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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 11, 2023 • 26min
The Next Fight in College Admissions
Audrey Anderson, who heads the higher education practice at Bass, Berry & Sims PLC, discusses minority groups suing Harvard over legacy and donor preferences in admissions. Carl Tobias, a professor at the University of Richmond Law School, discusses President Biden surpassing recent predecessors with judicial appointments. June Grasso hosts.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Jul 10, 2023 • 30min
The Supreme Court's Shadow Docket
Constitutional law professor Stephen Vladeck of the University of Texas Law School discusses his new book, “The Shadow Docket: How the Supreme Court uses stealth rulings to amass power and undermine the republic.” June Grasso hosts.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Jul 6, 2023 • 30min
The Court's Blow to LGBTQ Rights
Professor Katherine Franke, Director of the Center for Gender & Sexuality Law at Columbia Law School, discusses the implications of the Supreme Court’s ruling that a Christian website designer has a free-speech right to refuse to create wedding pages for same-sex couples. Labor & employment attorney Nicholas Pappas, a partner at Dorsey & Whitney, discusses New York City’s new law requiring businesses that use artificial intelligence in hiring to show the process was free from bias. June Grasso hosts.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Jul 5, 2023 • 31min
Oldest Federal Judge Refuses to Retire
Kelcee Griffis, Bloomberg Law Senior Reporter, discusses her interview with 96-year-old Judge Pauline Newman, who has refused to retire, leading to a dispute rarely seen in the judiciary. Martin Edel, Co-Chair of the sports law practice at Goulston & Storrs, discusses the latest developments in the PGA Tour/LIV Golf merger. June Grasso hosts.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Jul 3, 2023 • 31min
Conservatives Exert Power in Term's Final Days
Constitutional law expert Harold Krent, a professor at the Chicago-Kent College of Law, discusses the final decisions of the Supreme Court term where the court’s conservative majority threw out President Joe Biden’s student-loan relief plan and ruled that a Christian website designer has a free-speech right to refuse to create wedding pages for same-sex couples. June Grasso hosts.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Jun 30, 2023 • 15min
Supreme Court Guts Affirmative Action
Former US Solicitor General Gregory Garre, a partner at Latham & Watkins, discusses the Supreme Court’s decision that effectively bars colleges and universities from using race as a factor in admissions. June Grasso hosts.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Jun 29, 2023 • 28min
Ex-Banker's Fate Sealed by Best Friend's Testimony
Bloomberg legal reporter Greg Farrell discusses an insider trading case where a banker’s former best friend testified against him, sealing the guilty verdict. Bloomberg legal reporter Joel Rosenblatt discusses the criminal and civil legal fallout from the Titan submersible’s implosion. June Grasso hosts.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Jun 27, 2023 • 15min
Supreme Court Rejects Controversial Election Theory
Elections law expert Richard Briffault, a professor at Columbia Law School discusses the Supreme Court rejecting a Republican-backed effort to oust state judges from their longstanding roles in federal elections. June Grasso hosts. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Jun 26, 2023 • 22min
Immigration Victory for Biden Administration
Immigration law expert Leon Fresco, a partner at Holland & Knight, discusses the Supreme Court clearing the way for President Joe Biden’s administration to shift the government’s immigration enforcement priorities. June Grasso hosts.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Jun 24, 2023 • 32min
Did Hunter Biden Get a Sweetheart Deal?
Former federal prosecutor Robert Mintz, a partner at McCarter & English, discusses the Hunter Biden plea deal and the latest in the federal criminal case against former President Donald Trump. Intellectual property litigator Terence Ross, a partner at Katten Muchin Rosenman, discusses the Tolkien estate suing over an unauthorized sequel to “Lord of the Rings.” June Grasso hosts. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.