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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.

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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.

Bloomberg legal reporter Madlin Mekelburg discusses the start of the face-off in court of Elon Musk and Sam Altman over the future of OpenAI. Joshua Mitts, a professor at Columbia Law School, and an authority on insider trading, securities law and corporate law, discusses the soldier charged with using classified information to make $400,000 on Polymarket. June Grasso hosts. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.