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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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Sep 5, 2023 • 29min
NY Says Trump Inflated Assets by $2.2 Billion
Patricia Hurtado, Bloomberg legal reporter, discusses the New York Attorney General urging a judge to find Donald Trump liable of fraud before the trial set for October. Gabriel Chin, a professor at the UC Davis School of Law, discusses the Justice Department investigating the shooting of three people in Jacksonville, Florida, as a hate crime and an act of racially-motivated violent extremism. June Grasso hosts.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Sep 1, 2023 • 34min
Supreme Court to Rule on Guns for Domestic Abusers
Supreme Court to rule on guns for domestic abusers, major win for unions, lawsuits against Hawaiian Electric over devastating fire in Lahaina. Expert discussions on gun control regulations, new framework for union recognition, and arguments in lawsuit between county of Maui and Hawaiian Electric.

Aug 31, 2023 • 16min
Constitution Bars Trump From Presidency
Constitutional law scholar Laurence Tribe, the Carl M. Loeb University Professor of Constitutional Law Emeritus at Harvard University, discusses his article, written with former federal judge J. Michael Luttig, “The Constitution Prohibits Trump From Ever Being President Again.” June Grasso hosts.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Aug 30, 2023 • 18min
Game Changing Decision for Crypto
Anthony Sabino, professor at St. John’s University’s Tobin College of Business and partner at Sabino & Sabino, discusses the game changing federal appellate court decision for the crypto industry. They analyze the court's decision, SEC chair Gary Gensler's criticisms, and the tensions between regulated and unregulated markets. They also explore the potential appeal by the SEC and the importance of market surveillance in preventing fraud and manipulation. The podcast dives into a recent court decision in the Southern District of New York and its impact on regulatory frameworks, involving notable figures like Judge Rakoff and Gary Gensler.

Aug 29, 2023 • 24min
Trump Federal Election Trial Date Set
Former federal prosecutor Michael Zeldin discusses the implications of the trial dates set in Donald Trump’s federal trial over his efforts to overturn the 2020 election and the Georgia racketeering trial. Kaustuv Basu, Senior Enterprise Reporter for Bloomberg Law, gives an update on the Camp Lejeune toxic water trials. June Grasso hosts.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Aug 28, 2023 • 18min
Florida's 'Woke' Ban Meets Skeptical Judges
David Lopez, former General Counsel of the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission and a Professor at Rutgers Law School, discusses the 11th Circuit oral arguments over Florida’s “anti-woke” law restricting workplace diversity training. June Grasso hosts.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Aug 25, 2023 • 15min
What's Next in Trump's Georgia Prosecution
Former federal prosecutor Robert Mintz, a partner at McCarter & English, discusses the legal moves by Donald Trump’s co-defendants in the Georgia racketeering prosecution. June Grasso hosts. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Aug 25, 2023 • 19min
Lawsuits Filed Against Hawaiian Electric Over Fires
Shelley Ross Saxer, a law professor at Pepperdine University, discusses the Lahaina fire victims using a legal shortcut to secure compensation from Hawaiian Electric. The podcast explores the implications of inverse condemnation lawsuits, potential financial consequences for Hawaiian Electric, class action lawsuits, and the strategy of inverse condemnation in cases involving flooding, wildfires, public work, and police pursuits.

Aug 24, 2023 • 31min
The Legal Fight Over the Abortion Pill
Mary Ziegler, a Professor at the UC Davis School of Law, discusses the legal battle over the abortion pill. Alex Ebert, a Senior Correspondent at Bloomberg Law, discusses why it is getting harder to get divorced in New Jersey. June Grasso hosts.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Aug 22, 2023 • 32min
Michael Oher Sues to End Conservatorship
Jonathan Martinis, the Senior Director for Law and Policy at the Burton Blatt Institute at Syracuse University, discusses retired NFL player Michael Oher suing to end his conservatorship and revealing that the story of his adoption portrayed in the movie, “The Blind Side,” was a lie. First Amendment scholar Eugene Volokh, a professor at UCLA Law School, discusses the raid on a small Kansas newspaper. June Grasso hosts.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.