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Bloomberg
Host June Grasso speaks with prominent attorneys and legal scholars, analyzing major legal issues and cases in the news. The show examines all aspects of the legal profession, from intellectual property to criminal law, from bankruptcy to securities law, drawing on the deep research tools of BloombergLaw.com.
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Oct 5, 2023 • 36min
Sam Bankman-Fried's Historic Fraud Trial
Bloomberg legal reporter Ava Benny-Morrison and Jon-Jorge Aras, a partner with the Warren Law Group, discuss the beginning of the trial of Sam Bankman-Fried on charges that he swindled billions of dollars from his crypto platform FTX. Constitutional law professor Harold Krent, a professor at the Chicago-Kent College of Law, discusses Supreme Court arguments where the fate of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau is at stake. June Grasso hosts. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Oct 3, 2023 • 30min
Ultraconservative 5th Circuit Dominates SCOTUS Term
Bloomberg Supreme Court reporter Greg Stohr discusses why an outsize share of the high court’s biggest cases will come from the ultraconservative 5th Circuit Court of Appeals, whose far-reaching rulings are proving impossible for the Supreme Court to ignore. Bloomberg legal reporter Ava Benny-Morrison discusses the upcoming trial of Sam Bankman-Fried and how JPMorgan Chase & Co. resolved cases over its relationship with Jeffrey Epstein. June Grasso hosts.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Sep 30, 2023 • 26min
The Supreme Court's Upcoming Term
Former United States Solicitor General Gregory Garre discusses the upcoming Supreme Court term. Topics include gun rights dispute, social media and the First Amendment, regulatory agencies, Chevron Doctrine overturning, and conservative cases before the Court.

Sep 29, 2023 • 32min
Trump's Business Empire at Risk
Former federal prosecutor Robert Mintz discusses a judge ruling that Donald Trump committed fraud by inflating the value of his assets. Business law expert Eric Talley discusses lawsuits Elon Musk is facing in Delaware Chancery Court. The podcast explores the impact on Trump's business empire, the dissolution of the Trump Organization, and Elon Musk's legal battles.

Sep 28, 2023 • 37min
Menendez Charges & Baseball Exemption
Antitrust expert Harry First discusses baseball's exemption and its potential impact. Former prosecutor Jennifer Rodgers discusses the charges against Senator Bob Menendez, including allegations of bribery and corruption. The chapter also explores the court cases related to antitrust laws and baseball, as well as the challenges faced by prosecutors in public corruption cases.

Sep 27, 2023 • 34min
Amazon Antitrust Suit & Authors Sue Over AI
Discussions on the landmark antitrust suit against Amazon and a lawsuit by famous authors against Open AI for copyright infringement. Topics include Amazon's alleged monopolistic practices, potential outcomes of the lawsuit, the impact of new bank capital rules, fair use in AI-generated works, unique copyright cases in the District of Columbia, patent law and AI-created inventions.

Sep 25, 2023 • 33min
Crypto Fraud Trial of Sam Bankman-Fried
Former federal prosecutor Brian Klein, a partner at Waymaker Law, discusses the upcoming trial of Sam Bankman-Fried over orchestrating a scheme to bilk investors and FTX customers out of billions of dollars. David Voreacos, Bloomberg legal reporter, discusses a tax case where jurors clashed over race and class. June Grasso hosts.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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Sep 22, 2023 • 35min
Bloomberg Law Weekend: UAW, Texas AG, Pronouns
Bloomberg Law host June Grasso discusses some of the top legal stories of the week.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Sep 22, 2023 • 34min
Battle Over Pronouns in Schools
Audrey Anderson, who heads the higher education practice at Bass, Berry & Sims PLC, discusses legal cases over schools not telling parents that their child is using a new preferred pronoun. Ethics law expert Arthur Hellman, a Professor at the University of Pittsburgh Law School, discusses the suspension of the country’s oldest federal judge. June Grasso hosts.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Sep 21, 2023 • 31min
Next Trial of Texas AG & UAW Strike
Madlin Mekelburg, Bloomberg Texas legal reporter, discusses the securities fraud trial and other cases facing Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton, after his acquittal on impeachment charges. Labor law expert Michael Duff, a professor at the Saint Louis University School of Law, discusses the UAW strike. June Grasso hosts.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.