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Justice Department Versus the Federal Judiciary
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Today at 2:42 AM

Judge Jeremy Fogel, formerly of the US District Court for the Northern District of California, discusses the contentious relationship between the Trump Justice Department and the federal judiciary. Then Bloomberg Law reporter Suzanne Monyak discusses the prominent role political appointees are playing in the Justice Department. June Grasso hosts.

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SCOTUS Hands Trump Loss on Transgender Rights & Tesla/SpaceX Merger
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Yesterday at 3:48 AM

Suzanne Goldberg, a professor at Columbia Law School and an expert in gender and sexuality law, discusses the Supreme Court handing Trump a loss for the first time on transgender rights. Then business law expert Eric Talley, a professor at Columbia Law School, and the co-host of the “Beyond Unprecedented” podcast, discusses a recent change at the SEC and the possible merger of Tesla and SpaceX. June Grasso hosts.

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Could Trump Disrupt the Midterms?
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Last Wednesday at 10:37 AM

Jonathan Diaz, Director of Voting Advocacy and Partnerships at Campaign Legal Center, discusses the concerns that the Trump administration may try to interfere in the midterm elections either on election day or afterwards. Then Paul Kiesel, trial attorney and founder of “Speak Up for Justice,” discusses the implications of President Trump repeatedly demeaning judges. June Grasso hosts.

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Tensions Rise at Golf Course Hearing & SCOTUS Criminal Cases
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Last Tuesday at 2:34 AM

Bloomberg Law reporter Suzanne Monyak, discusses the latest legal fight over President Trump’s plan to renovate a DC community golf course, that escalated into a tense hearing in court.  Then Rory Little, who teaches constitutional and criminal law at UC Law San Francisco, discusses the Supreme Court’s criminal cases, the majority of which lean toward the defense position. June Grasso hosts.

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Weekend Law: Trump's Latest Targets & NFL
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Last Saturday at 8:40 PM

June Grasso discusses the week’s top stories with legal experts: Leon Fresco, a partner at Holland & Knight, James Park a professor at UCLA Law School and David Super, a professor at Georgetown Law. They discuss the investigation into Democratic Representative Ilhan Omar, the attempted firing of Fed Governor Lisa Cook, the case being brought against Cassidy Hutchinson, a star witness at the January 6th House hearings, and the NFL asking the Supreme Court to step into the legal battle over who will regulate Kalshi and the prediction markets.

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NFL Takes On Kalshi & Sentencing at SCOTUS
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10/15/2026

Securities law expert James Park, a professor at UCLA Law School, discusses the NFL asking the Supreme Court to take New Jersey’s appeal of a clash with Kalshi, arguing that the states should regulate the prediction markets. Then sentencing expert Sam Merchant, a professor at the University of Minnesota Law School, discusses Supreme Court oral arguments on sentencing guidelines. June Grasso hosts.

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Trump Administration Targets Lisa Cook & Cassidy Hutchinson
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10/14/2026

Constitutional law expert David Super, a professor at Georgetown Law, discusses President Trump calling for a committee of his appointees to investigate the mortgage fraud allegations against Federal Reserve Governor Lisa Cook and federal prosecutors presenting evidence against Cassidy Hutchinson, a former aide to then White House Chief of Staff Mark Meadows. Then immigration law expert Leon Fresco, a partner at Holland & Knight, discusses the Trump administration accusing nine universities of visa fraud. June Grasso hosts.leon

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Ilhan Omar Raid & Public Execution
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10/13/2026

Richard Garnett, a Professor at Notre Dame Law School and Director of the program on Church, State & Society, discusses Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth’s plan to live stream the firing squad execution of Nidal Hasan. Then immigration law expert Leon Fresco, a partner at Holland & Knight, discusses federal agents conducting a search of Democratic Representative Ilhan Omar’s home and the New York City Mayor calling for ICE to leave the city. June Grasso hosts.

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Weekend Law: Climate Change, Retirement Funds & Trump's DC Makeover
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10/11/2026

Host June Grasso talks to Professor Pat Parenteau of the Vermont Law School, Erica Rozow, a partner at Simpson Thacher, and Suzanne Monyak, Bloomberg Law reporter, about the top legal stories of the week.

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NY AG James in Spotlight & Restaurant Chain Bankruptcies
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10/08/2026

Bloomberg legal reporter Erik Larson discusses New York Attorney General Letitia James returning to the national spotlight as she is appointed special prosecutor in the Cornell University sexual assault investigation. Then James Menton Jr., partner and chair of the restructuring and bankruptcy group at Robins Kaplan, discusses the uptick in popular restaurant chains filing for bankruptcy. June Grasso hosts.

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Trump Can't Carve Name Into Building & ERISA at SCOTUS
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10/08/2026

Bloomberg law reporter Suzanne Monyak discusses an appellate court rejecting having President Trump’s name carved into the headquarters building of the Institute of Peace and other court cases over his attempts to remake DC. Then Erica Rozow, a partner at Simpson Thacher who focuses on ERISA fiduciary matters, discusses Supreme Court oral arguments on how much guidance to give lower courts on challenging 401(k) investment performance. June Grasso hosts.

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Justice Alito & Botched Tennessee Execution
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10/07/2026

Bloomberg Supreme Court Reporter Greg Stohr discusses his interview with Justice Samuel Alito. Then death penalty expert Bernard Harcourt, a professor at Columbia Law School, discusses the botched execution of a woman in Tennessee. His upcoming book is entitled, “A Time to Live: Doyle Lee Hamm’s Decades-Long Struggle on Death Row.” June Grasso hosts

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Will Climate Lawsuits Survive Supreme Court Review?
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10/06/2026

Environmental law professor Pat Parenteau of the Vermont Law & Graduate School, discusses Supreme Court oral arguments on whether Boulder, Colorado’s lawsuits against Exxon Mobil and Suncor Energy, can go forward, with implications for other lawsuits against fossil fuel companies. California attorney Jeff Lewis, of Jeff Lewis Law, discusses California becoming the first state to have a law regulating the use of artificial intelligence by attorneys. June Grasso hosts.

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Preview of Supreme Court 2026-2027 Term
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10/04/2026

Former US Solicitor General Gregory Garre, a partner at Latham & Watkins, discusses the cases coming up at the Supreme Court’s new term starting on October 5th from climate change to asylum, and from parental rights to gun rights. June Grasso hosts.

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Immigration Issues from Deportations to Revoking Citizenship
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10/03/2026

Immigration law expert Leon Fresco, a partner at Holland & Knight and the former head of the Office of Immigration Litigation in the Obama administration, discusses a wide range of immigration issues from the Justice Department suing the federal judges in Minnesota to the Supreme Court allowing undocumented immigrants to be send to countries they have no connection with. June Grasso hosts.

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Trump's Tariffs & Trump's 'Enemies': Jack Smith, James Comey & Letitia James
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10/01/2026

Zoe Tillman, Bloomberg legal reporter, discusses a US trade court questioning the legal foundation of President Trump’s latest round of global tariffs. Then constitutional law professor Harold Krent of the Chicago-Kent College of Law, discusses former Special Counsel Jack Smith’s testimony before the Senate Judiciary Committee. And Holly Barker, Bloomberg Law senior reporter, discusses the Justice Department’s bid to revive criminal charges against New York Attorney General Letitia James and former FBI Director James Comey. June Grasso.

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Clancy Trial Twist & Kalshi Loses Again
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09/30/2026

Dave Aronberg, former Palm Beach County State Attorney describes the suprising twist in the defense arguments in the case of Lindsay Clancy who is accused of murdering her three children. And securities law expert James Park, a professor at UCLA Law School, discusses the latest loss for Kalshi at a circuit court of appeals. June Grasso hosts.

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Holdour Clancy Juror & SCOTUS Blocks Missouri GOP Maps a Third Time
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09/29/2026

Former federal prosecutor Robert Mintz, a partner at McCarter & English, discusses the defense motions to have the charges against Lindsay Clancy for murdering her three children dismissed and the defense attorney’s repeated attacks on the holdout juror. Elections law expert Richard Briffault, a professor at Columbia Law School, discusses the Supreme Court ordering Missouri not to use Republican drawn maps for the third time. June Grasso hosts.

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Weekend Law: White House Media Ban, Paramount Settles & The Arch
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09/26/2026

First Amendment expert Timothy Zick, a professor at William & Mary Law School, discusses a judge ordering Trump to allow outlets CNN, MS Now & Politico, access to the White House. Then Bloomberg Intelligence senior litigation analyst Jennifer Rie, discusses who really won in the settlement of the antitrust lawsuit brought by 12 states to block Paramount’s $110 billion acquisition of Warner Bros. And constitutional law expert David Super, a professor at Georgetown Law, discusses Trump’s argument that building an arch in DC is necessary for national security. June Grasso hosts. 

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White House Media Ban & New Argument for DC Arch
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09/25/2026

First Amendment expert Timothy Zick, a professor at William & Mary Law School, discusses a judge ordering Trump to allow outlets CNN, MS Now & Politico, access to the White House. Then constitutional law expert David Super, a professor at Georgetown Law, discusses Trump’s argument that building an arch in DC is necessary for national security. June Grasso hosts.

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Trump's Aggressive Election Strategy
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09/24/2026


Danielle Lang, Vice President for voting rights and the rule of law at the Campaign Legal Center, discusses the battle over Missouri’s congressional map and aggressive tactics by the Trump administration to control the midterm elections. Then Alex Ebert, Bloomberg Law senior correspondent, discusses San Francisco’s lawsuit against Trump’s Truth Social over offering customers priority access to the president’s posts for $100,000 per month. June Grasso hosts.

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Paramount Settles Suit & EPA Repeals Climate Controls
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09/22/2026

Bloomberg Intelligence senior litigation analyst Jennifer Rie, discusses the settlement of the antitrust lawsuit brought by 12 states to block Paramount’s $110 billion acquisition of Warner Bros. Then environmental law expert Pat Parenteau, a professor at the Vermont Law & Graduate School, discusses the EPA repealing greenhouse gas emissions standards for power plants. June Grasso hosts.

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Trump Sued Over Media Ban & Another ICE Shooting
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09/22/2026

First Amendment expert Timothy Zick, a professor at William & Mary Law School, discusses CNN, MSNOW and Politico suing Trump over his banning them from the White House. Immigration law expert Leon Fresco, a partner at Holland & Knight, discusses the latest ICE shooting in Texas and an appellate court ruling on searches at the borders. June Grasso hosts.

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Huawei Rico Trial, Grand Conspiracy Investigation & Shadow Docket
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09/19/2026

June Grasso talks to Chris Strohm of Bloomberg News, and Professors Eric Talley and Thomas Schmidt of Columbia Law School, about the top legal stories of the week.

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Possible Clancy Retrial & Civil Rights Upheaval
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09/18/2026

Dave Aronberg, former Palm Beach County State Attorney, discusses the possibility of a retrial in the case of Lindsay Clancy for the murder of murdering her three children, the Tate Brothers extradition, and other legal issues of the day. Regan Rush, the Director of Democracy Forward’s Red Line for Civil Rights, discusses the changes in the Civil Rights Division of the Justice Department in the Trump administration. June Grasso hosts.

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Huawei on Trial & Ramped Up Investigation into Trump's Perceived Enemies
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09/16/2026

Business law professor Eric Talley of Columbia Law School discusses the criminal racketeering trial of Huawei Technologies. Chris Strohm, Bloomberg legal and national security reporter, discusses the Justice Department ramping up a controversial investigation into President Trump’s perceived enemies. June Grasso hosts.

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Trump Loses on Mail Ballots & Kennedy Center
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09/16/2026

Elections law expert Richard Briffault, a professor at Columbia Law School, discusses the Supreme Court blocking mail ballot restrictions. Bloomberg Law reporter Suzanne Monyak discusses the ultimatum President Trump has given over his legal fight to have his name on the Kennedy Center. June Grasso hosts.

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NYC Suing Trump & Fixing the Shadow Docket
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09/14/2026

Immigration law expert Leon Fresco, a partner at Holland & Knight, discusses New York City and State leading lawsuits to stop the Trump administration from going forward with a rule change that would give immigration officers unprecedented discretion in denying green cards and visas to lawful immigrants. Columbia Law School professor Thomas Schmidt discusses ways to fix the Supreme Court’s “shadow” or emergency docket and his paper, written with Columbia Law School’s Kellen Funk, entitled, “The Equity Docket.” 

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Weekend Law: GOP Map Loss, Abortion Pill Fight & Contaminated Drinking Water
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09/12/2026


June Grasso speaks to legal experts Jonathan Diaz of the Campaign Legal Center, environmental attorney Jennifer Novack and Professor Mary Ziegler of UC Davis Law School about the top legal stories of the week.

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Missouri Can't Use GOP Maps & Attack on Abortion Pill
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09/11/2026

Jonathan Diaz, Director of Voting Advocacy and Partnerships at the Campaign Legal Center, discusses the Supreme Court ruling that Missouri cannot use the congressional map drawn by Republicans to give them an advantage in the midterms.  Then Mary Ziegler, a professor at UC Davis Law School and an expert in reproductive rights, discusses Louisiana trying to obstruct access to abortion medication in states that allow abortion.  June Grasso hosts.

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No Constitutional Right to Clean Drinking Water & TPS for Salvadorans
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09/10/2026

Environmental lawyer Jennifer Novak discusses the Fifth Circuit ruling that the US Constitution doesn’t guarantee the right to clean drinking water. Then immigration law expert Leon Fresco, a partner at Holland & Knight, discusses the Justice Department pressing criminal charges for noncitizen voting and the expiration of Temporary Protected Status for Salvadorans. June Grasso hosts.

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Google Survives Second Breakup Attempt & LA Clippers Unprecedented Fine
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09/09/2026

Antitrust law expert Harry First, a professor at NYU Law School, discusses a second judge ruling that Google will not be broken up despite violating antitrust laws.  Sports law expert Martin Edel, co-chair of the sports practice group at Goulston & Storrs, discusses the unprecedented punishment meted out to the LA Clippers. June Grasso hosts.

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Introducing: Bloomberg Money
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09/07/2026

Bloomberg Money is a new, weekly podcast focused on YOUR money. Listen for wealth strategies, retirement tips and a personal finance insights. Join Tom Keene and Scarlet Fu for new episodes every Friday.   

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Weekend Law: Clancy Mistrial, Trump Ballroom & Pride Flags
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09/07/2026

June Grasso talks to the top legal experts about the biggest stories of the week.

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Lindsay Clancy Jury Deadlocked & California Slayer Law
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09/03/2026

Former federal prosecutor Robert Mintz, a partner at McCarter & English, discusses the deadlocked jury in the trial of Lindsay Clancy for the murder of her three children. Then trusts and estates litigator Robert Harper, a partner at Farrell Fritz, discusses a trustee blocking Nick Reiner from getting access to his trust fund to pay for his defense to charges of murdering his parents. And Bloomberg Law reporter Suzanne Monyak, discusses the Florida Bar refusing to investigate a complaint filed by more than 100 former judges against the General Counsel of DHS, James Percival. June Grasso hosts. 

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School Can Order Removal of Pride Flags From Classrooms
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09/03/2026

First Amendment expert Timothy Zick, a professor at William & Mary Law School, discusses a federal appeals court ruling that a school district in Long Island, NY did not violate three teachers’ First Amendment rights to free speech when it ordered the removal of pride flags and stickers from their classrooms. June Grasso hosts.

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Trump's Ballroom, US Attorneys & Kalshi Loses
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09/02/2026

Traci Feit Love, founder and executive director of Lawyers for Good Government, discusses the implications of the Supreme Court allowing President Trump to continue building his White House ballroom. Anne Joseph O’Connell, a professor at Stanford Law School, discusses two federal appellate courts ruling against the Justice Department’s legal maneuvers to get Trump loyalists leading US Attorney’s offices around the country. And Bloomberg Intelligence senior litigation analyst Elliott Stein discusses Kalshi taking a hit as an appeals court allows Nevada gaming officials to continue cracking down on sports prediction markets. June Grasso hosts.

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The White House Ballroom & Special DC Grand Jury
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09/01/2026

Bloomberg legal reporter Zoe Tillman discusses the Supreme Court allowing President Trump to continue building the White House ballroom. Then constitutional law expert David Super, a professor at Georgetown Law, discusses the special grand jury that DC US Attorney Jeanine Pirro has called to investigate schools in the nation’s capital. And international law expert Mary Ellen O’Connell, discusses the war in Iran. June Grasso hosts.

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Weekend Law: Meta Settles, Trump Outruns Courts & Officer Charged
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08/29/2026

Internet law expert Eric Goldman, a professor at Santa Clara University Law School and co-director of the High Tech Law Institute, discusses Meta’s landmark settlement of social media addiction claims by the states. Then James Pfander, a professor at Northwestern Law School, discusses the fight over Trump’s White House ballroom. And Joshua Kastenberg, a professor at the University of New Mexico Law School and a former judge and lawyer in the US Air Force, discusses a US Air Force Major being charged for calling for President Trump’s impeachment. June Grasso hosts.

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US Air Force Officer Charged for Criticizing Trump & Visas Revoked
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08/28/2026

Joshua Kastenberg, a professor at the University of New Mexico Law School and a former judge and lawyer in the US Air Force, discusses a US Air Force Major being charged for calling for President Trump’s impeachment. Then immigration law expert Leon Fresco, a partner at Holland & Knight discusses the latest immigration issues including questions of asylum. June Grasso hosts.

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