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Expert analysis on legal issues and cases in the news. Host June Grasso speaks with prominent attorneys and scholars on the legal stories making news and shaping the world.

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Expert analysis on legal issues and cases in the news. Host June Grasso speaks with prominent attorneys and scholars on the legal stories making news and shaping the world.

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Weekend Law: Superstar Lawyer on Trial, Mangione's Outburst & Mandatory Detention

2/13/2026
Bloomberg Law senior reporter Holly Barker discusses the trial of superstar Supreme Court lawyer Tom Goldstein on tax charges. Then former federal prosecutor Robert Mintz, a partner at McCarter & English, talks about Luigi Mangione’s outburst in court. And immigration law expert Leon Fresco, a partner at Holland & Knight, discusses the Trump administration’s mandatory detention policy. June Grasso hosts. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Duration:00:37:24

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Mangione's Double Jeopardy & Superstar Lawyer on Trial

2/12/2026
Former federal prosecutor Robert Mintz, a partner at McCarter & English, discusses the double jeopardy claims at Luigi Mangione’s federal and state trials. Holly Barker, Bloomberg Law senior reporter, discusses superstar lawyer Tom Goldstein’s testimony at his criminal tax trial. June Grasso hosts. To contact the reporter on this story: See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Duration:00:29:20

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Courts Are Stopping Trump's Cuts to Funding

2/11/2026
Bloomberg legal reporter Zoe Tillman discusses how courts have stopped President Trump’s cuts to funding in more than half of the spending fights last year. Then an expert in tort law, Michael Green, a professor at Washington University School of Law, discusses the implications of the $8.5 million verdict against Uber in a case alleging sexual assault by a driver. June Grasso hosts. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Duration:00:35:01

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Jailing Immigrants Without Bond & ICE Plays Whack-a-Mole

2/10/2026
Leon Fresco, a partner at Holland & Knight, and the former head of the Office of Civil Immigration Litigation during the Obama administration, discusses the Fifth Circuit allowing the Trump administration to keep immigrants in detention without bond. Then Bloomberg Law reporter Suzanne Monyak discusses the DC appeals court weighing whether to undo the block a judge placed on the government's freezing of federal grants. June Grasso hosts. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Duration:00:40:04

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Luigi Mangione's Outburst & Uber's Court Loss

2/9/2026
Bloomberg legal reporter David Voreacos discusses the outburst of Luigi Mangione in court over being prosecuted by both state and federal prosecutors for the killing of United Healthcare CEO Brian Thompson. Then Dana Whitfield, a partner at Spar & Bernstein, discusses Uber losing its first case over sexual assault by a driver. June Grasso hosts. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Duration:00:24:36

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Weekend Law: Elections Raid, Windmills Win & The Minions

2/7/2026
June Grasso talks to the top lawyers about the biggest legal stories of the week. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Duration:00:37:16

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Windmills Win Against Trump & The Minions on Olympic Ice

2/5/2026
Environmental law expert Pat Parenteau, a professor at the Vermont Law & Graduate School, discusses the five straight court losses the Trump administration has suffered in the attempt to stop wind farms. Intellectual property litigator Terence Ross, a partner at Katten Muchin Rosenman, discusses the policing of intellectual property at the Olympics. June Grasso hosts. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Duration:00:31:12

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FBI Raid & Arizona Republicans Challenge National Monument

2/4/2026
Barbara McQuade, a professor at the University of Michigan Law School and a former US Attorney, discusses the implications of the FBI’s raid on the main election center for Fulton County, Georgia. Environmental law expert Dave Owen, a professor at the University of California College of the Law in San Francisco, discusses the Arizona Republican legislature trying to bypass the State’s Democratic Governor and Attorney General to challenge a monument designation by former President Joe Biden. June Grasso hosts. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Duration:00:35:17

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Judges Blast Trump Immigration Actions

2/4/2026
Immigration law expert Leon Fresco, a partner at Holland & Knight, discusses the case of a 5-year-old boy taken by federal immigration authorities and two judges blasting the Trump administration for its immigration enforcement policies. Then Bloomberg Law senior correspondent Alex Ebert discusses the confidential documents the Pulitzer Prize Board is demanding from President Trump in his defamation lawsuit against the Board. June Grasso hosts. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Duration:00:42:05

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Fulton County Raid & Poker, Law and Taxes

2/3/2026
Elections law expert Rebecca Green, a professor at William & Mary Law School, discusses the implications of the FBI seizing the voter rolls of Fulton County, Georgia. Holly Barker, Bloomberg Law senior reporter, discusses the trial of Tom Goldstein, a well-known Supreme Court litigator. June Grasso hosts. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Duration:00:31:08

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Weekend Law: Prosecuting ICE, Social Media Addiction & Kid Rock Testifies

1/31/2026
Dave Aronberg, Former Palm Beach County State Attorney, discusses the possible prosecution of the federal immigration agents involved in killing two US citizens in Minnesota. Then Colin Walke, a cybersecurity and data privacy partner at Hall Estill, discusses the first social media addiction trial. And Ron Bienstock, an entertainment lawyer and partner at Fox Rothschild, discusses Kid Rock’s testimony about the astronomical costs of concert tickets. June Grasso hosts. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Duration:00:40:03

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Landmark Social Media Addiction Trial

1/29/2026
Colin Walke, a cybersecurity and data privacy partner at Hall Estill, discusses the landmark social media addiction trial against the tech giants starting in Los Angeles. Bloomberg law reporter, Suzanne Monyak, discusses the Supreme Court’s emergency docket by the numbers. June Grasso hosts. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Duration:00:33:49

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Backlash Over ICE Tactics in Minnesota

1/28/2026
Christy Lopez, a Professor at Georgetown Law and the Former Deputy Chief in the Special Litigation Section of the Civil Rights Division at the Justice Department, discusses the Trump administration’s Minnesota crackdown where two people have been killed by federal agents. Then Madlin Mekelburg, Bloomberg legal reporter, discusses Republicans asking the Supreme Court to block California’s new voting map. June Grasso hosts. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Duration:00:32:32

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Trump Sues JPMorgan & Judges Speak Out

1/27/2026
Reilly Steel, a professor at Columbia Law School and an expert on the intersection of business and politics, discusses President Trump suing JP Morgan Chase and CEO Jamie Dimon. Retired federal judges Shira A. Scheindlin and John E. Jones III, discuss a new initiative entitled, “The Principles on Preserving the Independence of the Legal Profession.” June Grasso hosts. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Duration:00:29:52

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Weekend Law: Vampire Gun Rule & Trump Headed for SCOTUS Loss

1/24/2026
Second Amendment expert Adam Winkler, a professor at UCLA Law School, discusses the SCOTUS oral arguments on a Hawaii gun law called the “vampire rule.” Constitutional law expert David Super, a professor at Georgetown Law, discusses SCOTUS oral arguments on President Trump’s attempt to fire Fed Reserve Governor Lisa Cook. June Grasso hosts. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Duration:00:38:34

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Immigration Issues from ICE in Minneapolis to Mahmoud Khalil

1/22/2026
Immigration law expert Leon Fresco, a partner at Holland & Knight, discusses the immigration issues of the week, from the confrontations between protesters and ICE agents in Minneapolis, to the turn the case of Mahmoud Khalil has taken. June Grasso hosts. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Duration:00:30:51

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SCOTUS Not Likely to Allow Trump to Fire Fed's Lisa Cook

1/21/2026
Constitutional law expert David Super, a professor at Georgetown Law, discusses Supreme Court oral arguments over President Trump trying to fire Fed Reserve Governor Lisa Cook. Then Hayley Lawrence, the Executive Director of the Duke Center for Firearms Law, discusses Supreme Court arguments over a Hawaii law restricting the carrying of guns. June Grasso hosts. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Duration:00:36:18

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The Week in Law: Transgender Athletes, Big Oil & ICE Officer Immunity

1/16/2026
David Cole, a professor at Georgetown Law and the former National Legal Director of the ACLU, discusses Supreme Court oral arguments on state laws banning transgender girls and women from competing on female athletic teams. Then environmental law expert Pat Parenteau, a professor at the Vermont Law & Graduate School, discusses Louisiana’s fight against Big Oil at the court. And Anya Bidwell, a senior attorney at the Institute for Justice, discusses whether the ICE officer who shot a Minneapolis woman, will be held to account. June Grasso hosts. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Duration:00:40:17

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Can Rene Good's Family Sue the Ice Officer Who Shot Her?

1/15/2026
Anya Bidwell, a senior attorney at the Institute for Justice, discusses whether the family of the woman shot by an ICE officer can sue for damages. Then Jessica Peake, the Director of International and Comparative Law Program at UCLA Law School, discusses President Trump’s rhetoric about acquiring Greenland. And First Amendment attorney Jeff Lewis discusses the FBI searching a reporter’s home. June Grasso hosts. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Duration:00:40:47

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SCOTUS on Transgender Sports Bans

1/13/2026
Columbia Law School Professor Suzanne Goldberg, Director of the Sexuality and Gender Law Clinic, discusses the Supreme Court oral arguments on state laws banning transgender girls and women from competing on female athletic teams. Former federal prosecutor Marisa Darden, a partner at Benesch, discusses the upcoming trial of former Supreme Court advocate Tom Goldstein. June Grasso hosts. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Duration:00:36:52