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June Grasso speaks with prominent attorneys and scholars, analyzing legal issues and cases in the news.
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Jul 29, 2022 • 28min
Justice Department Investigation of Trump
Former federal prosecutor Robert Mintz, a partner at McCarter & English, discusses the Justice Department using a grand jury in Washington to investigate efforts by former President Donald Trump and his inner circle to create false electors and overturn the 2020 election.James Park, a Professor at UCLA Law School, and Chris Dolmetsch, a Bloomberg Legal Reporter, discuss the indictment of a former US Congressman, a former Goldman Sachs banker and a former FBI trainee, for insider trading.June Grasso hosts.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Jul 26, 2022 • 31min
Protecting Same-Sex Marriage from Supreme Court
Katherine Franke, a Professor at Columbia Law School and Director of the Center for Gender & Sexuality Law, discusses the importance of passing the Respect for Marriage Act to protect same-sex marriage.Thad Wilson, a Partner at King & Spalding, discusses the uncharted territory of crypto lender bankruptcies.June Grasso hosts.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Jul 26, 2022 • 35min
Is There Enough Evidence Yet to Indict Trump?
Former federal prosecutor Kevin O'Brien, a partner with Ford O'Brien Landy LLP, discusses whether the January 6th Committee has introduced enough evidence to get the Justice Department to indict former President Donald Trump.Immigration law expert Leon Fresco, a partner at Holland & Knight, discusses why immigrants are taking their cases to court in record numbers.June Grasso hosts.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Jul 23, 2022 • 34min
Trump Electors Targeted in Georgia Criminal Probe
Michael Moore, the former United States Attorney for the Middle District of Georgia and a partner at Moore Hall, discusses the ramping up of the Fulton County District Attorney's investigation into criminal interference in the 2020 presidential election.Securities law expert James Cox, a Professor at Duke Law School, and Bloomberg Precious Metals Reporter Eddie Spence, discuss the trial of three former big hitters of the gold market at JP Morgan Chase for spoofing.June Grasso hosts.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Jul 23, 2022 • 32min
The Shadow Docket Is As Ominous As the Name
Constitutional law expert Stephen Vladeck, a Professor at the University of Texas Law School, discusses the dangers of the Supreme Court's shadow docket, orders issued on an emergency basis without explanation, growing in size and significance.Business law expert Eric Talley, a Professor at Columbia Law School, discusses the implications of Twitter's lawsuit against Elon Musk being put on a fast track.June Grasso hosts.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Jul 18, 2022 • 27min
Steve Bannon's ‘Misdemeanor From Hell’ Trial
Former federal prosecutor Jennifer Rodgers, an Adjunct Professor of Clinical Law at NYU Law School, discusses longtime Trump advisor Steve Bannon going on trial for criminal contempt for defying a subpoena from the January 6th committee, after a judge eliminated most of his defenses.Jeffrey Kahn, a Professor at the Southern Methodist University Dedman School of Law, discusses basketball star Brittney Griner's trial on drug charges in Russia.June Grasso hosts.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Jul 15, 2022 • 43min
Advantage Twitter in Lawsuit Against Elon Musk
Eric Talley, a professor at Columbia Law School, discusses Twitter suing Elon Musk after he abandoned the $44 billion deal for the company.Former federal prosecutor Kevin O'Brien, a partner at Ford O’Brien Landy LLP, discusses the hearings of the January 6th committee, and the possibility of an indictment of former President Trump.Carl Tobias, a professor at the University of Richmond Law School, discusses the pressure to speed up judicial nominations.June Grasso hosts.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Jul 13, 2022 • 23min
A Wedding, A Champion Horse and the IRS
David Voreacos, Bloomberg Senior Legal Reporter, discusses the IRS seizing Christina Fisher's champion show horse 10 days before her wedding where she planned to ride him -- because of the indictment of Fisher's father.Greg Farrell, Bloomberg Investigative Reporter for the legal enforcement team, discusses the $50 million lawsuit filed against Bill Hwang and Archegos Capital Management, by former Archegos managing director Brendan Sullivan.June Grasso hosts.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Jul 12, 2022 • 39min
Supreme Court's Next Term Could Be As Controversial
Constitutional law expert Michael Dorf, a Professor at Cornell Law School, discusses the Supreme Court's controversial decisions this term, and the upcoming term which promises to be just as contentious with decisions on affirmative action, gay rights, and elections.Second Amendment law expert Andrew Willinger, Executive Director of the Duke Center for Firearms Law, discusses New York's new gun legislation passed after the Supreme Court invalidated its century old law.June Grasso hosts.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Jul 9, 2022 • 31min
Does the Supreme Court Have Too Much Power?
Constitutional law expert Stephen Vladeck, a Professor at the University of Texas Law School, discusses the Supreme Court term in which the justices wiped away the constitutional right to abortion, expanded gun rights and upended the law of church and state.Elections law expert Richard Briffault, a Professor at Columbia Law School, discusses the Supreme Court agreeing to use a North Carolina redistricting case to consider adopting a far-reaching legal doctrine that would affect elections.June Grasso hosts.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.