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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 11, 2020 • 14min
Was the Military Strike Against Iran Constitutional?
Oona Hathaway, a professor at Yale Law School, discusses the War Powers Resolution and whether the military strike that killed Iranian General Qassem Soleimani, was constitutional. She speaks to host June Grasso.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Jan 11, 2020 • 17min
Harvey Weinstein Trial Is a #MeToo Reckoning
Former federal prosecutor, Laurie Levenson, a professor at Loyola Law School, discusses Harvey Weinstein’s criminal trial and how the #MeToo movement and celebrity may factor into the verdict. She speaks to host June Grasso.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Jan 9, 2020 • 14min
Impeachment Trial With No Witnesses Most Likely
Former federal prosecutor Robert Mintz, a partner at McCarter & English, discusses the likelihood that Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell will push through a fast trial and acquittal for President Donald Trump. He speaks to Bloomberg’s June Grasso.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Jan 7, 2020 • 16min
Was the Military Strike on Iran’s General Legal?
Karen Greenberg, the Director of the Center on National Security at Fordham Law School, discusses the legal questions surrounding President Trump’s order of a military strike against Iran’s most powerful general. She speaks to Bloomberg’s June Grasso.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Jan 7, 2020 • 15min
Is Trump the Subtext of the Chief Justice’s Report?
Michael Dorf, a professor at Cornell Law School, discusses Chief Justice John Roberts’ year-end report on the judiciary and the subtext which appears to be referring to President Trump. He speaks to Bloomberg’s June Grasso.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Dec 31, 2019 • 7min
Chief Justice Will ’Referee’ Impeachment Trial
Greg Stohr, Bloomberg News Supreme Court Reporter, discusses Chief Justice John Roberts’ role presiding over the impeachment trial of President Donald Trump. He speaks to Bloomberg’s June Grasso.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Dec 23, 2019 • 13min
Justices Struggle With International Child Custody
Steve Sanders, a professor at Indiana University’s Maurer School of Law, discusses Supreme Court justices struggling during oral argument with the standard for deciding what country should be able to determine where an infant in the middle of an international custody battle should reside. He speaks to Bloomberg’s June Grasso.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Dec 23, 2019 • 8min
Immigration Heavy Docket Reflects Trump Priorities
Kimberly Strawbridge Robinson, Bloomberg Law Supreme Court Reporter, discusses why the Supreme Court’s docket has an unusually large number of immigration cases this term, including so-called "crimmigration" cases. She speaks to Bloomberg’s June Grasso.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Dec 20, 2019 • 6min
Trump Passes Judicial Confirmation Goal
Carl Tobias, a professor at the University of Richmond School of Law, discusses the accelerated push by President Donald Trump and Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell to pack the judiciary with conservatives, wrapping up the year in a confirmation sprint that put the president past his appointment goal through 2019. He speaks to Bloomberg’s June Grasso. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Dec 20, 2019 • 9min
Appellate Ruling Leaves Obamacare Up in the Air
Timothy Jost, a professor at the Washington and Lee University School of Law, discusses the federal appellate court decision striking down the Affordable Care Act’s individual mandate as unconstitutional, but punting on whether that means the rest of the law must also be invalidated. He speaks to Bloomberg’s June Grasso.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.


