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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 16, 2021 • 38min
Texas Ruling Shows Roe v. Wade in Jeopardy
Elizabeth Sepper, a professor at the University of Texas Law School, discusses the Supreme Court leaving in force Texas' six-week abortion ban, allowing abortion providers to press only a narrow part of their challenge. William Banks, a professor at Syracuse University College of Law, discusses the District of Columbia suing the Proud Boys and the Oath Keepers right-wing groups for allegedly conspiring to terrorize the U.S. Capitol on January 6th.Dorit Reiss, a professor at UC Hastings College of Law who specializes in vaccine policy, discusses the Supreme Court leaving in place New York’s requirement that health-care workers be vaccinated against Covid-19, with no religious exemptions.June Grasso hosts.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Dec 13, 2021 • 39min
Prosecutors Paint Maxwell as Epstein’s ‘No. 2’
Former federal prosecutor Jessica Roth, a professor at Cardozo Law School, discusses the prosecution's case against Ghislaine Maxwell at her sex-trafficking trial which included the testimony of four women who allege the British socialite lured them into abuse by Jeffrey Epstein.Richard Garnett, a professor at Notre Dame Law School, discusses the Supreme Court signaling in a Maine case that it is poised to strengthen the rights of parents to use public dollars to pay tuition at faith-based schools. Carl Tobias, a professor at the University of Richmond Law School, discusses the latest news with President Joe Biden's judicial nominations.June Grasso hosts.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Dec 11, 2021 • 32min
Miramax v. Tarantino Over Pulp Fiction NFTs
Lance Koonce, a partner at Klaris Law, discusses Miramax suing filmmaker Quentin Tarantino over the sale of NFTs from the cult classic "Pulp Fiction."Erik Larson, Bloomberg Legal Reporter, discusses Second Circuit arguments over former President Trump's efforts to scuttle a defamation lawsuit brought by a woman who claims Trump raped her two decades ago. Leon Fresco, a partner at Holland & Knight, discusses Supreme Court arguments over noncitizens challenging administrative decisions in federal court.June Grasso hosts.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Dec 6, 2021 • 15min
Will Roe v. Wade Survive?
Mary Ziegler, a professor at Florida State University School of Law, discusses whether the Supreme Court is likely to reverse Roe v. Wade, the landmark ruling on abortion rights.Harold Krent, a professor at the Chicago-Kent College of Law, discusses why the D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals seemed skeptical about former President Trump's claim to executive privilege over documents subpoenaed by the House Committee investigating the Capitol riot.June Grasso hosts.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Dec 4, 2021 • 17min
Elizabeth Holmes' Startling Admissions on the Stand
Joel Rosenblatt, Bloomberg Legal Reporter, discusses Theranos founder Elizabeth Holmes taking the stand in her own defense.Jennifer Rie, Bloomberg Intelligence Senior Litigation Analyst, discusses the U.K. ordering Meta's Facebook to sell Giphy, the first time a major global regulator has weighed in against a Silicon Valley giant and ordered it to unwind a deal after completion.June Grasso hosts.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Dec 2, 2021 • 40min
Justices Suggest Sweeping Rollback on Abortion
Greg Stohr, Bloomberg News Supreme Court Reporter, discusses the Supreme Court’s conservatives suggesting they are poised to roll back abortion rights and uphold Mississippi’s ban on abortion after 15 weeks of pregnancy.Robert Field, Professor of Law and Public Health at Drexel University, discusses the first court victory for opponents of the Biden administration's vaccine mandate for health-care workers.David Yaffe-Bellany, Bloomberg Legal Reporter, discusses the “QAnon Shaman,” Jacob Chansley, appealing his sentence for his role in the Jan. 6 Capitol riot.June Grasso hosts.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Nov 23, 2021 • 26min
Judge Jeffrey Sutton on 'Who Decides?'
Judge Jeffrey S. Sutton, Chief Judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit, discusses his new book, "Who Decides?: States as Laboratories of Constitutional Experimentation."June Grasso hosts.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Nov 20, 2021 • 26min
Britney Is Free But More Legal Action Is Ahead
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Nov 20, 2021 • 29min
Ghislaine Maxwell and Elizabeth Holmes on Trial
Patricia Hurtado, Bloomberg Legal Reporter, discusses the trial of Ghislaine Maxwell who is accused of luring underage girls for Jeffrey Epstein to sexually abuse them.Joel Rosenblatt, Bloomberg Legal Reporter, discusses the trial of Elizabeth Holmes, the founder of bloodtesting startup Theranos, who is facing charges of conspiracy and wire fraud.June Grasso hosts.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Nov 18, 2021 • 40min
Defiant Steve Bannon Promises a Fight
Former federal prosecutor Robert Mintz, a partner at McCarter & English, discusses former Trump campaign chairman Steve Bannon facing criminal contempt charges for ignoring subpoenas from the House committee investigating the U.S. Capitol riot.Tom Melsheimer, a partner at Winston & Strawn, discusses a judge striking down the Texas ban on school mask mandates and his representation of the plaintiffs in the case.Brad Moss, a partner at Mark Zaid, discusses the possibility that former New York Governor Andrew Cuomo could be forced to return the more than $5 million earned from his pandemic book.June Grasso hosts.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.


