Episodes
Antitrust law expert Harry First, a professor at NYU Law School, discusses the antitrust lawsuit against 16 elite universities for allegedly conspiring to manipulate the admissions system to hold down financial aid for students and benefit wealthy applicants. First Amendment law expert, Caroline Mala Corbin, a professor at the University of Miami Law School, discusses the Supreme Court taking the case of the high school football coach who wants to pray with his players on the 50-yard line...
Published 01/20/22
Intellectual property litigator Terence Ross, a partner at Katten Muchin Rosenman, discusses the copyright infringement lawsuit over the use of two short clips from the movie "Ace Ventura 2" in the hit Netflix series "Tiger King." Bob Van Voris, Bloomberg Legal Reporter, discusses a federal judge ruling that the lawsuit accusing Prince Andrew of sexually abusing a teenage girl decades ago, will go forward. Carl Tobias, a professor at the University of Richmond Law School, discusses judicial...
Published 01/16/22
Robert Field, Professor of Law and Health Management and Policy at Drexel University, discusses the Supreme Court blocking President Biden's vaccine mandate for employees. Leah Litman, Professor at the University of Michigan Law School, discusses contentious oral arguments at the Fifth Circuit over the Texas abortion law, the strictest in the country. June Grasso hosts. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.com
Published 01/15/22
Former federal prosecutor Jessica Roth, a professor at Cardozo Law School, discusses the possibility that the conviction of Ghislaine Maxwell will be overturned because of the revelations of a juror. Immigration law expert Leon Fresco, a partner at Holland & Knight, discusses Supreme Court hearings on the detention of unauthorized immigrants seeking asylum. June Grasso hosts. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.com
Published 01/14/22
Joel Rosenblatt, Bloomberg Legal Reporter, discusses the trial of Elizabeth Holmes, who was found guilty of criminal fraud for her role in building the blood-testing startup Theranos, her testimony and her possible sentence. Carl Tobias, a professor at the University of Richmond Law School, discusses the challenges ahead for judicial nominations in President Biden's second year in office June Grasso hosts. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.com
Published 01/12/22
Former federal prosecutor Robert Mintz, a partner at McCarter & English, discusses the possibility the House Committee investigating the January 6th insurrection, may make a criminal referral of former President Trump to the Justice Department. Former federal prosecutor Jennifer Rodgers, a lecturer at Columbia Law School, discusses Ivanka Trump and Donald Trump Jr. fighting subpoenas by the New York Attorney General. Erik Larson, Bloomberg Legal Reporter, discusses the civil lawsuits...
Published 01/08/22
Madison Alder, Bloomberg Law Reporter, discusses the progress President Joe Biden has made in diversifying the federal bench and the challenges ahead in his second year in office. Harold Krent, a professor at the Chicago-Kent College of Law, discusses the Chief Justice stressing the independence of the judiciary in his annual year-end report. June Grasso hosts. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.com
Published 01/07/22
Kimberly Strawbridge Robinson, Bloomberg Law Supreme Court Reporter, discusses the Supreme Court's blockbuster docket for 2022 that begins with arguments on President Biden's vaccine mandates. Michael Zeldin, former federal prosecutor, discusses the New York Attorney General subpoenas of Ivanka Trump and Donald Trump Jr. June Grasso hosts. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.com
Published 01/05/22
Christa Groshek, managing attorney of Groshek Law and former public defender, discusses the parallels and differences between the trials of former police officers Derek Chauvin and Kim Potter. Patricia Hurtado, Bloomberg Legal Reporter, discusses the conviction of Ghislaine Maxwell for engaging in a 10-year sex-trafficking scheme with Jeffrey Epstein. June Grasso hosts. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.com
Published 01/02/22
Host June Grasso discusses the critical Supreme Court decisions in 2021 involving Obamacare, gay rights, voting rights, student athletes, and free speech with Bloomberg News Supreme Court Reporter Greg Stohr and Bloomberg Law Supreme Court Reporter Kimberly Strawbridge Robinson. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.com
Published 12/31/21
The top legal ethics headlines of 2021 and cybersecurity concerns as we head into 2022. Bloomberg Industry Group legal reporter Melissa Heelan and Veronica Glick, partner in Mayer Brown’s Washington DC office and a member of the firm’s National Security and Cybersecurity & Data Privacy practices, are guests. Hosted by Joe Shortsleeve. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.com
Published 12/30/21
Cyberattacks are set to continue into next year with ransomware threatening many businesses. Brandon Van Grack, partner and co-chair of Morrison & Foerster’s National Security and Global Risk + Crisis Management groups, talks about growing cybercrime threats. Andrew Schwartz, professor of law at University of Colorado, talks about the Denver Broncos and 'Rights of First Refusal.' Hosted by Joe Shortsleeve. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.com
Published 12/29/21
A lawsuit filed in 2020 claims that Google tracks users even as they’re browsing in incognito mode, Now, Alphabet CEO Sundar Pichai will have to face hours of questioning in a California court. Andrea Vittorio, Senior Reporter with the Bloomberg Industry Group, reports on that story. Kai H.E. Liekefett, a co-chair of Sidley Austin LLP’s Shareholder Activism and Corporate Defense practice and a partner in its New York office, discusses Starboard, GoDaddy, and activist investors. Hosted by Joe...
Published 12/28/21
December marks twenty years since energy-trading giant Enron filed for bankruptcy. Ed Hirs of the University of Houston details the company's rise and malpractice. Leslie Caldwell, a partner with the law firm Latham & Watkins and who also led a team of investigators and prosecutors in the US Justice Department’s Enron Task Force, discusses investigating Enron. Hosted by Joe Shortsleeve. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.com
Published 12/27/21
Former federal prosecutor Robert Mintz, a partner at McCarter & English, discusses the House holding former White House Chief of Staff Mark Meadows in criminal contempt of Congress and whether the Justice Department will prosecute him. Former federal prosecutor Jimmy Gurule, a professor at Notre Dame Law School, discusses Washington D.C. suing the far right groups, the Proud Boys and the Oath Keepers, over their role in the January 6th Capitol riots. June Grasso hosts. Learn more about...
Published 12/20/21
Taylor Swift Can't 'Shake Off' Lawsuit (Podcast) Source: Bloomberg, 34:52 Intellectual property litigator Terence Ross, a partner at Katten Muchin Rosenman, discusses the case against pop star Taylor Swift where two songwriters claim that she ripped off some of the phrases in her hit song, "Shake It Off," Securities law expert John Coffee, a professor at Columbia Law School, discusses the Justice Department's investigation into short selling by hedge funds and research firms. Former public...
Published 12/19/21
Elizabeth Sepper, a professor at the University of Texas Law School, discusses the Supreme Court leaving in force Texas' six-week abortion ban, allowing abortion providers to press only a narrow part of their challenge.  William Banks, a professor at Syracuse University College of Law, discusses the District of Columbia suing the Proud Boys and the Oath Keepers right-wing groups for allegedly conspiring to terrorize the U.S. Capitol on January 6th. Dorit Reiss, a professor at UC Hastings...
Published 12/16/21
Former federal prosecutor Jessica Roth, a professor at Cardozo Law School, discusses the prosecution's case against Ghislaine Maxwell at her sex-trafficking trial which included the testimony of four women who allege the British socialite lured them into abuse by Jeffrey Epstein. Richard Garnett, a professor at Notre Dame Law School, discusses the Supreme Court signaling in a Maine case that it is poised to strengthen the rights of parents to use public dollars to pay tuition at faith-based...
Published 12/13/21
Lance Koonce, a partner at Klaris Law, discusses Miramax suing filmmaker Quentin Tarantino over the sale of NFTs from the cult classic "Pulp Fiction." Erik Larson, Bloomberg Legal Reporter, discusses Second Circuit arguments over former President Trump's efforts to scuttle a defamation lawsuit brought by a woman who claims Trump raped her two decades ago.  Leon Fresco, a partner at Holland & Knight, discusses Supreme Court arguments over noncitizens challenging administrative decisions in...
Published 12/11/21
Mary Ziegler, a professor at Florida State University School of Law, discusses whether the Supreme Court is likely to reverse Roe v. Wade, the landmark ruling on abortion rights. Harold Krent, a professor at the Chicago-Kent College of Law, discusses why the D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals seemed skeptical about former President Trump's claim to executive privilege over documents subpoenaed by the House Committee investigating the Capitol riot. June Grasso hosts. Learn more about your...
Published 12/06/21
Joel Rosenblatt, Bloomberg Legal Reporter, discusses Theranos founder Elizabeth Holmes taking the stand in her own defense. Jennifer Rie, Bloomberg Intelligence Senior Litigation Analyst, discusses the U.K. ordering Meta's Facebook to sell Giphy, the first time a major global regulator has weighed in against a Silicon Valley giant and ordered it to unwind a deal after completion. June Grasso hosts. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.com
Published 12/04/21
Greg Stohr, Bloomberg News Supreme Court Reporter, discusses the Supreme Court’s conservatives suggesting they are poised to roll back abortion rights and uphold Mississippi’s ban on abortion after 15 weeks of pregnancy. Robert Field, Professor of Law and Public Health at Drexel University, discusses the first court victory for opponents of the Biden administration's vaccine mandate for health-care workers. David Yaffe-Bellany, Bloomberg Legal Reporter, discusses the “QAnon Shaman,” Jacob...
Published 12/02/21
Judge Jeffrey S. Sutton, Chief Judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit, discusses his new book, "Who Decides?: States as Laboratories of Constitutional Experimentation." June Grasso hosts. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.com
Published 11/23/21
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Published 11/20/21
Patricia Hurtado, Bloomberg Legal Reporter, discusses the trial of Ghislaine Maxwell who is accused of luring underage girls for Jeffrey Epstein to sexually abuse them. Joel Rosenblatt, Bloomberg Legal Reporter, discusses the trial of Elizabeth Holmes, the founder of bloodtesting startup Theranos, who is facing charges of conspiracy and wire fraud. June Grasso hosts. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.com
Published 11/20/21