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Chief Justice Chastises Senator Schumer Mar 06, 2020

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Carl Tobias, a professor at the University of Richmond Law School, discusses Chief Justice John Roberts extraordinary rebuke of Senate Minority leader Chuck Schumer for making “threatening” statements about two justices during an abortion-rights rally outside the court. He speaks to host June Grasso.

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Supreme Court Appears Divided in Abortion Case Mar 05, 2020

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Steve Sanders, a professor at Indiana University’s Maurer School of Law, discusses oral arguments in the Supreme Court’s first abortion case in four years, with Chief Justice John Roberts sending few clues about how he will cast his pivotal vote. He speaks to host June Grasso.

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Will the Supreme Court Limit the SEC and the CFPB? Mar 05, 2020

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John Coffee, a professor at Columbia Law School, discuses two cases the Supreme Court heard this week on whether to limit the powers of the Securities and Exchange Commission and the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau. He speaks to host June Grasso.

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The Numbers Are On Sotomayor’s Side Feb 28, 2020

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Stephen Vladeck, a professor at the University of Texas Law School, discusses President Trump calling on Supreme Court Justices Sonia Sotomayor and Ruth Bader Ginsburg to recuse themselves from future cases involving him, after Sotomayor wrote in a dissent that the Trump administration has been seeking emergency stays in an unprecedented number of cases, a claim supported by the numbers. He speaks to host June Grasso.

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An Explosive Supreme Court Term Ahead Feb 28, 2020

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Bloomberg Law Supreme Court reporter, Kimberly Strawbridge Robinson, discusses the second half of the Supreme Court’s current term which will be chock-full of high-profile arguments and blockbuster opinions in controversial cases. She speaks to host June Grasso.

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Court Appears to Back Pipeline Under Appalachian Trail Feb 28, 2020

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Pat Parenteau, a professor of environmental law at Vermont Law School, discusses oral arguments in which a majority of Supreme Court justices seemed supportive of a crucial permit for the planned $8 billion Atlantic Coast Pipeline, which will cross under the Appalachian Trail. He speaks to host June Grasso.

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Will Roger Stone Get a New Trial? Feb 28, 2020

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Brad Moss, a partner at Mark Zaid, discusses Roger Stone’s push to get a new trial based on claims of jury bias. He speaks to host June Grasso.

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Court Takes Case That Could Enhance Religious Rights Feb 26, 2020

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Richard Garnett, a professor at Notre Dame Law School, discusses the Supreme Court accepting a major new religious-rights case, agreeing to decide whether Catholic Social Services can be excluded from Philadelphia’s foster-care system because the group won’t place children with same-sex couples. He speaks to host June Grasso.

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Happy the Elephant Stuck in ’Solitary’ at the Zoo Feb 26, 2020

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Steven Wise, attorney and founder of the Nonhuman Rights Project, discusses Judge Alison Tuitt’s dismissal of the petition to get Happy the Elephant transferred from her exhibit at the Bronx Zoo, isolated from other elephants, to an elephant sanctuary. The judge did find that Happy was an intelligent autonomous being, "an extraordinary animal with complex cognitive abilities." He speaks to host June Grasso.

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Weinstein Convicted of Rape in Landmark #MeToo Case Feb 25, 2020

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Corey Stern, a partner at Levy Konigsberg, discusses Harvey Weinstein’s conviction on charges of rape and a criminal sexual act, more than two years after allegations against the former Hollywood power broker sparked the #MeToo movement. He speaks to host June Grasso.

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