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Nazi-Era Art Claims From Holocaust Heirs Turned Away Feb 06, 2021

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M.C Sungaila, the chair of the appellate practice at Buchalter, discusses the Supreme Court's ruling that heirs of Jewish art dealers cannot sue at this time in U.S. courts to recover a collection of medieval relics sold to the Nazis for a third of their value during World War II. Lydia Wheeler, Senior Legal Reporter at Bloomberg Law, discusses vaccine shortages and the possibility of lawsuits over shortages. June Grasso hosts.

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The Strategy at the Second Trump Impeachment Trial Feb 04, 2021

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Former federal prosecutor Elie Honig, discusses the legal strategy of each side in the second impeachment trial of former President Trump. Robin Effron, a professor at Brooklyn Law School, discusses how the Supreme Court will handle a case involving Trump’s use of his personal Twitter account for official business now that it's moot. June Grasso hosts.

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Robinhood Lawsuits Face Uphill Battle Feb 03, 2021

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Commercial trial lawyer David Bissinger, a partner at Bissinger, Oshman & Williams LLP, discusses frustrated investors who are suing online brokerage Robinhood Markets, after getting locked out of trading in frenzied shares like GameStop. Family law attorney Dan Lipschutz, of Aronson Mayefsky & Sloan, discusses divorces since Covid 19 and how the rich are using private judges to accelerate the process. June Grasso hosts.

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Texas Roadblock to Biden's Deportation Pause Jan 31, 2021

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Immigration law expert Rick Su, a professor at the University of North Carolina Law School, discusses President Joe Biden's first major court setback after a Texas federal judge, a Trump appointee, blocked the new administration’s plan to pause deportations of undocumented immigrants for 100 days. Stephanie Barclay, a professor at Notre Dame Law School, discusses the Ninth Circuit hearing on a high school football coach who says praying on the field after a game is his constitutional right. June Grasso hosts.

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How to Turn a Q-Anon Backer Into a Peace Lover Jan 30, 2021

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Bloomberg Legal Reporter David Yaffe-Bellany discusses how lawyers for the charged Capitol Hill rioters are coming up with defenses for their clients, including blaming former President Trump. June Grasso hosts.

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Behind Chief Justice Skipping Impeachment Trial Jan 29, 2021

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Bloomberg Supreme Court Reporter Greg Stohr discusses Chief Justice John Roberts’s refusal to preside over Donald Trump’s second impeachment trial, giving Republicans an opportunity to focus on the process rather than the charges. Bloomberg Law Reporter Madison Alder discusses why the conservative legal movement is facing a post-Trump reckoning. June Grasso hosts.

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State Versus State on Taxes for Working From Home Jan 28, 2021

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Michael Graetz, a professor at Columbia Law School and author of the new book, "The Wolf at the Door: The Menace of Economic Insecurity and How to Fight It," discusses the Supreme Court asking for the Biden administration’s views on a state-against-state clash over billions of dollars in income taxes paid by people who work from home during the Covid-19 pandemic. Erik Larson, Bloomberg Legal Reporter, discusses his interview with New York Attorney General Letitia James, the first woman and Black person elected to her office. June Grasso hosts.

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Biden to Rollback Trump on Environment Jan 23, 2021

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Pat Parenteau, an environmental law professor at Vermont Law School, discusses President Joe Biden kickstarting his environmental agenda. Matthew Schettenhelm, Bloomberg Intelligence Litigation & Government Analyst, discusses why the Supreme Court is likely to let the FCC relax media-ownership limits. June Grasso hosts.

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What's Ahead for Citizen Trump Jan 22, 2021

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Tina Davis, Executive Editor of Bloomberg Legal News, discusses what is facing former President Donald Trump from his finances to legal challenges ahead. Former federal prosecutor Robert Mintz, a partner at McCarter & English, discusses the controversial last minute pardons Trump issued. Erik Larson, Bloomberg Legal Reporter, discusses the civil lawsuits Trump is facing. June Grasso hosts.

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First Abortion Case With New More Conservative Court Jan 21, 2021

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Michele Goodwin, a professor at the University of California Irvine and author of "Policing the Womb: Invisible Women and the Criminalization of Motherhood," discusses a divided U.S. Supreme Court reinstating a requirement that women visit a medical facility to obtain abortion-inducing pills. Jordan Rubin, Bloomberg Law Editor, discusses the death penalty and how an appeal involving the Boston Marathon Bomber will be a test of President Joe Biden's opposition to the death penalty. June Grasso hosts.

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