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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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Mar 27, 2026 • 37min
Weekend Law: Social Media Addiction, Music Piracy & Asylum
Leon Fresco, immigration law expert and former head of the Office of Immigration Litigation, analyzes Supreme Court oral arguments on asylum and border policy. Terence Ross, IP litigator experienced in copyright disputes, breaks down a Supreme Court decision reshaping music-piracy enforcement. Collin Walke, cybersecurity and data privacy leader, reviews a jury verdict finding platforms liable for social media addiction and algorithm design issues.

Mar 27, 2026 • 38min
SCOTUS on Music Piracy & Qualified Immunity
Terence Ross, an IP litigator at Katten Muchin Rosenman, explains a Supreme Court reversal that reshapes contributory copyright and DMCA safe-harbor fights. Anya Bidwell, a senior attorney at the Institute for Justice, outlines the Court’s trend favoring police through the qualified immunity doctrine and discusses legislative and state-level responses.

Mar 26, 2026 • 32min
Social Media Addiction Verdict & Cox SCOTUS Decision
Shyam Balganesh, Columbia Law professor and IP expert, and Collin Walke, cybersecurity and privacy lawyer, unpack two big rulings. They discuss a jury verdict finding platforms negligent over teen social media addiction and legal theories around platform design. They also analyze the Supreme Court’s ruling narrowing contributory-infringement for ISPs and what could still trigger liability.

Mar 25, 2026 • 36min
Trump Administration Wants to Turn Away Asylum Seekers
Leon Fresco, immigration law expert and former Office of Immigration Litigation head, and David Voreacos, Bloomberg legal reporter covering federal courts, discuss high-stakes Supreme Court arguments on whether the administration can turn away asylum seekers. They analyze statutory language, practical effects at ports of entry, enforcement tactics, and a contentious U.S. attorney appointment in New Jersey.

Mar 23, 2026 • 30min
SCOTUS on Election Deadlines & Musk Misled Investors
Richard Briffault, Columbia elections law scholar, explains Supreme Court arguments over post‑Election Day mail‑ballot deadlines and state grace periods. Eric Talley, Columbia business law professor, walks through the jury verdict finding Elon Musk made misleading tweets during the Twitter purchase and the potential legal and market fallout. Short, sharp takes on timing, administration, and securities accountability.

Mar 20, 2026 • 38min
Weekend Law: The Chief's Warning, SCOTUS Pressured & Anthropic
John E. Jones III, retired federal judge and college president, reflects on rising threats to judges. Dorothy Lund, Columbia law professor focused on corporate governance and tech policy, breaks down Anthropic's legal fight over a supply-chain designation. Zoe Tillman, legal reporter covering the Supreme Court, examines pressure from the Court's surge in emergency wins. Short, topical, and timely conversation.

Mar 19, 2026 • 34min
Pressure on SCOTUS Over Trump 'Emergency' Wins
Zoe Tillman, litigation reporter who tracks court processes, and Justin Wise, Supreme Court reporter focused on constitutional battles. They explore the surge in rapid emergency filings favoring the Trump administration. They examine sparse reasoning on the emergency docket and how the unitary executive theory is being wielded in immigration fights.

Mar 18, 2026 • 33min
Anthropic Sues Government & Paramount-WBD Deal
Dorothy Lund, a professor at Columbia Law School and co-director of the Ira M. Millstein Center for Global Markets and Corporate Ownership, discusses Anthropic challenging the Trump administration designating it a “supply chain risk.” Then antitrust attorney Richard Wolfram, discusses a possible wrench in the Paramount-Warner Bros Discovery deal. June Grasso hosts.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Mar 18, 2026 • 31min
Warning From the Chief Justice & Vaccine Ruling
John E. Jones III, retired federal judge and college president, offers a judicial perspective on civility and risks of personal attacks on judges. Harry Nelson, health care attorney, explains legal fights over RFK Jr.'s attempted reshaping of vaccine advisory bodies and a judge’s injunction halting changes. They discuss judicial conduct, politicization of courts, and legal limits on altering vaccine policy.

Mar 17, 2026 • 35min
Refunds for Tariffs & Dropping FIFA Convictions
Timothy Brightbill, a partner and co-chair of the international trade practice at Wiley Rein, discusses lawsuits over refunds for the $170 billion collected in tariffs. Then Bloomberg legal reporter Patricia Hurtado, discusses federal prosecutors trying to drop criminal convictions for bribery reached by a jury in FIFA cases. June Grasso hosts.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.


