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June Grasso speaks with prominent attorneys and scholars, analyzing legal issues and cases in the news.
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Nov 30, 2022 • 33min
Next Line of Attack Is Against the Abortion Pill
Reproductive rights expert Mary Ziegler, a professor at UC Davis Law School, discusses anti-abortion activists next line of attack on abortion rights, and the allegations that Justice Samuel Alito leaked the outcome of a landmark case involving religious liberties and contraceptives.Greg Stohr, Bloomberg News Supreme Court reporter, discusses former President Donald Trump's losing record at the court as a private citizen.June Grasso hosts.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Nov 23, 2022 • 30min
Will the Same-Sex Marriage Bill Become Law?
Katherine Franke, Director of Columbia Law School's Center for Gender & Sexuality Law, discusses the same-sex marriage bill.Leon Fresco, a Partner at Holland & Knight, discusses the latest push by Texas over immigration.June Grasso hostsSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Nov 23, 2022 • 15min
Secrets Revealed in FTX Freefall Into Bankruptcy
Bankrupty attorney Jonathan Shenson, a partner at Greenberg Glusker, discusses the bankruptcy of FTX, once the world’s second biggest crypto-exchange, following a stunningly swift collapse that has sparked the unwinding of Sam Bankman-Fried’s erstwhile crypto empire.June Grasso hosts.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Nov 22, 2022 • 30min
Trump Special Counsel Is Up Against the Clock
Former federal prosecutor Robert Mintz, a partner at McCarter & English, discusses the appointment of an independent special counsel to oversee the Justice Departmentn's criminal investigations related to former President Donald Trump.Anne Coughlin, a professor at the University of Virginia Law School, discusses the 11 year prison sentence given to Elizabeth Holmes for defrauding investors out of millions of dollars for her blood testing startup Theranos.June Grasso hosts.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Nov 22, 2022 • 22min
Google Pays Up for Location-Tracking Practices
Eric Goldman, a Professor at Santa Clara University Law School and Co-Director of the High Tech Law Institute, discusses the largest multi-state privacy settlement in US history, with Google paying $391.5 million to 40 states over its controversial location-tracking practices.Elliot Stein, Bloomberg Intelligence Senior Litigation Analyst, discusses the multiple lawsuits filed against President Joe Biden's student loan forgiveness plan.June Grasso hosts.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Nov 22, 2022 • 24min
How Police Are Shielded From Lawsuits
Joanna Schwartz, a professor at UCLA Law School, discusses her new book, "Shielded: How the Police Became Untouchable." June Grasso hosts.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Nov 19, 2022 • 32min
Elon Musk Defends His $55 Billion Pay Package
Business law expert Eric Talley, a professor at Columbia Law School, discusses Elon Musk's testimony in a trial over his unprecedented $55 billion dollar pay package at Tesla.J. Edward Moreno, employment discrimination reporter at Bloomberg Law, discusses how a Trump appointee on the EEOC Commission is initiating targeted discrimination probes against at least three companies who are providing their employees with abortion travel benefits.June Grasso hosts.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Nov 17, 2022 • 30min
Secret Videos Sink a Rising Legal Star
Justin Wise, Bloomberg Law Reporter, discusses how secret videos brought down Kyle Roche, a rising legal star in the crypto field, offering a window into what can be the cutthroat nature of a fledgling trillion-dollar industry.Erik Larson, Bloomberg Legal Reporter, discusses judges dismissing two civil cases against former president Donald Trump, a fraud lawsuit by Mary Trump, his niece, and a retaliation lawsuit by his former attorney, Michael Cohen.June Grasso hosts.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Nov 9, 2022 • 26min
Arizona Defied Supreme Court in Death Penalty Cases
Jordan Rubin, Bloomberg Law reporter, discusses the procedural maze Arizona put up against a death penalty inmate, blocking relief at every turn.Audrey Anderson, who heads the higher education practice at Bass, Berry & Sims PLC, discusses whether the Supreme Court will bar affirmative action in college admissions.June Grasso hosts.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Nov 5, 2022 • 23min
The Supreme Court May End Affirmative Action
Former United States Solicitor General Gregory Garre, a partner at Latham & Watkins, discusses Supreme Court oral arguments over challenges to affirmative action programs at the University of North Carolina and Harvard College. Paulette Granberry Russell, president of the National Association of Diversity Officers in Higher Education, discusses the importance of diversity and affirmative action in colleges and universities.June Grasso hosts.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.