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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.
Twitter:
@bloombergnews
Language:
English
Contact:
212-318-2000
Episodes
Suit to Force Trump to Preserve White House Records
4/16/2026
Alison Dreizen, General Counsel of the American Historical Association, discusses its suit, filed along with American Oversight, to get a court to declare the Presidential Records Act constitutional and to stop President Trump from destroying White House records. Then Erik Larson, Bloomberg legal reporter, discusses an appellate court ruling that a federal judge cannot continue contempt proceedings against former DHS Secretary Kristi Noem. June Grasso hosts.
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Duration:00:22:08
Confusion Over Shadow Docket & Is Alito Retiring?
4/14/2026
Constitutional law expert David Super, a professor at Georgetown Law, discusses appellate court judges trading barbs over the weight to give Supreme Court emergency orders and the rumors that Justice Samuel Alito will retire. June Grasso hosts.
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Duration:00:22:40
New Tariffs Challenged & NFL Antitrust Investigation
4/13/2026
Trade law expert Timothy Brightbill, a partner at Wily Rein, discusses arguments at the US Court of International Trade, challenging President Trump's latest tariffs. Antitrust expert Harry First, a professor at NYU Law School, discusses the Justice Department starting an antitrust investigation into the NFL. June Grasso hosts.
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Duration:00:23:08
New Attorney General's First Moves & Jan 6th Rioters Sue for Damages
4/11/2026
Dave Aronberg, former Palm Beach County State Attorney, discusses the Justice Department under the new Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche. Dennis Fan, a professor at Columbia Law School and a former Justice Department attorney, discusses a lawsuit by January 6th rioters to collect damages from the federal government. June Grasso hosts.
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Duration:00:35:21
Weekend Law: Prediction Markets, the 'God Squad' and Social Media Addiction
4/10/2026
June Grasso talks to legal experts about the top stories of the week.
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Duration:00:37:52
'God Squad' Puts Endangered Whales at Risk
4/9/2026
Environmental law expert Pat Parenteau, a professor at the Vermont Law & Graduate School, discusses the so-called “God Squad” exempting Gulf of Mexico oil and gas development from the Endangered Species Act, putting endangered whales and other species at risk. Then Joshua Kastenberg, a professor at the University of New Mexico Law School and a former judge and lawyer in the US Air Force, discusses whether Trump’s Iran threats raise war crimes concerns. June Grasso hosts.
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Duration:00:40:20
Kalshi Win & DOJ Tries to Shield Its Lawyers
4/7/2026
Elliott Stein, Bloomberg Intelligence senior litigation analyst, discusses Kalshi winning the first appellate decision in the fight over who will regulate the predictions markets. Former federal judge Jeremy Fogel, who served on the US District Court for the Northern District of California, discusses the objections to the Justice Department’s proposed rule that would shield its attorneys from investigations by state disciplinary boards. June Grasso hosts.
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Duration:00:31:56
What's Next After Firing of Pam Bondi & Mail-In Ballots
4/6/2026
Constitutional law professor Harold Krent of the Chicago-Kent College of Law, discusses the firing of Pam Bondi as Attorney General. Elections law professor Richard Briffault of Columbia Law School, discusses the legal challenges to Trump’s executive order limiting mail-in ballots. June Grasso hosts.
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Duration:00:34:03
Weekend Law: Trump Faces Loss on Birthright Citizenship & Conversion Therapy Ban
4/3/2026
David Cole, a professor at Georgetown Law and the former National Legal Director of the ACLU, discusses Supreme Court oral arguments over President Trump’s attempt to end birthright citizenship. Then Suzanne Goldberg, a professor at Columbia Law School and the Director of the Sexuality and Gender Law Clinic, discusses the Supreme Court ruling against Colorado’s ban on conversion therapy. June Grasso hosts
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Duration:00:37:04
SCOTUS May Hand Trump a Loss on Birthright Citizenship
4/1/2026
Immigration law expert Leon Fresco, a partner at Holland & Knight and the former head of the Office of Immigration Litigation in the Obama administration, discusses the Supreme Court oral arguments over President Trump’s bid to get rid of birthright citizenship. June Grasso hosts.
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Duration:00:30:47
Conversion Therapy Ban Struck Down & Social Media Addiction
3/31/2026
Columbia Law School Professor Suzanne Goldberg, Director of the Sexuality and Gender Law Clinic, discusses the Supreme Court rejecting Colorado’s ban on conversion therapy for LGBTQ minors. Professor Eric Goldman, Associate Dean for Research at Santa Clara University School of Law and an expert in internet law, discusses the consequences of the verdict against Meta and Google in the first social media addiction trial. June Grasso hosts.
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Duration:00:35:34
The Narcoterrorism Case Against Maduro
3/30/2026
Alamdar Hamdani, a partner at Bracewell and the former US Attorney for the Southern District of Texas, discusses the narcoterrorism charges against ousted Venezuelan leader Nicolás Maduro. Then Bloomberg Law reporter Suzanne Monyak talks about the judiciary seeking additional funds to protect against the increasing threats against judges. June Grasso hosts.
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Duration:00:36:56
Weekend Law: Social Media Addiction, Music Piracy & Asylum
3/27/2026
Collin Walke who leads Hall Estill’s cybersecurity & data privacy practice, discusses the jury verdict against Meta and YouTube in a landmark social media addiction trial. Then intellectual property litigator Terence Ross, a partner at Katten Muchin Rosenman, discusses a Supreme Court decision that is a blow to the music industry’s efforts to combat music piracy. And immigration law expert Leon Fresco, a partner at Holland & Knight, discusses the Supreme Court oral arguments over whether the Trump administration can turn away asylum seekers at the border. June Grasso hosts.
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Duration:00:37:17
SCOTUS on Music Piracy & Qualified Immunity
3/26/2026
Intellectual property litigator Terence Ross, a partner at Katten Muchin Rosenman, discusses a Supreme Court decision that is a blow to the music industry’s efforts to combat music piracy. Then Anya Bidwell, senior attorney at the Institute for Justice, discusses the Supreme Court once again letting police officers off the hook under the qualified immunity doctrine. June Grasso hosts.
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Duration:00:37:36
Social Media Addiction Verdict & Cox SCOTUS Decision
3/26/2026
Collin Walke who leads Hall Estill’s Cybersecurity & Data Privacy practice, discusses the jury verdict against Meta and YouTube in a landmark social media addiction trial. Intellectual property expert Shyam Balganesh, a professor at Columbia Law School, discusses the Supreme Court decision in favor of Cox Communications in a music piracy case. June Grasso hosts.
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Duration:00:32:00
Trump Administration Wants to Turn Away Asylum Seekers
3/25/2026
Immigration law expert Leon Fresco, a partner at Holland & Knight, discusses the Supreme Court oral arguments over whether the Trump administration can turn away asylum seekers at the border. Then David Voreacos, Bloomberg legal reporter, discusses a federal trial court’s agreement with the Justice Department for the new US Attorney in New Jersey. June Grasso hosts.
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Duration:00:36:24
SCOTUS on Election Deadlines & Musk Misled Investors
3/23/2026
Elections law expert Richard Briffault, a professor at Columbia Law School, discusses SCOTUS arguments on Election Day ballot deadlines. Then business law expert Eric Talley, a professor at Columbia Law School, discusses the jury verdict finding Elon Musk misled investors during the Twitter purchase. June Grasso hosts.
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Duration:00:30:27
Weekend Law: The Chief's Warning, SCOTUS Pressured & Anthropic
3/20/2026
Retired federal judge John E. Jones III, the president of Dickinson College, discusses recent remarks by Chief Justice John Roberts warning about personal attacks against judges. Then Dorothy Lund, a professor at Columbia Law School and co-director of the Ira M. Millstein Center for Global Markets and Corporate Ownership, discusses Anthropic challenging the Trump administration designating it a "supply chain risk." And Zoe Tillman, Bloomberg legal reporter, discusses the pressure on the Supreme Court over the overwhelming number of wins for the Trump administration in 'emergency' cases. June Grasso hosts.
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Duration:00:37:53
Pressure on SCOTUS Over Trump 'Emergency' Wins
3/19/2026
Zoe Tillman, Bloomberg legal reporter, discusses the pressure on the Supreme Court over the overwhelming number of wins for the Trump administration in ‘emergency’ cases. Then Justin Wise, Bloomberg Law Supreme Court reporter, discusses how judges are flipping the unitary executive theory against the Trump administration. June Grasso hosts.
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Duration:00:33:44
Anthropic Sues Government & Paramount-WBD Deal
3/18/2026
Dorothy Lund, a professor at Columbia Law School and co-director of the Ira
M. Millstein Center for Global Markets and Corporate Ownership, discusses
Anthropic challenging the Trump administration designating it a “supply chain
risk.” Then antitrust attorney Richard Wolfram, discusses a possible wrench
in the Paramount-Warner Bros Discovery deal. June Grasso hosts.
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Duration:00:32:55