plus, Mark Janus, the plaintiff in the Supreme Court case Janus v. AFSCME, discusses his Wednesday victory after the court ruled th...

Greg Stohr, Bloomberg News Supreme Court reporter, discusses the last decision from the Supreme Court’s session, where the justices said government employees have a constitutional right not to pay union fees in a ruling that deals a harsh blow to the labor movement. Plus, Lori Nessel, director of the center for social justice at Seton hall University School of Law, discusses a decision by a federa...

Jimmy Gurule, a professor at Notre Dame Law School, discusses the evolution of Robert Mueller's investigation into interference in the 2016 election. Plus, Bloomberg News Supreme Court reporter Greg Stohr discusses a Supreme Court verdict, which decided that President Trump's travel ban is legal, redefining the scope of presidential powers in the United States. They speak with Bloomberg’s June Gra...

Rick Su, Professor at the University at Buffalo School of Law, discusses the Trump administration’s announcement of a series of steps to reunite separated families at the southern border, which came days before Trump said that people who enter the U.S. illegally should be deported immediately without court hearings or other judicial processes. Plus, Greg Stohr, Bloomberg News Supreme Court reporte...

Greg Stohr, Bloomberg News Supreme Court reporter, discusses the Supreme Court’s Friday decision to bolster digital privacy rights by requiring law enforcement officials to obtain a warrant for mobile phone tower records showing someone’s location.  Plus, Robert Hockett, a professor at Cornell University Law School, discusses the results of the 2018 bank stress tests, which showed that every bank...

Greg Stohr, Bloomberg News Supreme Court reporter, discusses the Supreme Court’s decision to allow state and local governments to start collecting billions of dollars in sales taxes from internet retailers that don’t currently charge tax to customers. He speaks with Bloomberg’s June Grasso.  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

David Bier, an immigration policy analyst at the Cato Institute, discusses President Trump's latest statements on an immigration issue that has consumed U.S. national politics. On Wednesday, President Trump said he would sign an executive order that will put an end to the separation of migrant families on the U.S. Mexico border. Plus, Jimmy Gurule, professor at Notre Dame Law School, discusses Con...

Greg Stohr, Bloomberg News Supreme Court reporter, discusses the day's news from the Supreme Court after the nine justices cast doubt on the ability of voters to challenge statewide congressional maps for being overly partisan, siding with Republicans in a fight over GOP-friendly voting lines for the Wisconsin Assembly. Plus, University of Utah professor Christopher Peterson discusses President Tr...

Mary Ann Halford, Global media and entertainment strategist at OC&C Strategy Consulting, discusses district judge Richard Leon’s Tuesday decision to allow AT&T’s $85 billion acquisition of Time Warner, despite an antitrust challenge from the Justice department. Plus, Jesse Westbrook, Bloomberg News financial regulation editor, discusses reports that California Republican Congressman Darrel...

FCC Commissioner Brendan Carr discusses the official rollback of the Obama-Era net neutrality rules, which barred broadband providers from slowing or blocking internet traffic. Plus, Greg Stohr, Bloomberg News Supreme Court reporter, discusses the court’s Monday decision to allow states to purge their voting databases of people who have not cast ballots recently. They speak with Bloomberg’s June G...

Harvard Law School professor Larry Tribe discusses his new book, “To End a Presidency: The Power of Impeachment,” which explores when, if ever, U.S. Presidents should be impeached. Plus, William Banks, a professor at Syracuse Law School professor, discusses the latest updates in special counsel Robert Mueller’s investigation into Russian interference in the 2016 election. They speak with Bloomberg...

Joshua Spivak, Senior Fellow at the Hugh L. Carey Institute for Government Reform at Wagner College and founder of the "Recall Elections Blog," discusses a decision by California voters to recall Judge Aaron Persky, who handed down what many saw as a lenient sentence for convicted rapist Brock Turner. Plus, Howard Erichson, a professor at Fordham Law School, discusses the latest lawsuit facing Joh...

Daniel Wallach, a shareholder at Becker Law, discusses how Delaware beat out New Jersey and several other states to become the first U.S. state to legalize single sport gambling. The wave of legalization comes after a landmark Supreme Court ruling legalized single sport gambling across the United States. He speaks with Bloomberg’s June Grasso.  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Brad Moss, a partner at Mark Zaid Plc., discusses special counsel Robert Mueller’s accusations against former Trump campaign chairman Paul Manafort for threatening witnesses. Plus, Shubha Ghosh, director the Syracuse University Intellectual Property law Institute, discusses Allergan’s efforts to transfer the patent for the blockbuster dry-eye drug Restasis to a Native American tribe in a case that...