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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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Jul 28, 2023 • 14min
Will Hunter Biden's Plea Deal Be Saved?
Former federal prosecutor Michael Zeldin discusses how Hunter Biden’s plea deal unraveled during a hearing in a Delaware courtroom. June Grasso hosts. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Jul 26, 2023 • 15min
The Pitfalls of Accommodating Religious Employees
Debbie Kaminer, a professor of law at Baruch College at the City University of New York, discusses how a recent Supreme Court decision creates a number of thorny issues for employers, including when they can shift the cost of accommodating religious employees to other workers. June Grasso hosts. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Jul 25, 2023 • 23min
Student Athletes Get Scammed in NIL Deals
Nicole Sadek, Bloomberg Law Data Reporter, discusses how new NCAA policies over NIL have led to some college athletes getting ripped off by disreputable agents, questionable business deals, bad contracts and outright scams. David Voreacos, Bloomberg Legal Reporter, discusses a Ponzi schemer whose sentence was commuted by former President Donald Trump, being charged again, with another Ponzi scheme. June Grasso hosts.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Jul 24, 2023 • 27min
SEC and FTC Lose Major Cases
Securities law attorney Robert Heim, a Partner at Tarter, Krinsky & Drogin, discusses the ramifications of the SEC’s loss in the Ripple case. Anthony Sabino, a Professor in the Department of Law at The Peter J. Tobin College of Business at St. John’s University, discusses the FTC’s loss in the Microsoft/Activision Blizzard case. June Grasso hosts.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Jul 20, 2023 • 33min
New York City's First Latino Police Commissioner
Policing expert Jeffrey Fagan, a professor at Columbia Law School, discusses the challenges facing Edward Caban, the first Latino Police Commissioner of New York City. Elections expert Richard Briffault, a professor at Columbia Law School, discusses an appeals court ordering that New York’s congressional map be redrawn. June Grasso hosts.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Jul 19, 2023 • 22min
Trump Is a Target in Federal Election Probe
Professor Joshua Kastenberg of the University of New Mexico Law School, a former prosecutor and judge in the US Air Force, discusses former President Donald Trump receiving a letter informing him that he is a target of the Justice Department’s investigation into efforts to overturn the results of the 2020 presidential election. June Grasso hosts.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Jul 18, 2023 • 24min
Actors' Strike Shuts Down Hollywood
Briana Hill, a partner with Pryor Cashman, discusses the actors’ strike. Anne Marie Lofaso, a law professor at the West Virginia University College of Law, discusses why Wall Street is fighting New York’s ban on non-compete clauses. June Grasso hosts.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Jul 17, 2023 • 17min
Antitrust Flags In PGA-LIV Golf Merger
Antitrust expert Harry First, a professor at NYU Law School, discusses antitrust problems with the merger between the PGA Tour and Saudi-backed LIV Golf. June Grasso hosts.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Jul 13, 2023 • 21min
Will Twitter Sue Meta Over Threads?
Intellectual property litigator Fabio Marino of Womble Bond Dickinson, discusses Twitter’s threats to sue Meta Platforms over its Threads app. Jennifer Rie, Bloomberg Intelligence Senior Litigation Analyst discusses Microsoft winning a court fight with US regulators and being cleared to buy Activision. June Grasso hosts.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Jul 13, 2023 • 21min
Trump Appointee Refuses to Stay Controversial Order
Jess Miers, Legal Advocacy Counsel at Chamber of Progress, discusses a Louisiana judge refusing to give a stay to the Biden administration while it appeals his controversial order banning federal officials from contacting social media platforms. June Grasso hosts. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.