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Amy Powell, litigation director at Lawyers for Good Government and former Justice Department senior trial counsel, discusses Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche’s confirmation hearings. Immigration law expert Leon Fresco, a partner at Holland & Knight and the former head of the Office of Immigration Litigation, discusses the ICE traffic stops that have killed 5 people since March of 2025. June Grasso hosts.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Constitutional law expert David Super, a professor at Georgetown Law, discusses the confirmation hearing for Acting Attorney Todd Blanche to be the next US Attorney General. June Grasso hosts.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Harvard Law School Professor Lawrence Lessig discusses the federal court case he is leading to uphold Maine’s law limiting contributions to super PACs. And Georgetown Law Professor Louis Michael Seidman, author of the book “The Constitution Cannot Save Us: Why We Can No Longer Rely on Our Founding Document,” discusses the testimony of Supreme Court Justices Elena Kagan and Amy Coney Barrett on the Supreme Court’s request for increased funding to beef up security amid increasing threats against the justices. June Grasso hosts.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Antitrust law expert Harry First, a professor at NYU Law School, discusses 12 Democratic-led states suing to block Paramount’s takeover of Warner Bros. Judiciary expert Carl Tobias, a professor at the University of Richmond Law School, discusses the effect of the death of Republican Senator Lindsey Graham on the Judiciary Committee. June Grasso hosts.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Constitutional law expert Michael Dorf, a professor at Cornell Law School, discusses the winners and losers in the recent Supreme Court term. Then former federal prosecutor Marisa Darden, head of the White Collar, Government Investigations & Regulatory Practice Group at Benesch Law, discusses the former Olympian charged with a felony for alleged vandalism of the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool. June Grasso hostsSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Immigration law expert Leon Fresco, a partner at Holland & Knight, discusses President Trump asking the Supreme Court to rehear the birthright citizenship case and other immigration issues. Then retired Ohio Supreme Court Chief Justice Maureen O’Connor discusses the “Justice in Motion” bus tour where current and retired judges will travel in a civic engagement tour. And Bloomberg Law reporter Suzanne Monyak discusses the DC appellate court ruling that Trump’s name must stay off the Kennedy Center. June Grasso hosts.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Abbe Gluck, a professor at Yale Law School, discusses Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson reigniting the statutory interpretation wars and whether some cracks are emerging in textualism. June Grasso hosts.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Constitutional law expert Harold Krent, a professor at the Chicago-Kent College of Law, discusses the conservative Fifth Circuit becoming the circuit most reversed by the Supreme Court this term. Then former federal prosecutor Marisa Darden, head of the White Collar, Government Investigations & Regulatory Practice Group at Benesch Law, discusses DC US Attorney Jeanine Pirro indicting a former Olympian for allegedly damaging the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool. June Grasso hosts.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Constitutional law expert Michael Dorf, a professor at Cornell Law School, analyzes the Supreme Court’s recent term from the expansion of presidential power to the gutting of the Voting Rights Act. June Grasso hosts.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Constitutional law expert Gillian Metzger, a professor at Columbia Law School, discusses the Supreme Court’s decision expanding presidential power. Then constitutional law expert David Super, a professor at Georgetown Law, discusses the Supreme Court upholding birthright citizenship. And Andrew Schapiro, a partner in the appellate practice at Quinn Emanuel and the former US Ambassador to the Czech Republic, discusses the court once again eliminating campaign finance restrictions. June Grasso hosts.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Andrew Schapiro, a partner in the appellate law practice at Quinn Emanuel and the former US Ambassador to the Czech Republic, discusses the Supreme Court doing away with political party spending caps. Zane McNeill, an attorney in Lawyers for Good Government’s gender justice and health equity practice, discusses the Supreme Court upholding state laws that ban transgender women and girls from playing on female sports teams. Marisa Darden, chair of the white collar and government investigations practice group at Benesch Law, discusses the indictment of two former NBA players in the sports gambling probe. June Grasso hosts.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Constitutional law expert David Super, a professor at Georgetown Law, discusses the Supreme Court’s landmark decision affirming birthright citizenship. June Grasso hosts.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Constitutional law experts Gillian Metzger, a professor at Columbia Law School, and Harold Krent, a professor at the Chicago-Kent College of Law, discuss Supreme Court decisions expanding President Trump’s power to fire top federal regulators, but carving out an exception for the Federal Reserve. June Grasso hosts.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The US Supreme Court ruled that Federal Reserve Governor Lisa Cook can stay in her job for now, reinforcing the central bank’s independence from the White House and dealing a setback to President Donald Trump.In a separate ruling, the court expanded the president’s power to fire top government officials at other federal agencies.Voting 5-4, the high court said Cook can remain at the Fed while she fights Trump’s bid to oust her over unproven mortgage fraud allegations. Chief Justice John Roberts and Justice Brett Kavanaugh joined the three liberals in the majority. Bloomberg's Paul Sweeney and Scarlet Fu got reaction from: June Grasso, Bloomberg Law Host Elliot Stein, Bloomberg Intelligence litigation analyst  Tyler Kendall, Bloomberg Washington correspondent  Gautam Mukunda, Lecturer at Yale School of Management and Bloomberg Opinion contributor See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

International law expert Curtis Bradley, a professor at the University of Chicago Law School, discusses Supreme Court’s decisions basically eliminating human rights lawsuits against companies over atrocities committed abroad. Then Richard Garnett, a professor at Notre Dame Law School and Director of the Notre Dame Program on Church, State & Society, discusses the Supreme Court decision blocking a Rastafarian’s suit Against prison officials for cutting off his dreadlocks in a flagrant violation of his religious rights. And former Manhattan prosecutor and criminal defense attorney Paul Callan, of counsel at Edelman & Edelman, discusses the Supreme Court reinstating the murder conviction of Pablo Hernandez for the murder of 6 year old Etan Patz who became the poster child for missing children. June Grasso hosts.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Second Amendment expert Andrew Willinger, a professor at the Georgia State University College of Law, discusses the Supreme Court finding Hawaii’s so-called “vampire” gun law unconstitutional. Then immigration law expert Leon Fresco, a partner at Holland & Knight, discusses the two Supreme Court rulings in favor of the Trump administration’s restrictive immigration policies. June Grasso hosts.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

International law expert Curtis Bradley, a professor at the University of Chicago Law School, discusses Supreme Court’s decisions basically eliminating human rights lawsuits against companies over atrocities committed abroad, but reviving Exxon’s $1 billion suit against a Cuban conglomerate for operating oil and gas assets seized in 1960. Then Professor Carl Tobias of the University of Richmond Law School, an expert in federal judicial selection, discusses the uphill battle facing Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche in getting confirmed as the US Attorney General. June Grasso hosts.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Richard Garnett, a professor at Notre Dame Law School and Director of the Notre Dame Program on Church, State & Society, discusses the Supreme Court decision blocking a Rastafarian’s suit against prison officials for cutting off his dreadlocks in a flagrant violation of his religious rights. Then 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 decision backing the Trump administration and border officials over the re-entry of a green card holder. June Grasso hosts.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Former Manhattan prosecutor and criminal defense attorney Paul Callan, of counsel at Edelman & Edelman, discusses the Supreme Court reinstating the murder conviction of Pedro Hernandez for the murder of 6-year-old Etan Patz who became the poster child for missing children. Then constitutional law expert Harold Krent, a professor at the Chicago-Kent College of Law, discusses the high profile cases the Supreme Court has yet to decide this term including cases on birthright citizenship and the firing of a Federal Reserve Governor. June Grasso hosts.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Constitutional law expert Louis Michael Seidman, a professor at Georgetown Law and author of the book “The Constitution Cannot Save Us: Why We Can No Longer Rely on Our Founding Document,” discusses the Supreme Court allowing marijuana users to have guns. Amy Powell, Litigation Director at Lawyers for Good Government and former Justice Department Senior Trial Counsel, discusses the Justice Department refusing to comply with a judge’s request for sworn statements that President Trump’s $1.8 billion fund to compensate alleged victims of so-called government weaponization, is dead. Bloomberg Law Senior Correspondent Roy Strom discusses how Big Law firms are using hard-to-get tickets to major sporting events to “bond” with their clients. June Grasso hostsSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Constitutional law expert Louis Michael Seidman, a professor at Georgetown Law and author of the book “The Constitution Cannot Save Us: Why We Can No Longer Rely on Our Founding Document,” discusses the Supreme Court allowing marijuana users to have guns. Immigration law expert Leon Fresco, a partner at Holland & Knight and the former head of the Office of Immigration Litigation, discusses World Cup visa problems and the Supreme Court taking up a case involving the prolonged detention of ICE detainees. June Grasso hosts.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Criminal defense attorney Jeremy Saland, a former Manhattan prosecutor, discusses Luigi Mangione asserting a psychiatric defense at his New York murder trial. Then Jacqueline Thomsen, Bloomberg Law reporter, discusses recent incidents of misconduct by judges raising questions about the policing of judicial misconduct. And securities law expert James Park, a professor at UCLA Law School, discusses the implications of the Supreme Court closing off a major avenue for shareholders to sue closed-end funds. June Grasso hosts.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Ric Simmons, a professor at Ohio State’s Moritz College of Law, discusses the revelations of prosecutorial misconduct in the grand jury transcripts of a Chicago case against ICE protesters that was dismissed. June Grasso hosts.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Amy Powell, Litigation Director at Lawyers for Good Government and former Justice Department Senior Trial Counsel, discusses a judge’s refusal to dismiss a challenge to President Trump’s $1.8 billion fund to compensate alleged victims of so-called government weaponization. Then Ben Penn, Bloomberg Law Reporter, discusses a major AI smuggling prosecution that may be in jeopardy due to Trump’s approval for Nvidia to sell chips to some customers in China. And Bloomberg Legal Reporter Ava Benny-Morrison, discusses Sam Bankman Fried’s appeal being turned down. June Grasso hostsSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On this edition of Weekend Law, Amy Morris fills in for June Grasso. Leon Fresco, immigration law expert and partner at Holland & Knight discusses the latest headlines as the Trump adminstration cracks down on immigration, including a federal judge striking down the President's $100,000 fee for H-1B visas. Bloomberg's Annelise Levy joins to talk about her reporting on a program Amazon uses to weed out copyright violators that might be overstepping. And AI and technology law expert Justin Daniels, a shareholder at Baker Donelson talks about how lawyers are using and sometimes abusing artificial intelligence. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Former federal prosecutor Jimmy Gurule, a Professor at Notre Dame Law School, discusses why prosecutors in the Trump Justice Department are having problems getting grand juries to indict. Then Bloomberg Supreme Court Reporter Greg Stohr discusses the conservative justices ruling in favor of Republicans and giving them an edge in the midterms. And intellectual property litigator Terence Ross, a Partner at Katten Muchin Rosenman, discusses the trademark infringement lawsuit against Taylor Swift over her “The Life of a Showgirl” album. June Grasso hosts.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Intellectual property litigator Terence Ross, a partner at Katten Muchin Rosenman, discusses the trademark infringement lawsuit against Taylor Swift over her “The Life of a Showgirl” album. June Grasso hosts.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

National security law expert Bradley Moss, a partner at Mark Zaid, discusses the expected plea of former National Security Advisor John Bolton to retaining classified information. Then former federal prosecutor Jimmy Gurule, a professor at Notre Dame Law School, discusses why prosecutors in the Trump Justice Department are having problems getting grand juries to indict. And Bloomberg Law Reporter Suzanne Monyak, discusses the scandal around a Georgia federal judge. June Grasso hosts.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Shannon Mintner, the Legal Director of the National Center for LGBTQ Rights, discusses the federal appellate court ruling stopping the Trump administration from discharging transgender servicemembers from the military. Then Bloomberg Supreme Court Reporter Greg Stohr discusses the conservative justices allowing Alabama to use a Republican friendly House map. June Grasso hosts.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Bloomberg legal reporter Erik Larson, discusses the conviction of short seller Andrew Left. Trade law expert Timothy Brightbill, a partner at Wiley Rein, discusses the status of tariff refunds and how legal chaos may be interrupt the refund process. June Grasso hosts.CORRECTION: Fixes a typo.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Leon Fresco, a partner at Holland & Knight and the former head of the Office of Immigration Litigation in the Obama administration, discusses changes in the policy for immigrants applying for permanent status in the US and other immigration issues of the day. June Grasso hosts.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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

Elections law expert Richard Briffault, a professor at Columbia Law School, discusses federal judges blocking Alabama’s US House map due to intentional racial discrimination. Then administrative law expert Cary Coglianese a professor at the University of Pennsylvania Carey Law School who directs the Penn Program on Regulation, discusses the Trump administration’s failing deregulatory strategy. June Grasso hostsSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Healthcare attorney Harry Nelson, a partner at Leech Tishman Nelson Hardiman, discusses the FDA allowing companies to sell unapproved electronic cigarettes and nicotine patches. Then Shawn Collins, a partner at Stradling and an expert in consumer litigation and enforcement, discusses a lawsuit against Skechers for allegedly sending deceptive promotional emails. June Grasso hosts.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Bloomberg’s June Grasso speaks to Professor David Super of Georgetown Law, former federal prosecutor Robert Mintz of McCarter & English and immigration attorney Leon Fresco of Holland & Knight, about the top legal stories of the week.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Former federal prosecutor Neama Rahmani, president of West Coast Trial Lawyers, discusses the indictment of Raul Castro. Then Professor M. Gregg Bloche of Georgetown Law, discusses the Supreme Court dismissing a death penalty case involving a defendant with mental disabilities. And Professor David Super of Georgetown Law, discusses two January 6th police officers suing to stop Trump’s $1.8 billion so-called “anti-weaponization” fund. June Grasso hosts.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Immigration law expert Leon Fresco, a partner at Holland & Knight, discusses a New York judge ruling that ICE cannot arrest noncitizens in Manhattan immigration courts. Then judiciary expert Carl Tobias, a professor at the University of Richmond Law School, discusses judicial nominees refusing to admit that Donald Trump lost the 2020 election. June Grasso hosts.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Constitutional law expert David Super, a professor at Georgetown Law, discusses the $1.8 billion dollar fund set up by the Justice Department to compensate victims of so-called weaponization cases. Former federal prosecutor Robert Mintz, a partner at McCarter & English, discusses a judge ruling that the gun and notebook can come into evidence at the Luigi Mangione murder trial. June Grasso hosts.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Bloomberg legal reporter Madlin Mekelburg, discusses Elon Musk losing his legal battle with Sam Altman over OpenAI. Then Anne Lofaso, a professor at the University of Cincinnati Law School and an expert in labor law, discusses a recent Sixth Circuit ruling that rocked the National Labor Relations Board, threatening to disrupt the way the agency has operated for more than 90 years. June Grasso hosts.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Daniel Lyons, a professor at Boston College Law School and a telecommunications law expert, discusses the legal battle between ABC and the FTC. Then securities law expert James Park, a professor at UCLA Law School, discusses the prosecution of shortseller Andrew Left. And former federal prosecutor Neama Rahmani, president of West Coast Trial Lawyers, discusses the lawsuits against President Trump for his attempts to alter historic landmarks in Washington DC. June Grasso hosts.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Former federal prosecutor James Pearce, senior counsel at Washington Litigation Group, discusses oral arguments at the DC Circuit over President Trump’s executive orders targeting four law firms. Then securities law expert James Park, a professor at UCLA Law School, discusses the prosecution of shortseller Andrew Left. June Grasso hosts.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Elections law expert Richard Briffault, a professor at Columbia Law School, discusses the redistricting wars and the Trump administration’s attempts to get voter rolls from the states. Then international trade expert Dave Townsend, a partner at Dorsey & Whitney, discusses the latest on the tariff refunds. June Grasso hosts.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Former federal prosecutor Neama Rahmani, president of West Coast Trial Lawyers, discusses the lawsuits against President Trump for his attempts to alter historic landmarks like the reflecting pool at the Lincoln Memorial, the East Wing of the White House and the Kennedy Center. June Grasso hosts.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Today we're examining an apparent aggressive new tack in the Trump administration's immigration crackdown.The Justice Department has just moved to strip citizenship from 12 naturalized citizens in courts across the country. That's compared to an average of about eleven cases per year between 1990 and 2017.Immigration advocates have expressed concern that this could lead to the targeting of individuals for minor or honest mistakes, rather than just serious fraud.For more, Bloomberg's June Grasso speaks to Leon Fresco, a partner at Holland and Knight and the former head of the office of immigration litigation in the Obama administration.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Stablecoins are cryptocurrencies designed to maintain a stable value because they’re pegged to a fiat currency, such as the U.S. dollar. The result is a highly liquid currency with a fixed value. Stablecoins are transacted on crypto rails as opposed to legacy banking systems, meaning they are faster, cheaper, and easier to use.   Checkout.com, a leading global payments processor, is putting stablecoins into practice. They are upgrading  their platform so that customers and merchants can  use stablecoins in everyday transactions. Meanwhile, Coinbase is working with multiple levels of government to make sure that both legislation and regulations are in place to allow companies to use stablecoins with confidence. For more about this series visit us at:https://sponsored.bloomberg.com/media/coinbase/evolving-money This episode is sponsored by Coinbase.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Jonathan Diaz, Director of Voting Advocacy and Partnerships at Campaign Legal Center discusses how states are ramping up their redistricting efforts in the wake of the Supreme Court's decision weakening the Voting Rights Act. Bloomberg's Madlin Mekelburg gives an updates on the trial between Elon Musk and OpenAI. Plus, Cynthia Katz, music professor at Fox Rothschild in New York breaks down superstar Taylor Swift's decision to trademark her voice and likeness to combat AI deepfakes. Hosted by June Grasso.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Bloomberg legal reporter Madlin Mekelburg discusses the high stakes trial where Elon Musk is facing off against Sam Altman over the future of Open AI. Then Cynthia Katz, a music partner at Fox Rothchild, discusses Taylor Swift applying for trademarks for her voice and image. June Grasso hosts.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Jonathan Diaz, Director, Voting Advocacy and Partnerships at Campaign Legal Center, discusses the redistricting arms race set off by the Supreme Court’s decision eviscerating the landmark Voting Rights Act. Then Bloomberg Supreme Court Reporter Greg Stohr, discusses the Supreme Court temporarily pausing a lower court decision that would require patients to visit a healthcare provider in person to get a widely used abortion pill. June Grasso hosts.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Elections law expert Richard Hasen, a professor at UCLA Law School, discusses the Supreme Court's decision that has crippled the landmark civil rights law, the Voting Rights Act. Then former federal prosecutor Robert Mintz, a partner at McCarter & English, discusses the Justice Department indicting former FBI Director James Comey for the second time in seven months. And mass torts expert Elizabeth Burch, a professor at the University of Georgia Law School, discusses Supreme Court oral arguments over Bayer's bid to stop lawsuits claiming its Roundup herbicide should have been labeled as a cancer risk. She also discusses her new book, entitled "The Pain Brokers." June Grasso hosts.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Former federal prosecutor George Newhouse of Richards Carrington, discusses Supreme Court oral arguments over geofence warrants. Then immigration law expert Leon Fresco of Holland & Knight, discusses Supreme Court oral arguments over the Trump administration revoking Temporary Protected Status for Haitian and Syrian immigrants. June Grasso hosts.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.