Weekend Law: The Next AG, Justices Testify & Blocking Paramount Takeover
About this episode
The episode discusses the confirmation hearing for the next Attorney General, a lawsuit to block a major merger, and Supreme Court Justices' testimony on security funding.
Constitutional law expert David Super, a professor at Georgetown Law, discusses the confirmation hearing for Acting Attorney Todd Blanche to be the next Attorney General. Then antitrust law expert Harry First, a professor at NYU Law School, discusses 12 Democratic-led states suing to block the merger between Paramount and Warner Brothers. And Georgetown Law Professor Louis Michael Seidman, author of the book “The Constitution Cannot Save Us: Why We Can No Longer Rely on Our Founding Document,” discusses the testimony of Supreme Court Justices Elena Kagan and Amy Coney Barrett on the request for increased funding to beef up security amid increasing threats against the justices. June Grasso hosts. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
People in this episode
Host: June Grasso
Guests: David Super, Harry First, Louis Michael Seidman
Topics covered
- Attorney General confirmation
- antitrust law
- merger block
- Supreme Court testimony
- constitutional law
Keywords
- Attorney General
- antitrust
- merger
- Supreme Court
- constitutional law
- David Super
- Harry First
- Louis Michael Seidman
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: Georgetown Law, NYU Law School
Books & works: The Constitution Cannot Save Us: Why We Can No Longer Rely on Our Founding Document
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