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June Grasso speaks with prominent attorneys and scholars, analyzing legal issues and cases in the news.
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Jun 5, 2020 • 16min
Getting a Conviction in the George Floyd Case
Former federal prosecutor Elie Honig, of Lowenstein Sandler, discusses the new charges against the four police officers in the death of George Floyd and how difficult it will be to get a conviction. June Grasso hosts.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Jun 5, 2020 • 30min
Can Trump Send Military Troops Into States?
Harold Krent, a professor at the Chicago-Kent College of Law, discusses President Trump’s threat to send military troops into states and whether he has the authority under the law. Brad Moss, a partner at Mark Zaid, discusses the latest twists in the case of former National Security Advisor Michael Flynn. June Grasso hostsSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Jun 3, 2020 • 30min
George Floyd Protests Test the Law
Kimberlé Crenshaw, a professor at Columbia Law School and a leading scholar of critical race theory, discusses the protests in response to the killing of George Floyd while in police custody. Richard Garnett, a professor at Notre Dame Law School and a constitutional law expert, discusses the Supreme Court rejecting a call by a California church to block restrictions on worship services during the coronavirus outbreak. June Grasso hosts.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Jun 2, 2020 • 11min
Spike in Divorces Likely After the Lockdowns
Peter Stambleck, a partner at matrimonial firm, Aronson Mayefsky & Sloan, discusses the likely spike in divorces in the U.S. after the pandemic. In China divorces hit record high numbers in several cities as couples emerged from weeks of government-mandated shutdowns. June Grasso hosts.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

May 30, 2020 • 29min
Trump’s War on Twitter and Mail-In Ballots
Constitutional law expert Eugene Volokh, a professor at UCLA Law School, discusses President Trump unleashing an executive order targeting social media companies like Twitter that have drawn his wrath. Election law expert Richard Briffault, a professor at Columbia Law School, discusses the challenges election officials have with just weeks left to ensure that their states can handle a surge of mail-in votes in November in the face of fierce opposition from Trump. June Grasso hosts.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

May 29, 2020 • 30min
Behind the Guilty Pleas in College Admissions Scandal
Former federal prosecutor Robert Mintz, a partner at McCarter & English, discusses “Full House” star Lori Loughlin and her husband, fashion designer Mossimo Giannulli, giving up a 14-month fight and pleading guilty to paying $500,000 in bribes to get their daughters into the University of Southern California as phony crew stars. Erik Gordon, a professor at the Ross School of Business, discusses reported verbal agreements to resolve tens of thousands of cancer lawsuits over its Roundup weedkiller. June Grasso hosts.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

May 26, 2020 • 10min
Flynn’s Escalation of His Dismissal Bid
Harold Krent, a professor at the Chicago-Kent College of Law, discusses former national security adviser Michael Flynn asking an appeals court to let the Justice Department drop a criminal case against him for lying to the FBI rather than waiting for a lower-court judge to decide. He speaks to host June Grasso.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

May 23, 2020 • 17min
Inside the First Video Trial
Intellectual Property Litigator Terence Ross, a partner at Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP, discusses the first trial in federal court done by video and his role as the plaintiff’s counsel. He speaks to host June Grasso.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

May 22, 2020 • 29min
Supreme Court Keeps Mueller Material From the Hous
Greg Stohr, Bloomberg News Supreme Court Reporter, discusses the Supreme Court blocking House Democrats for now from getting access to confidential materials from Special Counsel Robert Mueller’s Russia investigation, granting a request from President Donald Trump’s administration. Carl Tobias, a professor at the University of Richmond Law School, discusses how Johnson & Johnson’s decision to phase out the talc-based version of its iconic baby powder may signal the company is preparing for a global settlement of almost 20,000 pending claims that the product causes cancer. They speak to host June Grasso.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

May 20, 2020 • 30min
Antitrust Lawsuit Against Google Expected
Jennifer Rie, Bloomberg Intelligence Senior Litigation Analyst, discusses the Justice Department drafting a lawsuit against Alphabet Inc.’s Google, accusing the internet giant of violating antitrust laws. Jordan Rubin, Bloomberg Law Editor, discusses the highs and lows of the Supreme Court’s historic oral argument session broadcast live. They speak to host June Grasso. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.


