Bloomberg Law Podcast
Host June Grasso examines the major legal issues affecting business.
Hosted by June Grasso
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Westbrook Says Detroit Bankruptcy May Set Precedents (Audio)
Sep 29, 2013
Jay Westbrook, a professor at the University of Texas School of Law, discusses the legal precedents that may be set in Detroit's record $18 billion municipal bankruptcy. He talks with June Grasso on Bloomberg Radio's "Bloomberg Law."
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Skadden’s Gross on Open Seats on the D.C. Circuit Court (Audio)
Sep 29, 2013
Kenneth Gross, a partner at Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP, who leads the firm's political law practice, discusses the latest nominees to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia and the difficulties facing President Barack Obama in filling the open seats on the court. He talks with June Grasso on Bloomberg Radio's "Bloomberg Law."
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Analysis of Recent Supreme Court Civil Rights Decisions (Audio)
Sep 13, 2013
The U.S. Supreme Court made decisions last term that affected the civil rights of Americans. In four cases, the court expanded legal protections for gays and cut legal protections for racial minorities. Paul Smith, chair of the appellate and Supreme Court practice at Jenner & Block, discusses the court's decisions expanding legal rights for gays. Professor Richard Sander of the UCLA School of Law discusses the first test of university affirmative action in a decade. Constitutional law professor Deep Gulasekaram of Santa Clara Law discusses the court's decision striking down a key provision in a landmark civil rights law. They talk with June Grasso on Bloomberg Radio's "Bloomberg Law."
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Rosenthal on Power of Cuomo’s Anti-Corruption Panel (Audio)
Aug 23, 2013
Samuel Rosenthal, a partner at Patton Boggs LLP, discusses New York Governor Andrew Cuomo's establishment of a commission to fight public corruption. He talks with June Grasso on Bloomberg Radio's "Bloomberg Law."
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Volokh on Facebook “Like” Button’s First Amendment Test (Audio)
Aug 11, 2013
Professor Eugene Volokh of the University of California at Los Angeles discusses the first case to decide whether clicking the "like" button on Facebook is expressive speech entitled to First Amendment protection. He talks with June Grasso on Bloomberg Radio's "Bloomberg Law."
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Cullen Hoback on Film ‘Terms and Conditions May Apply’ (Audio)
Aug 8, 2013
Filmmaker Cullen Hoback discusses his documentary, "Terms and Conditions May Apply." The film's premise is that people agree to terms and conditions on every website they visit without reading them, and that by agreeing one click at a time, they are giving away all kinds of personal information and their privacy. Professor Eric Goldman of the Santa Clara University of Law talks about the legal implications. They talk with June Grasso on Bloomberg Radio's "Bloomberg Law."
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Ross on Suit Over Copyright on “Happy Birthday to You” (Audio)
Aug 3, 2013
Intellectual property attorney Terrence Ross, a partner at Crowell & Moring LLP, discusses a lawsuit by a filmmaker against Warner/Chappell, seeking to have the court declare that the song "Happy Birthday to You" is in the public domain. The filmmaker's attorney, Mark Rifkin of Wolf, Haldenstein, Adler, Freeman & Herz LLP, explains the allegation that Warner/Chappell is not entitled to a copyright. They talk with June Grasso on Bloomberg Radio's "Bloomberg Law."
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Newhouse Discusses Why High Court Upheld DNA Testing (Audio)
Jul 24, 2013
George Newhouse, a partner at Brown White & Newhouse and a former California federal prosecutor, discusses why the Supreme Court decided that states can routinely collect DNA samples from people arrested for serious crimes, limiting privacy rights. He talks with June Grasso on Bloomberg Radio's "Bloomberg Law."
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Fordham’s Erichson on Two-Decade Rainforest Litigation (Audio)
Jul 14, 2013
Professor Howard Erichson of the Fordham University School of Law, discusses the complexity of 20 years of litigation over environmental damage to the rainforest in Ecuador. Chevron's fight to overturn an $18 billion dollar verdict for polluting the rainforest has taken surprising twists and turns. He talks with June Grasso on Bloomberg Radio's "Bloomberg Law."
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Pearlstein on How Boston Bombing Trial May Play Out (Audio)
Jul 14, 2013
Former federal prosecutor Mark Pearlstein, a partner at McDermott Will & Emery, discusses the trial of Boston Marathon bombing suspect Dzhokhar Tsarnaev, how it will play out in the spotlight and possible strategies. He talks with June Grasso on Bloomberg Radio's "Bloomberg Law."
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