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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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Dec 10, 2022 • 32min
Will the Supreme Court Upend Election Law?
Constitutional law expert Stephen Vladeck, a professor at the University of Texas Law School, discusses Supreme Court oral arguments over a far-reaching constitutional argument that would give state legislatures, near-exclusive authority over federal elections.Bloomberg Legal Reporter Laurel Calkins discusses the trial of a former Harvard fencing coach and a telecom CEO over charges that they corrupted the admissions process in a case with echoes of the “Varsity Blues” scandal.June Grasso hosts.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Dec 7, 2022 • 22min
Jack Daniel's, Ginger Rogers and a Dog Toy
Intellectual property litigator Terence Ross, a partner at Katten Muchin Rosenmann, discusses the Supreme Court agreeing to hear a trademark lawsuit over a chewable dog toy designed to mimic the iconic Jack Daniel’s whiskey bottle.Kenneth Gross, Senior Political Law Counsel and Consultant at Akin Gump, discusses former President Donald Trump's comments calling to suspend the Constitution over baseless claims of fraud in the 2020 presidential election.June Grasso hosts.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Dec 3, 2022 • 20min
FTX Investors Sue Celebrities, Border Policy Suit
Leon Fresco, a partner at Holland & Knight, discusses the Supreme Court oral arguments over President Joe Biden’s effort to shift the government’s deportation priorities.Shane Seppinni, founder of Seppini LLP, discusses FTX investors suing celebrities like Larry David and Tom Brady alleging they lured unsophisticated investors into the FTX debacle with their commercials for the company.June Grasso hosts.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Dec 3, 2022 • 31min
After Oath Keepers Verdict, Trump Allies May Be Next
Former federal prosecutor Jimmy Gurule, a professor at Notre Dame Law School, discusses the convictions of the leader of the Oath Keepers and a top lieutenant of seditious conspiracy and whether prosecutions of Trump allies will be next.Constitutional law expert Michael Dorf, a professor at Cornell Law School, discusses his article, "Will the Supreme Court Respect the Respect for Marriage Act?"June Grasso hosts.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Nov 30, 2022 • 33min
Next Line of Attack Is Against the Abortion Pill
Reproductive rights expert Mary Ziegler, a professor at UC Davis Law School, discusses anti-abortion activists next line of attack on abortion rights, and the allegations that Justice Samuel Alito leaked the outcome of a landmark case involving religious liberties and contraceptives.Greg Stohr, Bloomberg News Supreme Court reporter, discusses former President Donald Trump's losing record at the court as a private citizen.June Grasso hosts.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Nov 23, 2022 • 30min
Will the Same-Sex Marriage Bill Become Law?
Katherine Franke, Director of Columbia Law School's Center for Gender & Sexuality Law, discusses the same-sex marriage bill.Leon Fresco, a Partner at Holland & Knight, discusses the latest push by Texas over immigration.June Grasso hostsSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Nov 23, 2022 • 15min
Secrets Revealed in FTX Freefall Into Bankruptcy
Bankrupty attorney Jonathan Shenson, a partner at Greenberg Glusker, discusses the bankruptcy of FTX, once the world’s second biggest crypto-exchange, following a stunningly swift collapse that has sparked the unwinding of Sam Bankman-Fried’s erstwhile crypto empire.June Grasso hosts.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Nov 22, 2022 • 30min
Trump Special Counsel Is Up Against the Clock
Former federal prosecutor Robert Mintz, a partner at McCarter & English, discusses the appointment of an independent special counsel to oversee the Justice Departmentn's criminal investigations related to former President Donald Trump.Anne Coughlin, a professor at the University of Virginia Law School, discusses the 11 year prison sentence given to Elizabeth Holmes for defrauding investors out of millions of dollars for her blood testing startup Theranos.June Grasso hosts.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Nov 22, 2022 • 22min
Google Pays Up for Location-Tracking Practices
Eric Goldman, a Professor at Santa Clara University Law School and Co-Director of the High Tech Law Institute, discusses the largest multi-state privacy settlement in US history, with Google paying $391.5 million to 40 states over its controversial location-tracking practices.Elliot Stein, Bloomberg Intelligence Senior Litigation Analyst, discusses the multiple lawsuits filed against President Joe Biden's student loan forgiveness plan.June Grasso hosts.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Nov 22, 2022 • 24min
How Police Are Shielded From Lawsuits
Joanna Schwartz, a professor at UCLA Law School, discusses her new book, "Shielded: How the Police Became Untouchable." June Grasso hosts.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.


