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Cheerleader's Profane Post Tests Speech Rights May 01, 2021

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First Amendment expert Eugene Volokh, a professor at UCLA Law School, discusses Supreme Court justices struggling with a case over a 14-year-old cheerleader’s profane Snapchat rant, that led to her suspension from the team.

Former federal prosecutor Robert Mintz, a partner at McCarter & English, discusses the justices agreeing to hear a case involving the right of a defendant to confront witnesses against him/her at trial.

June Grasso hosts.

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Victory for Longtime Immigrants at Supreme Court Apr 30, 2021

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Leon Fresco, a partner at Holland & Knight, discusses the Supreme Court giving a victory to longtime immigrants who entered the country illegally but now have strong ties to the community.

Madison Alder, Bloomberg Law Reporter, discusses hearings for judicial nominees and how the Biden administration got an early start on vetting potential judicial nominees.

June Grasso hosts.

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High Court to Decide Right to Carry Guns in Public Apr 28, 2021

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Second Amendment expert, Adam Winkler, a professor at UCLA Law School, discusses the Supreme Court agreeing to use a New York case to consider whether the government must let most people carry a handgun in public for self-defense. First Amendment attorney Jeff Lewis discusses states passing anti-protest laws. June Grasso hosts.

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Supreme Court Reverses Trend on Juvenile Justice Apr 27, 2021

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Jordan Rubin, Bloomberg Law Reporter, discusses the Supreme Court ruling that will make it more likely that people who commit homicides as minors will die in prison.

Greg Stohr, Bloomberg Supreme Court Reporter, discusses the Supreme Court deciding to hear a major new Second Amendment case.

Joseph Re, a partner at Knobbe Martens and president of the American Intellectual Property Law Association, discusses a Supreme Court patent case that pits inventors against their former employers.

June Grasso hosts.

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SCOTUS Guts FTC Power to Recoup Billions for Consumers Apr 24, 2021

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Pat Parenteau, Professor of Environmental Law at Vermont Law School, discusses the legal maneuvering of the Biden administration in implementing its environmental agenda. Andrea Matwyshyn, Professor and Associate Dean of Innovation and Technology at Penn State Law School, discusses the Supreme Court slashing the Federal Trade Commissions power to recoup billions of dollars for consumers in court.

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What's Next in the Derek Chauvin Case Apr 24, 2021

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David Harris, a professor at the University of Pittsburgh Law School, author of, "A City Divided: Race, Fear and the Law in Police Confrontations" and host of the "Criminal Injustice" podcast, discusses what's ahead in the Derek Chauvin case and the federal investigation into the police department of Minneapolis. Leon Fresco, a partner at Holland & Knight, discusses the Supreme Court indicating it will curb green card applications. June Grasso hosts.

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Derek Chauvin Murder Conviction and Sentencing Apr 22, 2021

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Former federal prosecutor Robert Mintz, a partner at McCarter & English, and former public defender Christa Groshek, managing attorney of Groshek Law, discuss the guilty verdict in the trial of Derek Chauvin for the murder of George Floyd and the sentencing ahead. Bloomberg Legal Reporter Patricia Hurtado discusses the latest investigation into New York Governor Andrew Cuomo. June Grasso hosts.

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Closing Arguments in the Derek Chauvin Murder Trial Apr 20, 2021

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Former public defender Christa Groshek, managing attorney of Groshek Law in Minneapolis, discusses the strategies in the closing arguments in the trial of Derek Chauvin, the former Minneapolis police officer charged in the death of George Floyd. David Yaffe-Bellany, Bloomberg Legal Reporter, discusses the first plea agreement with a founding member of the far-right Oath Keepers group, stemming from the U.S. Capitol riot. June Grasso hosts.

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Small Town Texas Juries Hit Big Tech With Huge Awards Apr 17, 2021

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Bloomberg Legal Reporter Laurel Calkins discusses how juries in three small Texas towns have churned out a series of multimillion-dollar verdicts, totaling more than $3.7 billion in patent awards against big tech companies during the pandemic. June Grasso hosts.

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Legislation Introduced to Pack the Court Apr 16, 2021

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Constitutional law professor Neil Kinkopf of the Georgia State University College of Law, discusses the Biden Commission to study changes to the Supreme Court, the legislation to add justices to the court and Justice Stephen Breyer's speech against court packing. June Grasso hosts.

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