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May 29, 2020 • 30min

Behind the Guilty Pleas in College Admissions Scandal

Former federal prosecutor Robert Mintz, a partner at McCarter & English, discusses “Full House” star Lori Loughlin and her husband, fashion designer Mossimo Giannulli, giving up a 14-month fight and pleading guilty to paying $500,000 in bribes to get their daughters into the University of Southern California as phony crew stars. Erik Gordon, a professor at the Ross School of Business, discusses reported verbal agreements to resolve tens of thousands of cancer lawsuits over its Roundup weedkiller. June Grasso hosts.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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May 26, 2020 • 10min

Flynn’s Escalation of His Dismissal Bid

Harold Krent, a professor at the Chicago-Kent College of Law, discusses former national security adviser Michael Flynn asking an appeals court to let the Justice Department drop a criminal case against him for lying to the FBI rather than waiting for a lower-court judge to decide. He speaks to host June Grasso.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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May 23, 2020 • 17min

Inside the First Video Trial

Intellectual Property Litigator Terence Ross, a partner at Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP, discusses the first trial in federal court done by video and his role as the plaintiff’s counsel. He speaks to host June Grasso.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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May 22, 2020 • 29min

Supreme Court Keeps Mueller Material From the Hous

Greg Stohr, Bloomberg News Supreme Court Reporter, discusses the Supreme Court blocking House Democrats for now from getting access to confidential materials from Special Counsel Robert Mueller’s Russia investigation, granting a request from President Donald Trump’s administration. Carl Tobias, a professor at the University of Richmond Law School, discusses how Johnson & Johnson’s decision to phase out the talc-based version of its iconic baby powder may signal the company is preparing for a global settlement of almost 20,000 pending claims that the product causes cancer. They speak to host June Grasso.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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May 20, 2020 • 30min

Antitrust Lawsuit Against Google Expected

Jennifer Rie, Bloomberg Intelligence Senior Litigation Analyst, discusses the Justice Department drafting a lawsuit against Alphabet Inc.’s Google, accusing the internet giant of violating antitrust laws. Jordan Rubin, Bloomberg Law Editor, discusses the highs and lows of the Supreme Court’s historic oral argument session broadcast live. They speak to host June Grasso. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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May 17, 2020 • 8min

The Cases of the Faithless Electors

Edward Foley, Director of the Election Law Program at the Moritz College of Law, discusses the Supreme Court justices seeming reluctant to give members of the Electoral College the right to vote as they please. He speaks to host June Grasso.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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May 16, 2020 • 15min

High Court Seems Divided on Shield for Religious Schools

Richard Garnett, a professor at Notre Dame Law School, discusses the Supreme Court arguments on calls by religious groups for a broader exemption from discrimination suits in appeals from two Roman Catholic grade schools fighting bias claims after firing teachers. He speaks to host June Grasso. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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May 15, 2020 • 17min

High Court Sends Mixed Signals on Trump Records Clash

Former federal prosecutor Jessica Roth, a professor at Cardozo Law School, discusses the historic Supreme Court arguments over President Trump’s attempt to keep his financial records secret and defy subpoenas from the House and a New York prosecutor. She speaks to host June Grasso.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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May 15, 2020 • 17min

What’s Ahead in the Presidential Elections

Election law expert Richard Briffault, a professor at Columbia Law School, discusses the challenges ahead in the presidential elections and what can be done. He speaks to host June Grasso.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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May 14, 2020 • 24min

High Stakes in Reservation Case

Jordan Rubin, Bloomberg Law Editor, discusses the Supreme Court arguments in a hugely consequential case implicating the status of American Indian lands. Patricia Hurtado discusses the growing number of lawsuits seeking billions of dollars in compensation from China for its handling of the novel coronavirus outbreak. They speak to host June Grasso. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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