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June Grasso speaks with prominent attorneys and scholars, analyzing legal issues and cases in the news.
Location:
New York, NY
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Bloomberg News
Description:
June Grasso speaks with prominent attorneys and scholars, analyzing legal issues and cases in the news.
Twitter:
@bloombergnews
Language:
English
Contact:
212-318-2000
Episodes
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.
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Duration:00:35:17
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.
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Duration:00:42:05
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.
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Duration:00:31:08
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.
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Duration:00:40:03
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.
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Duration:00:33:49
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.
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Duration:00:32:32
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.
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Duration:00:29:52
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.
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Duration:00:38:34
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.
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Duration:00:30:51
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.
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Duration:00:36:18
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.
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Duration:00:40:17
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.
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Duration:00:40:47
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.
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Duration:00:36:52
Powell Investigation, Uvalde School Shooting & Lindsey Halligan
1/12/2026
Bloomberg Intelligence senior litigation analyst Elliott Stein discusses the criminal investigation into Fed Chair Jerome Powell. Then trial attorney David Ring, a partner at Taylor & Ring, discusses the trial of a former Texas police officer accused in the Uvalde school shooting. And constitutional law professor Harold Krent of the Chicago-Kent College of Law, talks about a judge ordering Lindsey Halligan to explain why she's still claiming to the US Attorney for the Eastern District of Virginia. June Grasso hosts.
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Duration:00:33:44
ICE Agent Shooting of Minneapolis Woman
1/9/2026
Former Manhattan prosecutor and criminal defense attorney Paul Callan, of counsel at Edelman & Edelman, discusses the fatal shooting of a woman in Minneapolis by an ICE agent. Then immigration law expert Leon Fresco, a partner at Holland & Knight, discusses the status of undocumented Venezuelans and the latest news on H1-B Visas. June Grasso hosts.
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Duration:00:35:35
Trump Wants Greenland
1/7/2026
International law expert Monica Hakimi, a professor at Columbia Law School and a former State Department official, discusses the Trump administration’s interest in acquiring Greenland, a self-governing territory of Denmark. Maia Spoto, Bloomberg Law Los Angeles correspondent, discusses upcoming cases between California and the Trump administration. June Grasso hosts.
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Duration:00:32:54
Sen. Mark Kelly Censured & 92-Year-Old Judge in Maduro Case
1/6/2026
Joshua Kastenberg, a professor at the University of New Mexico Law School and a former judge and lawyer in the US Air Force, discusses the Defense Secretary's unprecedented censure of US Senator Mark Kelly. Then Bloomberg Law reporter Mike Vilensky discusses the 92-year-old judge, Manhattan US District Judge Alvin Hellerstein, who will be overseeing the Nicolas Maduro prosecution. June Grasso hosts.
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Duration:00:28:59
The Case Against Ousted Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro
1/5/2026
Former federal prosecutor Jimmy Gurule, a professor at Notre Dame Law School, and Jessica Peake, Director of the International & Comparative Law Program at UCLA Law School, discuss the federal charges against ousted Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro. June Grasso hosts.
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Duration:00:36:22
Instant Reaction: Trump Says US to ‘Run Venezuela’ in Interim After Maduro
1/3/2026
President Donald Trump said the US would run Venezuela until a transition could be organized, hours after a US operation captured leader Nicolás Maduro, ousting the strongman from power after months of mounting military and economic pressure on his regime.
“We’re going to run the country until such time as we can do a safe, proper and judicious transition,” Trump said Saturday at a press conference at his Mar-a-Lago estate in Florida. “So we don’t want to be involved with having somebody else get in, and we have the same situation that we had for the last long period of years.”
Trump said the US administration of Venezuela would include deploying US oil companies to the country, though indicated that his embargo “on all Venezuelan oil remains in full effect” and that US forces would stay on alert.
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Duration:00:22:38
Weekend Law: SCOTUS to Decide Tariffs, Presidential Power & Music Piracy
1/2/2026
June Grasso speaks to legal experts about top Supreme Court decisions to be handed down in 2026 regarding President Trump's tariffs, presidential control over independent agencies and music piracy.
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Duration:00:37:23