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June Grasso speaks with prominent attorneys and scholars, analyzing legal issues and cases in the news.
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Jun 12, 2021 • 28min
Sedition Hunters: Amateur Sleuths in Online Manhunt
David Yaffe-Bellany, Bloomberg Legal Reporter, discusses how amateur internet sleuths have turned the insurrection on January 6th into the ultimate online manhunt.Carl Tobias, a professor at the University of Richmond Law School, discusses President Biden's judicial nominations.June Grasso hosts.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Jun 11, 2021 • 25min
Workers Sue Over Vaccine Mandates
Erik Feldman, a University of Pennsylvania professor of law, health policy, and medical ethics, discusses some of the lawsuits brought by workers against employers who are requiring them to get vaccinated against Covid-19.Erik Larson, Bloomberg Legal Reporter, discusses the Biden administration’s decision to defend Donald Trump in a defamation suit.June Grasso hosts.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Jun 8, 2021 • 30min
Battle Over Gun Rights Escalates
Second Amendment expert Adam Winkler, a professor at UCLA Law School, discusses a federal judge overturning California's 32-year ban on assault weapons, in a ruling comparing the AR-15 rifle to a Swiss Army knife.Immigration law expert Leon Fresco, a partner at Holland & Knight, discusses the Supreme Court unanimously ruling that people who entered the U.S. illegally can’t seek permanent residency even though they now have temporary legal status.June Grasso hosts.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Jun 5, 2021 • 14min
It May Be the Trial of the Year
Anne Coughlin, a professor at the University of Virginia Law School who specializes in feminist jurisprudence, discusses the August trial of Elizabeth Holmes, the founder of the defunct blood testing company Theranos, and possible defenses.June Grasso hosts.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Jun 5, 2021 • 18min
The Exorbitant Bonuses Law Firms Are Paying
Meghan Tribe, Bloomberg Law Correspondent, and Summer Eberhard, West Coast-based managing director at legal recruiter Major Lindsey & Africa, discuss the hot market for young corporate lawyers and the exhorbitant bonuses law firms are paying to retain and attract associates.Richard Ausness, a professor at the University of Kentucky Law School, discusses the Supreme Court's refusal to hear Johnson & Johnson's appeal from a $2.1 billion verdict.June Grasso hosts.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Jun 4, 2021 • 27min
Why Is Biden Protecting Trump's Tax Returns?
Harold Krent, a professor at the Chicago-Kent College of Law, discusses how the Biden administration is using executive privilege to keep some documents related to former President Trump, a secret, including Trump's tax returns.Erik Gordon, a professor at the University of Michigan’s Ross School of Business, discusses the Supreme Court turning down Johnson & Johnson's appeal of a $2.1 billion verdict.Greg Stohr, Bloomberg Supreme Court Reporter, discusses Supreme Court Justice Neil Gorsuch rejecting a request from two churches to block a Colorado law.June Grasso hosts.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Jun 2, 2021 • 17min
Environmentalists Are Disappointed in Biden
Environmental law professor, Pat Parenteau of the Vermont Law School, discusses how environmental advocates hoping for a complete reversal of Trump-era legal positions have faced a series of disappointments in the first months of the Biden administration.June Grasso hosts.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

May 30, 2021 • 24min
Apple May Lose Its Epic Trial
Antitrust law expert Harry First, a professor at New York University Law School, and Malathi Nayak, Bloomberg Legal Reporter, discuss the high stakes Apple-Epic trial.June Grasso hosts.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

May 28, 2021 • 34min
Will Donald Trump Be Indicted by Grand Jury?
Daniel Alonso, a partner at Buckley LLP and former chief assistant district attorney, discusses the Manhattan District Attorney convening a special grand jury in the investigation of former President Donald Trump and the Trump Organization.Joanna Schwartz, a professor at UCLA Law School, discusses the Supreme Court once again turning down a case involving qualified immunity for police.June Grasso hosts.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

May 26, 2021 • 29min
Dakota Access Pipeline Still Faces Threats
Brendan Barnes, Bloomberg Intelligence Senior Analyst for Energy Litigation, discusses how the Dakota Access oil pipeline faces continued threats to its existence, even after surviving another shutdown battle in federal court.Leon Fresco, a partner at Holland & Knight, discusses the Supreme Court siding with the government in a dispute centering on immigrants reentering the country after their deportations were based on rules that were later invalidated.June Grasso hostsSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.


