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Rick Su, a professor at the University at Buffalo Law School, discusses why U.S. District Judge Dana Sabraw ordered a temporary halt to deportations of families that had been separated at the U.S.-Mexico border. Plus, Matthew Schettenhelm, Bloomberg Intelligence litigation analyst, discusses why the FCC struck down Sinclair’s plan to divest some assets as it tries to acquire Tribune Media in a nearly $4 billion deal. They speak with Bloomberg's June Grasso. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Rick Su, a professor at the University at Buffalo Law School, discusses why U.S. District Judge Dana Sabraw ordered a temporary halt to deportations of families that had been separated at the U.S.-Mexico border. Plus, Matthew Schettenhelm, Bloomberg Intelligence litigation analyst, discusses why the FCC struck down Sinclair’s plan to divest some assets as it tries to acquire Tribune Media in a nearly $4 billion deal. They speak with Bloomberg's June Grasso. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Jimmy Gurule, a professor at Notre Dame Law School, discusses Vladimir Putin’s reaction to new charges filed against 12 Russian officials by special counsel Robert Mueller for interfering in the 2016 presidential election. Plus, Clenora Hudson Weems, Professor at the University of Missouri-Columbia and author of " Emmett Till: The Sacrificial Lamb Of The Civil Rights Movement," discusses the news that the Justice Department has reopened its investigation into the brutal 1955 murder of Emmett Till, which it had previously closed in 2007. They speak with Bloomberg's June Grasso. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Former federal prosecutor Elie Honig discusses deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein’s Friday announcement of indictments for 12 Russian officials for hacking offenses related to the 2016 presidential election. Plus, Corey Brettschneider, a political science professor at Brown University, discusses how Rand Paul’s views on privacy and the Fourth Amendment could have an outsized impact on Brett Kavanaugh's chances of replacing Anthony Kennedy on the Supreme Court. They speak with Bloomberg's June Grasso. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

William Banks, a professor at Syracuse University Law School, discusses embattled FBI agent Peter Strzok’s Thursday testimony before a joint hearing of the House Judiciary and Government Oversight Panels, where Republican lawmakers threatened to cite Strzok for contempt of Congress after he denied that his anti-Trump tweets showed that bias tainted the bureau’s Russia investigation. Plus, Christopher Kang, former deputy counsel to President Obama and chief counsel of Demand Justice, discusses his organization’s opposition of Brett Kavanagh to replace Anthony Kennedy on the Supreme Court. They speak with Bloomberg's June Grasso. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

William Buzbee, a professor at Georgetown University Law Center, discusses the paper trail that has been left by Judge Brett Kavanaugh, who is currently nominated to replace Anthony Kennedy on the Supreme Court. Before his confirmation hearings, lawmakers and journalists alike are combing through Kavanaugh’s past opinions for some indication of how he might rule as a Supreme Court justice. Plus, David Bier, an immigration policy analyst at the Cato Institute, discusses the next steps for the Trump administration after officials failed to reunite all children under five who had been separated from their parents. They speak with Bloomberg's June Grasso. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Miguel Estrada, partner at Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher, and Harold Kent, dean of Chicago-Kent College of Law, discuss President Trump's selection of Brett Kavanaugh to replace Anthony Kennedy on the Supreme Court and what can be expected from his confirmation hearing. They speak with Bloomberg's June Grasso. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Bloomberg’s June Grasso speaks with Cornell University Law School professor Michael Dorf, a professor at Cornell University Law School, who also clerked for Supreme Court justice Anthony Kennedy, and Christine Chabot, Distinguished Scholar in Residence at Loyola University Chicago School of Law, about who President Trump will select to replace Anthony Kennedy on the Supreme Court. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Michael Dorf, a professor at Cornell University Law School and former clerk for Supreme Court justice Anthony Kennedy, discusses Kennedy’s retirement and what President Trump’s second Supreme Court pick could do to move the nation’s highest court further to the right. Plus, Mark Janus, the plaintiff in the Supreme Court case Janus v. AFSCME, discusses his Wednesday victory after the court ruled that government employees should not be required to pay mandatory union fees. They speak with Bloomberg’s June Grasso.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Greg Stohr, Bloomberg News Supreme Court reporter, discusses the last decision from the Supreme Court’s session, where the justices said government employees have a constitutional right not to pay union fees in a ruling that deals a harsh blow to the labor movement. Plus, Lori Nessel, director of the center for social justice at Seton hall University School of Law, discusses a decision by a federal judge in San Diego to set a deadline for the Trump administration to reunite children and parents separated at the border in thirty days or less. They speak with Bloomberg’s June Grasso.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.