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June Grasso speaks with prominent attorneys and scholars, analyzing legal issues and cases in the news.
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Dec 21, 2022 • 35min
Chief Justice Delays End of Border Restrictions
Leon Fresco, a Partner at Holland & Knight and former head of the DOJ's Office of Immigration Litigation, discusses the legal fight over Title 42's pandemic-era border restrictions, and Chief Justice John Roberts temporarily blocking its scheduled ending.Kyle Jahner, Correspondent for Bloomberg Law, discusses how major brands protect their trademarks.June Grasso hosts.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Dec 18, 2022 • 29min
Indiana Sues TikTok for Misleading Consumers
Fred Cate, a law professor and vice president of research at Indiana University, discusses the novel lawsuits by Indiana against TikTok over the app's potential risks to young users' well-being and concerns about data sharing with China.Elora Mukherjee, the Director of Columbia Law School’s Immigrants’ Rights Clinic, discusses the ending of Title 42.June Grasso hosts.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Dec 17, 2022 • 53min
Criminal and Civil Cases Against Bankman-Fried
Former federal prosecutor Renato Mariotti, a partner at Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner, discusses the criminal charges against FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried.Securities law expert Robert Heim, a partner at Tarter, Krinsky & Drogin, discusses the SEC and CFTC cases against Bankman Fried.Business restructuring expert Jim Baer, president of CMBG Advisors, discusses the bankruptcy of FTX.June Grasso hosts.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Dec 15, 2022 • 35min
FTC Tries to Stop Meta From Buying VR Startup
Jennifer Rie, Bloomberg Intelligence Senior Litigation Analyst, discusses the FTC going to court to try to block Meta Platforms from buying a virtual reality startup.Erik Larson, Bloomberg Legal Reporter discusses a New York law opening the way to a flood of sex-abuse suits.June Grasso hosts.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Dec 12, 2022 • 19min
Trump Companies Convicted, But Trump Never Charged
Patricia Hurtado, Bloomberg Legal reporter, discusses two of Donald Trump’s companies being convicted of criminal tax fraud, and why the former president was not charged. Isaiah Poritz, Bloomberg Law reporter, discusses the music industry cracking down on brand owners and influencers using unlicensed songs in TikTok videos. June Grasso hosts See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Dec 10, 2022 • 28min
Another Blow to Gay Rights Likely
Constitutional law expert Michael Dorf, a professor at Cornell Law School, discusses the Supreme Court's conservative justices hinting at support for a Colorado website designer who says she has a constitutional right to create websites only for opposite-sex weddings.Dan Papscun, Bloomberg Law reporter, discusses the FTC's focus in Kroger's $24.6 billion aquisition of Albertsons.June Grasso hosts.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Dec 10, 2022 • 32min
Will the Supreme Court Upend Election Law?
Constitutional law expert Stephen Vladeck, a professor at the University of Texas Law School, discusses Supreme Court oral arguments over a far-reaching constitutional argument that would give state legislatures, near-exclusive authority over federal elections.Bloomberg Legal Reporter Laurel Calkins discusses the trial of a former Harvard fencing coach and a telecom CEO over charges that they corrupted the admissions process in a case with echoes of the “Varsity Blues” scandal.June Grasso hosts.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Dec 7, 2022 • 22min
Jack Daniel's, Ginger Rogers and a Dog Toy
Intellectual property litigator Terence Ross, a partner at Katten Muchin Rosenmann, discusses the Supreme Court agreeing to hear a trademark lawsuit over a chewable dog toy designed to mimic the iconic Jack Daniel’s whiskey bottle.Kenneth Gross, Senior Political Law Counsel and Consultant at Akin Gump, discusses former President Donald Trump's comments calling to suspend the Constitution over baseless claims of fraud in the 2020 presidential election.June Grasso hosts.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Dec 3, 2022 • 20min
FTX Investors Sue Celebrities, Border Policy Suit
Leon Fresco, a partner at Holland & Knight, discusses the Supreme Court oral arguments over President Joe Biden’s effort to shift the government’s deportation priorities.Shane Seppinni, founder of Seppini LLP, discusses FTX investors suing celebrities like Larry David and Tom Brady alleging they lured unsophisticated investors into the FTX debacle with their commercials for the company.June Grasso hosts.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Dec 3, 2022 • 31min
After Oath Keepers Verdict, Trump Allies May Be Next
Former federal prosecutor Jimmy Gurule, a professor at Notre Dame Law School, discusses the convictions of the leader of the Oath Keepers and a top lieutenant of seditious conspiracy and whether prosecutions of Trump allies will be next.Constitutional law expert Michael Dorf, a professor at Cornell Law School, discusses his article, "Will the Supreme Court Respect the Respect for Marriage Act?"June Grasso hosts.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.