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New Mueller Charges Hang Over Trump-Putin Meeting Jul 16, 2018

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Jimmy Gurule, a professor at Notre Dame Law School, discusses Vladimir Putin’s reaction to new charges filed against 12 Russian officials by special counsel Robert Mueller for interfering in the 2016 presidential election. Plus, Clenora Hudson Weems, Professor at the University of Missouri-Columbia and author of " Emmett Till: The Sacrificial Lamb Of The Civil Rights Movement," discusses the news that the Justice Department has reopened its investigation into the brutal 1955 murder of Emmett Till, which it had previously closed in 2007. They speak with Bloomberg's June Grasso.

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Rosenstein Announces Charges for 12 Russian Officials Jul 13, 2018

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Former federal prosecutor Elie Honig discusses deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein’s Friday announcement of indictments for 12 Russian officials for hacking offenses related to the 2016 presidential election. Plus, Corey Brettschneider, a political science professor at Brown University, discusses how Rand Paul’s views on privacy and the Fourth Amendment could have an outsized impact on Brett Kavanaugh's chances of replacing Anthony Kennedy on the Supreme Court. They speak with Bloomberg's June Grasso.

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Strzok Threatened with Contempt Citation in Hearing Jul 12, 2018

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William Banks, a professor at Syracuse University Law School, discusses embattled FBI agent Peter Strzok’s Thursday testimony before a joint hearing of the House Judiciary and Government Oversight Panels, where Republican lawmakers threatened to cite Strzok for contempt of Congress after he denied that his anti-Trump tweets showed that bias tainted the bureau’s Russia investigation. Plus, Christopher Kang, former deputy counsel to President Obama and chief counsel of Demand Justice, discusses his organization’s opposition of Brett Kavanagh to replace Anthony Kennedy on the Supreme Court. They speak with Bloomberg's June Grasso.

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Kavanaugh Data Excavation Begins Ahead of Confirmations Jul 11, 2018

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William Buzbee, a professor at Georgetown University Law Center, discusses the paper trail that has been left by Judge Brett Kavanaugh, who is currently nominated to replace Anthony Kennedy on the Supreme Court. Before his confirmation hearings, lawmakers and journalists alike are combing through Kavanaugh’s past opinions for some indication of how he might rule as a Supreme Court justice. Plus, David Bier, an immigration policy analyst at the Cato Institute, discusses the next steps for the Trump administration after officials failed to reunite all children under five who had been separated from their parents. They speak with Bloomberg's June Grasso.

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Brett Kavanaugh Prepares for Contentious Confirmation Jul 10, 2018

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Miguel Estrada, partner at Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher, and Harold Kent, dean of Chicago-Kent College of Law, discuss President Trump's selection of Brett Kavanaugh to replace Anthony Kennedy on the Supreme Court and what can be expected from his confirmation hearing. They speak with Bloomberg's June Grasso.

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President Trump Prepares to Nominate Another Justice (Audio) Jul 09, 2018

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Bloomberg’s June Grasso speaks with Cornell University Law School professor Michael Dorf, a professor at Cornell University Law School, who also clerked for Supreme Court justice Anthony Kennedy, and Christine Chabot, Distinguished Scholar in Residence at Loyola University Chicago School of Law, about who President Trump will select to replace Anthony Kennedy on the Supreme Court.

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Trump Continues to Reshape Court with Kennedy Departure Jun 28, 2018

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Michael Dorf, a professor at Cornell University Law School and former clerk for Supreme Court justice Anthony Kennedy, discusses Kennedy’s retirement and what President Trump’s second Supreme Court pick could do to move the nation’s highest court further to the right. Plus, Mark Janus, the plaintiff in the Supreme Court case Janus v. AFSCME, discusses his Wednesday victory after the court ruled that government employees should not be required to pay mandatory union fees. They speak with Bloomberg’s June Grasso.

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Mandatory Union Fees Struck Down at Supreme Court Jun 27, 2018

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Greg Stohr, Bloomberg News Supreme Court reporter, discusses the last decision from the Supreme Court’s session, where the justices said government employees have a constitutional right not to pay union fees in a ruling that deals a harsh blow to the labor movement. Plus, Lori Nessel, director of the center for social justice at Seton hall University School of Law, discusses a decision by a federal judge in San Diego to set a deadline for the Trump administration to reunite children and parents separated at the border in thirty days or less. They speak with Bloomberg’s June Grasso.

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Mueller Begins Looking into Collusion Jun 26, 2018

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Jimmy Gurule, a professor at Notre Dame Law School, discusses the evolution of Robert Mueller's investigation into interference in the 2016 election. Plus, Bloomberg News Supreme Court reporter Greg Stohr discusses a Supreme Court verdict, which decided that President Trump's travel ban is legal, redefining the scope of presidential powers in the United States. They speak with Bloomberg’s June Grasso.

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Trump Demands End to Due Process for Illegal Immigrants Jun 25, 2018

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Rick Su, Professor at the University at Buffalo School of Law, discusses the Trump administration’s announcement of a series of steps to reunite separated families at the southern border, which came days before Trump said that people who enter the U.S. illegally should be deported immediately without court hearings or other judicial processes. Plus, Greg Stohr, Bloomberg News Supreme Court reporter, discusses the Supreme Court’s Monday decision to throw out a government lawsuit that accused American Express of shutting out competition by banning stores from steering customers toward credit cards with lower fees. They speak with Bloomberg’s June Grasso.

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