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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.

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. 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.

The US Supreme Court limited the use of the Voting Rights Act to create predominantly Black or Hispanic election districts in a major constitutional ruling that buttresses Republican efforts to keep control of the House in this year’s midterms and beyond.Voting 6-3 along ideological lines, the justices rejected a Louisiana congressional map that was drawn with a second majority-Black district after a lower court found an earlier map to be discriminatory.The Supreme Court ruling undercuts what had been the most significant remaining part of the Voting Rights Act, a law passed in 1965 to address rampant discrimination against Black voters. The justices had already significantly weakened the law twice since 2013.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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. June Grasso hosts.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Trademark law expert Willajeanne McLean, a professor at the University of Connecticut School of Law, discusses a federal appeals court ruling that the word gruyère is generic, and makers of gruyère cheese can use that label no matter where the cheese is produced.Domenic Romano, founder and managing partner of Romano Law, and Daniel Braverman, employment law partner, discuss the lawsuit against Tiger Woods by his ex-girlfriend seeking 30 million dollars.June Grasso hosts.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Rick Su, a professor at the University at Buffalo Law School, discusses why U.S. District Judge Dana Sabraw ordered a temporary halt to deportations of families that had been separated at the U.S.-Mexico border. Plus, Matthew Schettenhelm, Bloomberg Intelligence litigation analyst, discusses why the FCC struck down Sinclair’s plan to divest some assets as it tries to acquire Tribune Media in a nearly $4 billion deal. They speak with Bloomberg's June Grasso. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Jeffrey Cramer, managing director at the Berkeley Research Group, discusses the legal case of President Trump’s personal attorney Michael Cohen, whose legal situation was put in greater danger on Thursday after Trump called into Fox & Friends for an interview. Plus, Laura Litvan, Bloomberg News Congressional reporter, discusses efforts by Senate majority leader Mitch McConnell and President Trump to reshape the American judiciary as they work to confirm a new generation of young conservative judges. They speak with Bloomberg’s June Grasso. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Jeff Cramer, managing director at the Berkeley Research Group, discusses reports that former White House chief strategist Steve Bannon has struck a deal with U.S. investigators looking into Russian interference in the 2016 elections. Plus, Leon Fresco, a partner at Holland and Knight, discusses new attempts by the Trump administration to shut down the DACA program, which now involves a petition to the Supreme Court to allow the administration to go ahead with its plans to dismantle the program, which would allow people brought into the country illegally as children to remain in the U.S. They speak with Bloomberg's June Grasso.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Sanford Levinson, a professor at the University of Texas Law School, and Philip Bobbitt, director of the Center for National Security at Columbia Law School, discuss the latest news in the fallout from the firing of James Comey as FBI director. They speak with June Grasso and Greg Stohr on Bloomberg Radio's "Bloomberg Law."See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.