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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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Jan 28, 2021 • 23min
State Versus State on Taxes for Working From Home
Michael Graetz, a professor at Columbia Law School and author of the new book, "The Wolf at the Door: The Menace of Economic Insecurity and How to Fight It," discusses the Supreme Court asking for the Biden administration’s views on a state-against-state clash over billions of dollars in income taxes paid by people who work from home during the Covid-19 pandemic. Erik Larson, Bloomberg Legal Reporter, discusses his interview with New York Attorney General Letitia James, the first woman and Black person elected to her office. June Grasso hosts.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Jan 23, 2021 • 31min
Biden to Rollback Trump on Environment
Pat Parenteau, an environmental law professor at Vermont Law School, discusses President Joe Biden kickstarting his environmental agenda. Matthew Schettenhelm, Bloomberg Intelligence Litigation & Government Analyst, discusses why the Supreme Court is likely to let the FCC relax media-ownership limits. June Grasso hosts.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Jan 22, 2021 • 43min
What's Ahead for Citizen Trump
Tina Davis, Executive Editor of Bloomberg Legal News, discusses what is facing former President Donald Trump from his finances to legal challenges ahead. Former federal prosecutor Robert Mintz, a partner at McCarter & English, discusses the controversial last minute pardons Trump issued. Erik Larson, Bloomberg Legal Reporter, discusses the civil lawsuits Trump is facing. June Grasso hosts.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Jan 21, 2021 • 32min
First Abortion Case With New More Conservative Court
Michele Goodwin, a professor at the University of California Irvine and author of "Policing the Womb: Invisible Women and the Criminalization of Motherhood," discusses a divided U.S. Supreme Court reinstating a requirement that women visit a medical facility to obtain abortion-inducing pills. Jordan Rubin, Bloomberg Law Editor, discusses the death penalty and how an appeal involving the Boston Marathon Bomber will be a test of President Joe Biden's opposition to the death penalty. June Grasso hosts.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Jan 17, 2021 • 32min
Can Trump Be Prosecuted for Inciting the Capitol Riot?
Shirin Sinnar, a professor at Stanford Law School, discusses whether President Trump can be prosecuted for inciting the Capitol riot. Sinan Aral, a professor at MIT and author of "The Hype Machine," discusses how the signs of violence could be seen in social media well before the riot. June Grasso hosts. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Jan 16, 2021 • 19min
History Backs Trump Impeachment Trial After Term Ends
Frank Bowman, a professor at the University of Missouri Law School, discusses the precedents for holding President Trump's second impeachment trial after he leaves office. Stephen Vladeck, a professor at the University of Texas Law School, discusses the pressure on Supreme Court Justice Stephen Breyer to resign. June Grasso hosts. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Jan 15, 2021 • 23min
Why Supreme Court Justices Talked About Taylor Swift
Harold Krent, a professor at the Chicago-Kent College of Law, discusses why pop star Taylor Swift was featured prominently during Supreme Court arguments in a case about when government officials can shake off past constitutional violations. John Coffee, a professor at Columbia Law School, discusses the Supreme Court ordering a new look at the convictions of four men in an insider-trading case involving a scheme to profit from government secrets. June Grasso hosts.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Jan 13, 2021 • 31min
The Second Impeachment of President Donald Trump
Frank Bowman, a professor at the University of Missouri and author of "High Crimes & Misdemeanors: A History of Impeachment for the Age of Trump," discusses the second impeachment of President Trump. Former federal prosecutor Robert Mintz, a partner at McCarter & English, discusses the possible charges against President Trump and the pro-Trump mob that stormed the capitol. June Grasso hosts. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Jan 10, 2021 • 28min
Why It Won't Be a Blockbuster Supreme Court Term
Constitutional law expert Neil Kinkopf, a professor at the Georgia State University College of Law, discusses the new cases the Supreme Court will take up when it resumes this week. Elections law expert Derek Muller, a professor at the University of Iowa Law School, on what we learned from the 2020 elections. June Grasso hosts.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Jan 9, 2021 • 23min
Jockeying for a Last Minute Pardon From Trump
Bloomberg Legal Reporter David Yaffe-Bellany discusses the long line of people trying to get a last minute pardon from President Trump and those reportedly on his pardon list. David Pozen, a professor at Columbia Law School who clerked for Judge Merrick Garland, discusses Garland's nomination to be the next Attorney General. June Grasso hosts. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.


