Weekend Law: Bolton Indicted, Voting Rights & Reagan Judges
National security attorney Mark Zaid discusses the indictment of former national security adviser John Bolton. Then elections law expert Richard Briffault, a professor at Columbia Law School, discusses Supreme Court arguments on the Voting Rights Act. And Bloomberg Law reporter Jacqueline Thomsen talks about how Reagan-appointed judges are emerging as vocal critics of the Trump administration. June Grasso hosts.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Elections law expert Richard Briffault, a professor at Columbia Law School, discusses why Supreme Court conservatives seem inclined to limit race-based electoral districts under the Voting Rights Act. Then, Bloomberg Law reporter Jacqueline Thomsen talks about how Reagan-appointed judges are emerging as vocal critics of the Trump administration.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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SCOTUS May Gut Voting Rights Act & Elon Musk Pay Package
Bloomberg Supreme Court Reporter Greg Stohr, discusses the Supreme Court oral arguments which suggest the conservative justices will limit race-based electoral districts. Business law professor Eric Talley of Columbia Law School, discusses the Delaware Supreme Court oral arguments over Elon Musk’s 2018 record-setting pay package. June Grasso hosts.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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Are Shutdown Firings Legal & Mangione Wants Death Penalty Tossed
Constitutional law expert David Super, a professor at Georgetown Law, discusses the legality of President Trump firing federal workers during the shutdown. Bloomberg legal reporter Patricia Hurtado, discusses the Luigi Mangione defense asking the judge to drop a death-penalty eligible charge. June Grasso hosts.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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Sentencing Backlash & Pets Are Still Property
Former federal Judge Paul Grimm, Director of the Bolch Judicial Institute at Duke Law School, discusses the backlash to the sentencing of the would-be assassin of Justice Brett Kavanaugh. Trust and estates attorney Suzanne Thau, a partner at Schwartz Sladkus Reich Greenberg Atlas, discusses why pets are still treated like property in most legal situations. June Grasso hosts.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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