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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 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.

Jan 8, 2021 • 29min
Will the Capitol Rioters Face Justice?
National security law expert Jimmy Gurule, a professor at Notre Dame Law School, discusses the charges the rioters who stormed the Capitol could face and the law enforcement failures. Former federal prosecutor Elie Honig, discusses President Trump's call to Georgia officials to try to change the election results. June Grasso hosts. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Jan 6, 2021 • 24min
Challenge to the Electoral College Count
Richard Briffault, a professor at Columbia Law School, discusses the consequences of President Trump's phone call to Georgia election officials and the challenge by Republican lawmakers to the tally of the electoral vote during what is normally a largely ceremonial event. David Sklansky, a professor at Stanford Law School, discusses a federal court ruling that information requests by congressional oversight panels don’t require the approval of majority members. June Grasso hosts. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Jan 5, 2021 • 34min
Hospitals Sued Over Saving Patients' Lives
Thaddeus Pope, a professor at Mitchell Hamline School of Law, discusses how courts are now recognizing lawsuits over the wrongful prolongation of life. Michele Goodwin, a professor at the University of California, Irvine School of Law, discusses the 13th Amendment and efforts to amend the constitution to remove slavery. June Grasso hosts. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Dec 31, 2020 • 28min
The Biggest Trials Coming to U.S. Courtrooms in 2021
Former federal prosecutor Robert Mintz, a partner at McCarter & English, discusses the biggest criminal trials that will take place in 2021 including the trials of Ghislaine Maxwell, the former girlfriend and confidante of Jeffrey Epstein, Elizabeth Holmes, the founder of Theranos and Roger Ng, former Goldman Sachs managing director. Madison Alder, Bloomberg Law Reporter, discusses the toll the coronavirus pandemic has taken on judges who are experiencing anxiety and coping with the loss of colleagues who died from Covid-19. June Grasso hosts.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Dec 30, 2020 • 30min
Can Biden Reverse Trump Environmental Damage?
Pat Parenteau, a professor of environmental law at the Vermont Law School, discusses the challenges President-elect Joe Biden will face in reversing President Trump's rollback of environmental policies and rules. Robert Iafolla, Bloomberg Law Reporter, discusses whether employers can mandate that employees get the Covid-19 vaccine. June Grasso hosts.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Dec 19, 2020 • 11min
Netflix Beats Lawsuit Over 'Tiger King' Hit Series
Intellectual property litigator Terence Ross, a partner at Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP, discusses the dismissal of Hollywood Weekly Magazine's trademark and copyright lawsuit against Netflix over its hit series "Tiger King." June Grasso hosts. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Dec 19, 2020 • 16min
The Legal Doctrine That Could Stymie Biden's Agenda
Constitutional law expert Stephen Vladeck, a professor at the University of Texas School of Law, discusses libertarian groups gearing up for fights with the Biden administration over financial regulations, environmental rules, and new policies to combat the pandemic and the legal docrine that will be front and center. June Grasso hosts. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Dec 18, 2020 • 37min
High Court Will Consider Compensation for College Athletes
Audrey Anderson, who heads the higher education practice at Bass Berry & Sims, discusses the Supreme Court agreeing to hear whether the National Collegiate Athletic Association violated federal antitrust laws by limiting compensation for college athletes. Harry First, a professor at NYU Law School, discusses the antitrust case against Facebook. Anat Alon-Beck, an assistant professor at Case Western Reserve Law School, discusses the case against TikTok. June Grasso hosts. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Dec 17, 2020 • 28min
And the Next Attorney General Is
Former federal prosecutor Robert Mintz, a partner at McCarter & English, discusses Joe Biden's choices for Attorney General. Brad Moss, a partner at Mark Zaid, discusses the resignation of William Barr as Attorney General and the repercussions. June Grasso hosts.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.


