Bloomberg Law

Bloomberg legal reporter Greg Farrell discusses how former Trump fixer Michael Cohen may be about to get the role he’s been auditioning for since 2018: witness for the prosecution against his old boss, Donald Trump. Professor Carl Tobias of the University of Richmond Law School, discusses why younger federal judges are leaving the bench for lucrative positions at law firms. June Grasso hosts.

Ezra Rosser, a professor at the American University Washington College of Law, discusses Supreme Court oral arguments over what steps, if any, the federal government must take to help the Navajo Nation deal with a water crisis that leaves 30 percent of its people without running water. Ava Benny-Morrison discusses a federal judge throwing out the majority of the claims made against JPMorgan Chase and Deutsche Bank in proposed class action suits filed by a victim of Jeffrey Epstein identified only as Jane Doe.  June Grasso hosts.

International criminal law expert Patrick Keenan, a professor at the University of Illinois College of Law, discusses the International Criminal Court issuing an arrest warrant for Russian President Vladimir Putin. Ava Benny-Morrison, Bloomberg legal reporter, discusses the lawsuit against JPMorgan Chase & Co, accusing it of supporting Jeffrey Epstein’s sex trafficking. June Grasso hosts.

Constitutional law expert Stephen Vladeck, a professor at the University of Texas Law School, discusses the growing problem of plaintiffs hand-picking the specific district judge who hears their lawsuit, as illustrated by the Texas case where anti-abortion groups trying to block the sales of an abortion pill, chose a conservative judge in Amarillo. Securities litigator Anthony Sabino, co-founder of Sabino & Sabino and a professor of law at St John's University, discusses the investigations and lawsuits around the bank failures. June Grasso hosts.

Former federal prosecutor Jennifer Rodgers, a professor at NYU Law School, discusses signs that the Manhattan District Attorney will be bringing criminal charges against former President Donald Trump. Jim Baer, president of CMBG Advisors, discusses the latest in the failures of Silicon Valley Bank and Signature Bank. Joel Johnston, a partner at Hall Estill, discusses the EPA planning the first rules on forever chemicals in drinking water. June Grasso hosts.