logo
episode-header-image
Jul 2023
31m 4s

Conservatives Exert Power in Term's Fina...

bloomberg
About this episode

Constitutional law expert Harold Krent, a professor at the Chicago-Kent College of Law, discusses the final decisions of the Supreme Court term where the court’s conservative majority threw out President Joe Biden’s student-loan relief plan and ruled that a Christian website designer has a free-speech right to refuse to create wedding pages for same-sex couples. June Grasso hosts.

See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Up next
Yesterday
Weekend Law: Birthright Citizenship, SCOTUS Stats & Lululemon Suit
June Grasso speaks to Leon Fresco, a partner at Holland & Knight, Harold Krent, a professor at the Chicago-Kent College of Law and Susan Scafidi, a professor at Fordham Law School, about the top legal stories of the week.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. 
40m 10s
Yesterday
Lululemon Sues Costco Over Alleged Dupes or Knockoffs
Susan Scafidi, a professor at Fordham Law School and director of the Fashion Law Institute, discusses Lululemon suing Costco, accusing it of copying its designs. June Grasso hosts.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. 
16m 4s
Jul 10
Judge Blocks Trump Birthright Citizenship Order
Constitutional law expert Jonathan Adler, a Professor at William & Mary Law School, discusses the Supreme Court allowing President Trump to begin massive layoffs and a judge blocking Trump’s birthright citizenship order. Ben Penn, Senior Justice Department Reporter at Bloomberg L ... Show More
40m 29s
Recommended Episodes
Jul 2023
A Clash Between Religious Faith and Gay Rights
The Supreme Court delivered another major decision this past week, ruling in favor of a web designer who said she had a First Amendment right to refuse to create wedding websites for same-sex couples.Adam Liptak, a Times correspondent who covers the court, explains what the rulin ... Show More
28m 51s
Jun 2023
SCOTUS Term Ends With Major Decisions
On the final day of its term, the Supreme Court issued two, monumental 6-3 decisions that strikes down student debt relief and limits LGBTQ protections. CNN Political Director David Chalian breaks down each opinion, and what President Joe Biden plans to do in response. Republican ... Show More
12m 4s
Aug 2022
The Economist Asks: What can America expect from the Supreme Court’s next term?
The Supreme Court is changing America. In its last term, it eliminated the constitutional right to abortion, loosened gun laws and eroded the separation of church and state. Host Jon Fasman asks Eric Segall, professor of law at Georgia State University, what will happen in the up ... Show More
30m 56s
Jun 2023
Supreme Court Sinks Biden’s Student-Loan Forgiveness Plan
P.M. Edition for June 30. The Supreme Court rejected the Biden administration’s plan to forgive student loans held by 40 million Americans, ruling that the plan was unconstitutional. Supreme Court correspondent Jess Bravin explains the decision and what it means for borrowers. Pl ... Show More
16m 47s
Jun 2023
S4, E36: The Supreme Court Guts Affirmative Action
The U.S. Supreme Court on Thursday dismantled affirmative action in a 6-3 majority opinion which held that race-based admissions policies at Harvard and the University of North Carolina violated the Equal Protection Clause of the 14th Amendment. Law360 senior Boston courts report ... Show More
29m 9s
Aug 2022
The Supreme Court's power grab
Sean Illing talks with Harvard Law professor Nikolas Bowie about the U.S. Supreme Court's recently-concluded term, which produced landmark opinions restricting the power of the EPA, expanding gun rights, and overturning Roe v. Wade. They discuss how the conservative court's argum ... Show More
1h 5m
Jun 2019
A Conversation with Jeffrey Toobin and Nancy Gertner
An in-depth, but somewhat snarky, look at the Trump administration’s success in packing the courts with right-wing, Federalist Society judges. Gertner, a Harvard Law professor, and Toobin, CNN chief legal analyst, discuss some of the most cynical, activist decisions by the Robert ... Show More
43m 17s