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Apr 22, 2021 • 20min

Derek Chauvin Murder Conviction and Sentencing

Former federal prosecutor Robert Mintz, a partner at McCarter & English, and former public defender Christa Groshek, managing attorney of Groshek Law, discuss the guilty verdict in the trial of Derek Chauvin for the murder of George Floyd and the sentencing ahead. Bloomberg Legal Reporter Patricia Hurtado discusses the latest investigation into New York Governor Andrew Cuomo. June Grasso hosts.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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Apr 20, 2021 • 28min

Closing Arguments in the Derek Chauvin Murder Trial

Former public defender Christa Groshek, managing attorney of Groshek Law in Minneapolis, discusses the strategies in the closing arguments in the trial of Derek Chauvin, the former Minneapolis police officer charged in the death of George Floyd. David Yaffe-Bellany, Bloomberg Legal Reporter, discusses the first plea agreement with a founding member of the far-right Oath Keepers group, stemming from the U.S. Capitol riot. June Grasso hosts.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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Apr 17, 2021 • 14min

Small Town Texas Juries Hit Big Tech With Huge Awards

Bloomberg Legal Reporter Laurel Calkins discusses how juries in three small Texas towns have churned out a series of multimillion-dollar verdicts, totaling more than $3.7 billion in patent awards against big tech companies during the pandemic. June Grasso hosts.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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Apr 16, 2021 • 22min

Legislation Introduced to Pack the Court

Constitutional law professor Neil Kinkopf of the Georgia State University College of Law, discusses the Biden Commission to study changes to the Supreme Court, the legislation to add justices to the court and Justice Stephen Breyer's speech against court packing. June Grasso hosts.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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Apr 15, 2021 • 26min

Can You Be Fired for Not Returning to the Office?

Former federal prosecutor Elie Honig discusses the charges against a former Minnesota police officer for the shooting of a Black motorist in a traffic stop, and the last day of testimony in the trial of Derek Chauvin for the death of George Floyd. Michael Schmidt, vice chair of the Labor & Employment Department at Cozen O'Connor, discusses the legal and practical implications of employees not wanting to return to the office after working remotely. June Grasso hosts.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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Apr 14, 2021 • 25min

Matt Gaetz Vows to Fight as Investigation Grows

Constitutional law professor Akram Faizer of Lincoln Memorial University, discusses the American Civil Liberties Union’s legal challenge to a South Carolina return-to-work order for state employees. Bloomberg Legal Reporter Erik Larson discusses the federal investigation of U.S. Representative Matt Gaetz, a Florida Republican, on sex trafficking allegations. June Grasso hosts.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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Apr 10, 2021 • 35min

Google Wins Decade-Long Copyright Battle With Oracle

Shyam Balganesh, a professor at Columbia Law School, discusses the Supreme Court ruling that Google didn’t commit copyright infringement when it used Oracle’s programming code in the Android operating system. Richard Frase, a professor at the University of Minnesota Law School, discusses the first 9 days of testimony in the trial of Derek Chauvin for the death of George Floyd. June Grasso hosts.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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Apr 9, 2021 • 25min

NFTs and Why They're So Hot

Securities attorney Robert Heim, a partner at Tarter, Krinsky & Drogan, discusses the latest craze in digital assets, NFT's (non-fungible tokens), and the spectacular prices they've been garnering. Bloomberg Legal Reporter Patricia Hurtado, discusses the suit for defamation against Netflix by a private equity and real estate executive accused of paying bribes to get his children into Harvard, Stanford and USC, over a documentary about the college admissions cheating scheme. June Grasso hosts.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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Apr 8, 2021 • 30min

Facebook Data Dump Likely to Bring Lawsuits

Professor Andrea Matwyshyn, Associate Dean of Innovation and Technology at Penn State Law, discusses why Facebook is likely to face scrutiny from federal and state regulators, as well as lawsuits from consumers, after data on more than half a billion users became widely available online. Kimberly Strawbridge Robinson, Bloomberg Law Supreme Court Reporter, discusses how the U.S. Solicitor General was snubbed again by the Supreme Court. June Grasso hosts.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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Apr 7, 2021 • 17min

SCOTUS Allows FCC to Relax Media Ownership Rules

Matthew Schettenhelm, Bloomberg Intelligence Litigation and Government Analyst, discusses the implications of the Supreme Court allowing the Federal Communications Commission to relax the limits on the ownership of local television and radio stations. June Grasso hosts.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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