Bloomberg Law

Lois Liberman, a partner in the matrimonial and family law practice at Blank Rome LLP, discusses coronavirus vaccination battles breaking out in custody cases between divorced or separated parents.Anthony Oncidi, partner and co-chair of the Labor & Employment Law Department at Proskauer, discusses the passage of a bill that will end forced arbitration at companies for victims of sexual assault and harassment.Siddartha Rao, litigation partner at Romano Law, discusses the allegations former Miami Dolphin's Coach Brian Flores has made against the NFL.June Grasso hosts.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Jonathan Macey, a professor at Yale Law School, discusses the trial of former Goldman Sachs banker Roger Ng over his alleged role in a scheme to loot billions from the Malaysian fund known as 1MDB.Rebecca Green, a professor and co-director of the Election Law Program at William & Mary Law School, discusses the Supreme Court dealing a blow to minority voting rights.June Grasso hosts.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Martin Edel, Co-Chair of the Sports Law Practice at Goulston & Storrs, discusses the lawsuit former Miami Dolphins coach Brian Flores filed against the NFL and three teams alleging racist hiring practices.Jeannine Bell, a professor of law at Indiana University, discusses the hate crimes trial of the three men already convicted of murdering Ahmaud Arbery.June Grasso hosts.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Gautam Hans, a professor at Vanderbilt Law School, discusses Sarah Palin, the former Alaska governor and Republican vice presidential candidate, suing the New York Times for defamation.Anne Lofaso, a law professor at West Virginia University, discusses a lawsuit connected to President Joe Biden’s unprecedented Inauguration Day firing of the federal labor board’s top lawyer.June Grasso hosts.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Ross Guberman, a legal writing coach who has taught classes for new federal judges since 2012, discusses some circuit judges calling out colleagues in snarky tones in opinions, reflecting polarized politics.Elections law expert Rebecca Green, a professor at William & Mary Law School, discusses Alabama's appeal to the Supreme Court over the order to redraw its congressional map.Mary-Christine Sungaila, who leads the appellate practice at Buchalter, discusses a Supreme Court case this term over Nazi-looted art.June Grasso hosts.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Healthcare law expert Harry Nelson of Nelson Hardiman discusses the historic $590 million dollar settlement Native American tribes have reached over the toll of opioids with drugmaker Johnson & Johnson and the country's three largest drug distribution companies.Susan Decker, Bloomberg Patents Reporter, discusses the way sports franchises like the Washington Commanders, resort to extreme measures to keep interlopers at bay ahead of a name change. June Grasso hosts.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Erik Larson, Bloomberg Legal Reporter, discusses the trial of California lawyer Michael Avenatti for stealing $300,000 from his former client, adult film star Stormy Daniels and his cross-examination of Daniels.Matthew Schettenhelm, Bloomberg Intelligence Litigation and Government Analyst, discusses the multiple data-privacy legal risks that Facebook and Google are facing.June Grasso hosts.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Former federal prosecutor Robert Mintz, a partner at McCarter & English, discusses the request for a special grand jury by the Georgia prosecutor who's investigating whether former President Donald Trump broke the law by trying to pressure Georgia officials to throw out Joe Biden's presidential election victory.Patricia Hurtado, Bloomberg Legal Reporter, discusses the controversy surrounding new Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg and his memo forswearing the prosecutions of certain crimes.June Grasso hosts.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Constitutional law expert Stephen Vladeck, a professor at the University of Texas Law School, discusses the legacy of Justice Stephen Breyer and how the court may change after his retirement.Jordan Rubin, Bloomberg Law reporter, discusses the Supreme Court agreeing to decide how its landmark McGirt ruling applies to state prosecutions of non-Indians.June Grasso hosts.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Carl Tobias, a professor at the University of Richmond Law School, discusses Justice Stephen Breyer stepping down from the Supreme Court.Audrey Anderson, who heads the higher education practice at Bass, Berry & Sims PLC, discusses the Supreme Court taking up two affirmative action cases which could change the law.Bob Van Voris, Bloomberg Legal Reporter, discusses the latest whipsaw for school districts in New York over mask mandates.June Grasso hosts.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.