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Host June Grasso speaks with prominent attorneys and legal scholars, analyzing major legal issues and cases in the news. The show examines all aspects of the legal profession, from intellectual property to criminal law, from bankruptcy to securities law, drawing on the deep research tools of Bloombe…

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    The Bloomberg Law podcast is a great and informative podcast, especially for law students. Despite its 3.5 star rating, I was pleasantly surprised by the quality of content it offers. Hosted by June Grasso, the podcast covers a wide range of legal topics and features guests who provide valuable insights and perspectives. The stories discussed are interesting and engaging, making it an enjoyable listen for anyone with an interest in law.

    One of the best aspects of this podcast is the host, June Grasso. She is knowledgeable, curious, and asks probing questions that delve into the heart of legal issues. Her approach as a listener's advocate enhances the listening experience and makes it more relatable. Additionally, the guests featured on the show are often experts in their respective fields, providing in-depth analysis and comprehensive commentary on legal matters.

    While there are many positive aspects to The Bloomberg Law podcast, there are also a few drawbacks worth mentioning. In the past, the audio quality of the podcast was subpar, with volume fluctuations between speakers and overly loud ads. Thankfully, these issues seem to have been resolved for the most part. However, there are still occasional audio glitches where chunks go missing or snippets replay on their own. These instances are infrequent but can be distracting when they occur.

    In conclusion, despite some minor flaws in audio quality and occasional repetitive content, The Bloomberg Law podcast is undoubtedly one of the best legal podcasts available. It provides informative and insightful commentary on major legal issues with interesting perspectives from experts throughout the country. June Grasso's hosting skills make it a compelling listen for both law students and non-lawyers alike. With its vast range of topics and relatively digestible format, this podcast is highly recommended for those looking to expand their understanding of US law and stay informed about current legal developments.



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    Weekend Law: Cohen's Cross, Huang's Trial & LGBTQ Rights

    Play Episode Listen Later May 17, 2024 38:17 Transcription Available


    Former federal prosecutor Jeff Tsai discusses the cross-examination of Michael Cohen in the Trump hush money trial. James Park, a professor at UCLA Law School, discusses the trial of Archegos founder Bill Huang. Paul Smith, a professor at Georgetown Law, discusses Republican-led states challenging new protections for LGBTQ students. June Grasso hosts.  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

    Inside Michael Cohen's Cross & Menendez Bribery Trial

    Play Episode Listen Later May 15, 2024 34:45 Transcription Available


      Bloomberg legal reporter Patricia Hurtado discusses Michael Cohen's testimony in the Trump hush money trial. Bloomberg legal reporter David Voreacos discusses the start of the bribery trial of Senator Robert Menendez. June Grasso hosts.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

    Michael Cohen Cross, LGBTQ Rights & Video Addiction Suits

    Play Episode Listen Later May 15, 2024 36:53 Transcription Available


    Former federal prosecutor Robert Mintz, a partner at McCarter & English, discusses Michael Cohen's cross-examination at the Trump hush money trial. Paul Smith, a professor at Georgetown Law, discusses lawsuits from Republican-led states, challenging the Biden administration's new rules expanding protections under Title IX to LGBTQ students. Rachel Graf, Bloomberg legal reporter, discusses lawsuits claiming video game addiction. June Grasso hosts.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

    Michael Cohen, Star Witness on the Stand Against Trump

    Play Episode Listen Later May 14, 2024 34:04 Transcription Available


    Bloomberg legal reporter David Voreacos discusses the testimony of Michael Cohen, the star witness in the Trump hush money trial. Securities law expert James Park, a professor at UCLA Law School, discusses the start of the trial of Bill Huang and the collapse of Archegos Capital Management. June Grasso hosts.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

    Weekend Law: Stormy Testimony, TikTok Sues & SCOTUS Unanimous For Now

    Play Episode Listen Later May 11, 2024 37:27 Transcription Available


    Jessica Levinson, a professor at Loyola Law School and host of the “Passing Judgment” podcast, discusses Stormy Daniels' testimony at the Trump hush money trial. Eric Goldman, Co-Director of the High Tech Institute at Santa Clara University School of Law, discusses TikTok suing over the US ban. John Elwood, head of the Appellate and Supreme Court practice at Arnold & Porter, discusses the Supreme Court's unanimous decisions of late. June Grasso hosts.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

    SCOTUS Unanimous for Now & Stormy's Cross

    Play Episode Listen Later May 10, 2024 29:34 Transcription Available


    John Elwood, head of the Appellate and Supreme Court practice at Arnold & Porter, discusses why the Supreme Court has so many unanimous decisions so far this term. David Voreacos, Bloomberg legal reporter, discusses Stormy Daniels' testimony in the Trump hush money trial. Chris Dolmetsch, Bloomberg legal reporter, discusses the start of the trial of Bill Huang over the Archegos collapse. June Grasso hosts.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

    Stormy Testimony & TikTok Sues Over Ban

    Play Episode Listen Later May 9, 2024 36:12


    Eric Goldman, Co-Director of the High Tech Law Institute at Santa Clara University School of Law, discusses TikTok challenging the US ban. Patricia Hurtado, Bloomberg legal reporter, discusses Stormy Daniels' testimony against Donald Trump. June Grasso hosts.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

    Stormy Takes the Stand & Google Antitrust Trial

    Play Episode Listen Later May 8, 2024 36:53 Transcription Available


    Former federal prosecutor Michael Zeldin discusses the testimony of adult film actress Stormy Daniels in Donald Trump's hush money trial. Bloomberg Intelligence Senior Litigation Analyst Jennifer Rie discusses the federal government's antitrust case against Google. June Grasso hosts.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

    Marijuana Reclassified & SCOTUS Upcoming Decisions

    Play Episode Listen Later May 7, 2024 36:07 Transcription Available


    David Pozen, a professor at Columbia Law School and author of “The Constitution of the War on Drugs,” discusses the federal government's moves toward reclassifying marijuana as a less dangerous drug. Kimberly Strawbridge Robinson, Bloomberg Law Supreme Court reporter, discusses the major decisions the justices will rule on in the next two months. June Grasso hosts.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

    Weekend Law: Campus Protests, Trump Trial & Richest Prisoner

    Play Episode Listen Later May 4, 2024 38:01 Transcription Available


    June Grasso talks to the top legal experts about the stories of the week. Professor Michael Dorf of Cornell Law School discusses campus protests and the First Amendment. Robert Mintz of McCarter & English discusses the second week of the Trump hush money trial. Bloomberg legal reporter Ava Benny-Morrison discusses the sentencing of Binance founder Changpeng Zhao. And Professor Eric Talley of Columbia Law School discusses the Supreme Court turning down Elon Musk's “twitter sitter” case.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

    Free Speech in Campus Protests

    Play Episode Listen Later May 3, 2024 36:18 Transcription Available


    Constitutional law scholar Michael Dorf, a professor at Cornell Law School, discusses free speech rights in the context of the ongoing campus protests. Dave Aronberg, Palm Beach County State Attorney, discusses testimony on day 6 of the Trump hush money trial. June Grasso hosts.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

    Musk 'Twitter Sitter' & Title IX Rules Challenged

    Play Episode Listen Later May 2, 2024 34:52 Transcription Available


    Eric Talley, a business law professor at Columbia Law School, discusses the Supreme Court turning down Elon Musk's “twitter sitter” case. Rick Rossein, a professor at CUNY Law School, discusses challenges to new rules on Title IX. June Grasso hosts.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

    CZ Is Going to Prison & Trump Trial Day 5

    Play Episode Listen Later May 1, 2024 34:26 Transcription Available


    Bloomberg legal reporter Ava Benny-Morrison describes the sentencing of Binance founder Changpeng Zhao.  Kimberly Carson, a partner at Quinn Emanuel, describes the legal challenges to the FTC's ban on non-compete clauses. Bloomberg legal reporter Patricia Hurtado describes day 5 in the Trump hush money trial. June Grasso hosts.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

    Will Boeing Be Prosecuted & EPA Power Plant Rules

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 30, 2024 35:48 Transcription Available


    Bloomberg legal reporter Greg Farrell discusses whether the Justice Department will tear up its deferred prosecution agreement with Boeing. Environmental law expert Pat Parenteau, a professor at the Vermont Law & Graduate School, discusses the new EPA power plant rules. June Grasso hosts.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

    Weekend Law: Trump Trial Week 1 & SCOTUS on Presidential Immunity

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 27, 2024 42:50 Transcription Available


    Constitutional law professor Michael Dorf of Cornell Law School, discusses the historic Supreme Court oral arguments on presidential immunity. Former federal prosecutor Jeff Tsai and Bloomberg legal reporter Patricia Hurtado, discuss the first week of Trump's hush money trial. Bloomberg reporter Leah Nylen discusses the FTC's ban on non-competes. June Grasso hosts.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

    SCOTUS Takes on Trump Presidential Immunity

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 26, 2024 34:22 Transcription Available


    Constitutional law expert Michael Dorf, a professor at Cornell Law School, discusses Supreme Court oral arguments over Donald Trump's claim of presidential immunity in the case accusing him of election interference. Former federal prosecutor Jeff Tsai, discusses the hush money case against Donald Trump. June Grasso hosts.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

    Justices Skeptical of Allowing Emergency Abortions

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 25, 2024 36:31 Transcription Available


    Elizabeth Sepper, a professor at the University of Texas Law School, discusses Supreme Court oral arguments on Utah's near total ban on abortion. Leah Nylen, Bloomberg reporter, discusses the FTC's ban on non-competes. June Grasso hosts.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

    Trump Trial Day 3 & SCOTUS on Denial of Visa for Spouse

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 24, 2024 40:31 Transcription Available


    Bloomberg legal reporter Patricia Hurtado discusses the second day of the Trump hush money trial. Leon Fresco, a partner at Holland & Knight and the former head of the Justice Department's Office of Immigration Litigation, and Daniel Pierce, a partner with the government strategies and compliance group at Fragomen Del Rey Bernsen & Loewy, discuss Supreme Court oral arguments over the denial of a visa to a non-citizen spouse of a US citizen. June Grasso hosts.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

    Trump Trial Day 1 & SCOTUS Homelessness Case

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 23, 2024 34:29


    Bloomberg legal reporter Patricia Hurtado discusses the opening statements in Donald Trump's hush money trial. Constitutional law expert Harold Krent, a professor at the Chicago-Kent College of Law, discusses Supreme Court oral arguments on homelessness. June Grasso hosts.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

    Weekend Law: Meet the Trump Jury & Jan 6 Obstruction Charges

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 20, 2024 37:43 Transcription Available


    Former federal prosecutor Robert Mintz, a partner at McCarter & English, discusses the jury selected in the Trump hush money trial. Former federal prosecutor Jessica Roth, a professor at Cardozo Law School, discusses SCOTUS arguments over the obstruction charges brought against Jan 6 defendants. Business law expert Eric Talley, a professor at Columbia Law School, discusses the SCOTUS arguments over limiting the bribery statute. June Grasso hosts.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

    SCOTUS Skeptical of Another Public Corruption Law

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 19, 2024 36:09 Transcription Available


    Business law professor Eric Talley of Columbia Law School, discusses Supreme Court oral arguments over a bribery law used in public corruption cases. Healthcare attorney Harry Nelson of Nelson Hardiman, discusses the Supreme Court allowing an Idaho law banning gender-affirming care for transgender youths, to go into effect. June Grasso hosts.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

    Inside Trump Jury Selection & Spy Law

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 17, 2024 35:48 Transcription Available


    Bloomberg legal reporter Patricia Hurtado discusses jury selection in Donald Trump's hush money trial. National security expert Matthew Waxman, a professor at Columbia Law School, discusses a controversial section of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act. June Grasso hosts.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

    SCOTUS Skeptical of Jan 6 Charge & Trump Trial Day 2

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 17, 2024 36:50 Transcription Available


    Former federal prosecutor Jessica Roth, a professor at Cardozo Law School, discusses the Supreme Court oral arguments over a criminal charge brought against hundreds of Jan. 6 defendants including Donald Trump. Former federal prosecutor Michael Weinstein, a partner at Cole Schotz, discusses the second day of jury selection in the hush money trial of Trump . June Grasso hosts.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

    Bloomberg Law: Trump on Trial & Abortion on the AZ Ballot

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 16, 2024 33:33 Transcription Available


    Former federal prosecutor Michael Zeldin discusses the first day of Donald Trump's first criminal trial. Reproductive rights expert, Mary Ziegler, a professor at UC Davis Law School, discusses the efforts in Arizona to get abortion on the ballot in November. June Grasso hosts.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

    Weekend Law: Election Suits, Shadow Trading & 'Top Gun'

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 13, 2024 37:47 Transcription Available


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

    Shadow Trading & 'Top Gun' Suit Thrown Out

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 12, 2024 41:04 Transcription Available


    Securities law expert James Park, a professor at UCLA Law School, discusses the SEC's groundbreaking case over so-called shadow insider trading. Intellectual property litigator Terence Ross, a partner at Katten Muchin Rosenman, discusses Paramount getting the copyright lawsuit against it over “Top Gun: Maverick,” dismissed. June Grasso hosts.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

    Election Fights Have Begun & Trump's DJT Lawsuits

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 9, 2024 40:00 Transcription Available


    Elections law expert Derek Muller, a professor at Notre Dame Law School, discusses the many lawsuits over voting rules that have already been filed. Bloomberg legal reporter Greg Farrell untangles all the lawsuits involving Trump's social media company.  June Grasso hosts.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

    Texas Tough Law & Broadway Casting Decisions

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 8, 2024 36:44 Transcription Available


    Immigration law expert Leon Fresco, a partner at Holland & Knight, discusses the oral arguments over Texas' new sweeping immigration law. Employment law expert Anthony Oncidi, a partner at Proskauer Rose, discusses how the First Amendment can protect casting decisions from discrimination claims. June Grasso hosts.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

    Weekend Law: Trump Trifecta of Losses & Bridge Collapse

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 5, 2024 37:42 Transcription Available


    Former federal prosecutor Robert Mintz, a partner at McCarter & English, discusses three judges ruling against Donald Trump in criminal cases this week. Maritime law expert Martin Davies, the director of Tulane University's Maritime Law Center, discusses who will pay for the Baltimore bridge collapse. Elections law expert Richard Briffault, a professor at Columbia Law School, discusses why South Carolina will be using a map deemed unconstitutional in this year's elections. June Grasso hosts.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

    Trump Loses Dismissal Attempt & Bridge Collapse

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 5, 2024 37:46 Transcription Available


    Former federal prosecutor Robert Mintz, a partner at McCarter & English, discusses Special Counsel Jack Smith's attempt to get Judge Aileen Cannon to make a ruling in the classified documents case against Donald Trump. Maritime law expert Martin Davies, Director of the Maritime Law Center at Tulane Law School, discusses the collapse of the Baltimore bridge. June Grasso hosts.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

    Florida's Strict Abortion Ban & Google Deletes Data

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 3, 2024 36:46


    Healthcare attorney Harry Nelson of Nelson Hardiman, discusses the Florida Supreme Court's two rulings on abortion. Madlin Mekelburg, Bloomberg Texas legal reporter, discusses arguments over Texas's law over policing the border. Data privacy expert Austin Chambers, a partner at Dorsey & Whitney, discusses Google agreeing to delete billions of data records. June Grasso hosts.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

    Lawsuits Over Baltimore Bridge Collapse & South Carolina's Map

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 3, 2024 33:25


    Michael Sturley, a maritime law expert at the University of Texas at Austin's School of Law, discusses the lawsuits arising from the crash of a container ship into Baltimore's Francis Scott Key Bridge. Richard Briffault, an elections law expert and a professor at Columbia Law School, discusses why South Carolina will be using a map found unconstitutional in the 2024 elecion. June Grasso hosts.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

    Judge Shopping & Sean 'Diddy' Combs' Raids

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 2, 2024 37:03 Transcription Available


    Alan Trammell, a professor at Washington and Lee School of law, discusses the federal judiciary's policy arm making recommendations to curtail judge shopping. Albert Soler, a partner at Scarinci Hollenbeck, discusses the federal raids at two of Sean “Diddy” Combs' houses. June Grasso hosts.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

    Weekend Law: SBF Gets 25 Years & Trump's First Criminal Trial

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 29, 2024 39:06 Transcription Available


    Former federal prosecutor Michael Weinstein, a partner at Cole Schotz and Bloomberg legal reporter Ava Benny-Morrison, discuss Sam Bankman-Fried being sentenced to 25 years in prison. Mary Ziegler, a professor at UC Davis Law School, discusses Supreme Court arguments over the abortion pill. Bloomberg legal reporter Erik Larson discusses Donald Trump's cash crunch and his first criminal trial starting on April 15th. June Grasso hosts.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

    SCOTUS on Abortion Pill & SBF Sentencing

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 28, 2024 37:32


    Mary Ziegler, a professor at UC Davis Law School, discusses the Supreme Court arguments over the abortion pill. Jennifer Rie, Bloomberg Intelligence senior litigation analyst, discusses the government's antitrust suit against Apple. Christopher Dometsch, Bloomberg legal reporter, discusses wire fraud and Sam Bankman-Fried. June Grasso hosts.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

    Weekend Law: Mifepristone Latest, Alec Baldwin Case, Sen. John Kennedy

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 22, 2024 38:40 Transcription Available


    Madlin Mekelburg, Bloomberg Legal Reporter, and Greg Stohr, Bloomberg Supreme Court Reporter, discuss the upcoming Supreme Court case on the abortion pill mifepristone. Josh Kastenberg, Professor of Law at the University of New Mexico, breaks down what to expect from Alec Baldwin's upcoming involuntary manslaughter case. And Bloomberg Legal Reporter Tiana Headley discusses Louisiana Senator John Kennedy's tendency to test judicial nominees on the law.Hosted by June Grasso.  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

    Weekend Law: TikTok Ban, Protecting a Wildlife Refuge & Boeing

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 15, 2024 37:33 Transcription Available


    Eric Goldman, a professor at Santa Clara University School of Law, discusses a possible TikTok ban. Alan Levin, Bloomberg aviation safety reporter, discusses Boeing's problems. Ryan Rowberry, a professor at the Georgia State University College of Law, discusses an unprecedented federal water rights claim to protect the Okefenokee National Wildlife Refuge. June Grasso hosts.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

    TikTok Ban & Boeing Troubles

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 15, 2024 37:00 Transcription Available


    Eric Goldman, a professor at the Santa Clara University School of Law and co-director of the High Tech Law Institute discusses the House bill that could ban TikTok. Alan Levin, Bloomberg aviation safety reporter, discusses the problems with the accident investigation into Alaska Airlines midair emergency in January. June Grasso hosts.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

    Special Counsel Testifies & Judge Dismisses 3 Trump Counts

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 14, 2024 39:34 Transcription Available


    Former federal prosecutor Michael Zeldin, discusses the testimony of Special Counsel Robert Hur on his decision not to charge President Joe Biden over his retention of classified documents. Water rights expert Ryan Rowberry, a professor at the Georgia State College of Law, discusses an unprecedented water rights claim by the US government at Georgia's Okefenokee National Wildlife Refuge. June Grasso hosts.  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

    Trump Needs A $500 Million Bond & Corporate Crime Tips

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 12, 2024 36:50 Transcription Available


    Bloomberg legal reporter Greg Farrell discusses Donald Trump's quest to get an appeal bond of around $500 million. Judiciary expert Carl Tobias, a professor at the University of Richmond Law School, discusses how Senator Mitch McConnell stacked the federal judiciary with conservatives. Former federal prosecutor Nicole Engisch, a partner at Dorsey & Whitney, discusses a new whistleblower program at the Justice Department. June Grasso hosts.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

    Menendez Pleads Not Guilty & Texas Loses Lawsuit

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 12, 2024 38:54 Transcription Available


    Bloomberg legal reporter David Voreacos discusses New Jersey Senator Robert Menendez pleading not guilty to the latest federal charges. Leon Fresco, a partner at Holland & Knight and the head of the Office of Immigration Litigation during the Obama administration, discusses a federal judge throwing out Texas's challenge to the Biden administration's parole policy. June Grasso hosts.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

    Weekend Law: Trump Ballot Ruling & $6 Billion Legal Fee

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 8, 2024 37:44 Transcription Available


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

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