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Court Briefs is a podcast from Paul, Weiss. Kannon Shanmugam and other members of the firm’s Supreme Court practice provide concise, insightful analysis of Supreme Court decisions of interest to the business community.
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Elections, lobbying, voting, and campaigning today are intense and filled with increasingly complex rules and resulting legal disputes. “Early Returns: Law and Politics with Jan Baran” spotlights players on the field, including political professionals, activists, election officials, lawyers, and journalists, eliciting their insights and personal experiences. Join Jan and his guests as they tackle current controversies in law and politics. Jan Baran is a partner at Holtzman Vogel Baran Torchi ...
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Join our musical journey as Meet The Music explores the hundreds of musical genres from A Cappella to Zydeco. Listeners gain insights into familiar and unfamiliar musical genres. In each episode, we share in-depth conversations on a variety of topics with influencers, insiders, music critics, and music artists about a particular genre.
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A very unusual and historic week of political and legal events just preceded America’s Independence Day. The Supreme Court of the United States ended its term with pivotal decisions, including a number that affect former President Donald Trump, the pending legal cases against him, and the 2024 presidential election. Indeed, the justices have ruled …
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In our latest episode, host Kannon Shanmugam and his colleague, William Marks, unravel the complexities of Moody v. NetChoice, a pivotal decision that examines the application of the First Amendment to social media platforms. ## Read the Supreme Court Decision: https://www.supremecourt.gov/opinions/23pdf/22-277_d18f.pdf ## Learn More About Paul, We…
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Join host Kannon Shanmugam, along with his colleague, Abigail Frisch Vice, as they delve into the Court’s landmark ruling in Loper Bright Enterprises v. Raimondo. Kannon and Abby discuss the decision's impact on statutory interpretation and agency actions. ## Read the Supreme Court Decision: https://www.supremecourt.gov/opinions/23pdf/22-451_7m58.p…
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In our latest episode, host Kannon Shanmugam, joined by Abigail Frisch Vice, delves into the Supreme Court’s landmark decision in SEC v. Jarkesy, which imposes limits on the SEC’s ability to impose monetary penalties in administrative enforcement proceedings. ## Read the Supreme Court Decision: https://www.supremecourt.gov/opinions/23pdf/22-859new_…
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In this week’s episode of “Court Briefs,” Kannon Shanmugam and Abigail Frisch Vice delve into the Supreme Court's unanimous decision in Truck Insurance Exchange v. Kaiser Gypsum, which has significant implications for bankruptcy proceedings and the rights of insurers. ## Read the Supreme Court Decision: https://www.supremecourt.gov/opinions/23pdf/2…
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In the latest episode of “Court Briefs,” host Kannon Shanmugam, along with colleague William Marks, discuss the Supreme Court’s decision in Cantero v. Bank of America, from the case’s background to the legal battle over state versus federal law in banking regulation. ## Read the Supreme Court Decision: https://www.supremecourt.gov/opinions/23pdf/22…
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In this episode of "Court Briefs," Kannon Shanmugam and William Marks analyze the Supreme Court’s unanimous ruling in Coinbase v. Suski and discuss its implications for businesses that enter into arbitration agreements. ## Read the Supreme Court Decision: https://www.supremecourt.gov/opinions/23pdf/23-3_879d.pdf ## Learn More About Paul, Weiss’s Su…
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Arguing before the Supreme Court increasingly has become a specialty of an elite group of lawyers. A former Scalia judicial law clerk, Kannon Shanmugam has argued 38 cases at the court. In this episode, Jan speaks with Kannon about his Midwest upbringing, his route to being a lawyer, his exceptional career, and his times before the Supreme Court. T…
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In the latest installment of "Court Briefs," Kannon Shanmugam, along with Abigail Frisch Vice and Brian Lipshutz, delves into the Supreme Court's recent ruling in Consumer Financial Protection Bureau v. Community Financial Services Association. ## Read the Supreme Court Decision: https://www.supremecourt.gov/opinions/23pdf/22-448_o7jp.pdf ## Learn …
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In this episode of Early Returns, Jan Baran speaks with Former Virginia Governor and U.S. Ambassador, Jim Gilmore. They discuss his career in public service, his rise in Republican politics with the popular Virginia car tax reimbursement, and staying true to his roots and passion for foreign affairs and policy. As Ambassador to the Organization for…
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At this point in a presidential election year, the national conversation would usually be focused on which candidates are wrestling for their party nomination. But, as we know, this year is different. Even though primary elections still remain and the nominating conventions won’t occur until late summer, the 2024 candidates for president appear to …
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In this debut episode of Court Briefs, Kannon Shanmugam is joined by Brian Lipshutz and Will Marks in analyzing Murray v. UBS Securities, a recent Supreme Court decision involving the whistleblower provisions of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act. Read the Supreme Court Decision: https://www.supremecourt.gov/opinions/23pdf/22-660_7648.pdf Learn More About Paul…
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As with the previous two season kick-offs of Early Returns, we welcome the third season with the newly elected 2024 chair of the Federal Election Commission, Sean Cooksey, who is a republican. The FEC consists of six bipartisan commissioners with no more than three from the same political party. It takes the vote of four commissioners to take any m…
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Led by one of the country’s premier Supreme Court advocates, our Supreme Court and Appellate Practice regularly handles high-profile cases before the U.S. Supreme Court and federal and state appellate courts. Our lawyers consistently secure victories for our clients in some of the most complex and important cases of our time.…
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In this episode of Early Returns, Jan speaks with Bradley Smith, professor at Capital Law School, former Federal Election Commission (“FEC”) Chair, nationally recognized expert on campaign finance and the First Amendment, and the Founder and Chairman of the Institute for Free Speech (“IFS”). IFS defends rights guaranteed by the first amendment of t…
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In this episode, Jan speaks with Jill Holtzman Vogel, the managing partner of Holtzman Vogel and a Virginia State Senator. Jill started her law firm 21 years ago as a sole practitioner specializing in political law. It now has over 40 lawyers in four states. Jill also has devoted 16 years of public service in the Virginia Senate. Jill speaks openly…
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It appears that policy changes are being resolved in the courts, and most specifically at the Supreme Court. If we look at recent court decisions involving abortion, the Affordable Care Act, Environmental Protection Act and gun rights, many people believe these decisions are politically motivated, especially when the politicians and media help to p…
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This episode examines an important government agency that helps keep our voting systems current, transparent, and reliable. The U.S. Elections Assistance Commission (“EAC”) has existed for a little over 20 years. It was created in the aftermath of the 2000 presidential election and the Florida vote recount. In today’s political climate of distrust …
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Political activity and lobbying have become not only full time, but also highly regulated. That also means that election campaigns as well as lobbying activities are getting under way for the next election cycle. To talk about the demands and challenges of advising companies on political law, Jan speaks with Wesley Bizzell, a lawyer who has spent o…
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This episode marks the start of the second season of Early Returns. We have been privileged to interview interesting guests and welcome a large and growing audience of listeners. We have discussed laws about foreign election interference, representation of the president during the Mueller investigation, the perspective of a journalist who covers le…
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The lead up to the 2022 election cycle was a very active two years, coming off of a very divisive 2020 election which included pandemic-related election changes and election deniers. Our guests, Jessica Furst Johnson and Jason Torchinsky, both political law partners at Holtzman Vogel, join Jan to review the legal issues that arose during this recen…
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The first Monday in October is the traditional beginning of a new Supreme Court term. This week the nine justices began hearing cases that involve our constitutional rights and that shape U.S. law. Each term, the Supreme Court seems to be tackling the big issues including abortion, gun rights, voting rights, affirmative action and the checks and ba…
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San Diego Comic Con 2022 left us with our jaws on the floor! Join Robert, Jordan, and Joe as we discuss our thoughts and initial reactions to most of the fun revealed at this year’s SDCC! We run through a few trailers that were shown, including Black Adam, Shazam: Fury of the Gods, Netflix’s Sandman, Dungeons & Dragons, and more! Then, we dive head…
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The 2022 mid-term elections will decide the fate of 435 House seats and 33 Senate seats. With 90 days remaining before election day, Early Returns welcomes nationally respected nonpartisan voting analyst, Nathan Gonzales. As editor and publisher of Inside Elections, Nathan has studied and analyzed campaigns and elections for over 20 years. He share…
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“How do you expect to stop the devil if you don't believe he's real?” Robert, Jordan, and Sarah return to bring you their breakdown of Stranger Things 4! We go into what worked for us, what didn't, and theorize where the Duffer Brothers will go next in the fifth and final season. Robert lays out some of his issues he had with this season, including…
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Fifty years ago, on June 17, 1972, a group of men were arrested here in Washington for breaking into the offices of the Democratic Party headquarters at the Watergate office building. The event was seen as odd. It was not heavily reported at first; but, it unleashed, over the following two years, major congressional and grand jury investigations, n…
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It has been six years since Donald Trump’s 2016 Presidential campaign was accused of colluding with Russia to win the White House. Those allegations have caused a tidal wave of legal battles—ranging from congressional inquiries, to a Special Counsel probe led by Robert Mueller, an impeachment trial in the U.S. Senate, and multiple prosecutions. In …
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“Did we just turn into paint in one universe?” Robert, Jordan, and Joe return after a few weeks off to breakdown the latest Phase 4 MCU film, "Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness" Starring Benedict Cumberbatch, Elizabeth Olsen, Benedict Wong, and Xochitl Gomez. Directed by Sam Raimi, and boy oh boy, was it a Sam Raimi film! We give our init…
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Under the Constitution, each state establishes the time, place, and manner of holding an election for Senator or Representative unless Congress passes a nationwide change of the rules. State laws on how to register and vote, where to vote, and how and when votes are counted vary widely. COVID and the 2020 elections caused many voting changes and co…
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Fundraising, hush money and demonstrations can make a candidate or political operative a defendant. Criminal prosecutions stemming from campaigns and politics increasingly wind up in courts and before juries. Josh Gerstein, POLITICO’s Senior Legal Affairs Reporter, joins me on Early Returns to discuss some of the trials he has covered and current p…
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Russia has launched a war in Ukraine. While the West now focuses on diplomacy and military assistance, many foreign nations, including the combatants, spent years seeking to influence American politicians and public opinion. There was lobbying about the construction of the Nord Stream 2 pipeline. There were investigations about Russian influence in…
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“If you are justice, please do not lie. What is the price for your blind eye?” Robert, Jordan, Joe and Paul return to breakdown their thoughts on "The Batman" directed by Matt Reeves, starring Robert Pattinson, Zoe Kravitz, Jeffrey Wright, Paul Dano, and Colin Farrell. We give our initial thoughts and discuss Robert Pattinson as the "World's Greate…
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The Federal Election Commission is a unique agency. It polices politics but must be sensitive to constitutional limits. It is supposed to have six bipartisan commissioners and requires four votes for action, but sometimes it deadlocks 3-3. For almost two years it was shorthanded even the necessary four votes until December of 2021 when the Senate c…
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“Step right up and behold one of the unexplained mysteries of the universe! Is he a man or beast?” Robert, Jordan, Joe and Sarah return to bring you their thoughts on "Nightmare Alley", the latest movie from esteemed filmmaker Guillermo del Toro. We compare this film to del Toro's other work, talk about whether or not Bradley Cooper was believable …
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“The following takes place between 12AM and 1AM on the day of the California Presidential Primary. Events occur in real time.” Robert, Jordan, and Joe return in our 72nd episode of the podcast to bring you a brand new episode in the S1E1 series. We traveled back to 2001 to watch the very first episode of the hit television series “24” starring Kief…
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“Do you like scary movies?” Robert, Jordan, and Sarah are back to discuss the 1996 slasher "Scream"! Directed by Wes Craven, Scream would go on to completely revitalize the genre and even got a few sequels out of it. So with the recent release of the fifth installment, the Pop Kannon crew decided it would be a great time to travel back to the mid-9…
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“I'm not here to ruin anything. I'm just going to kill Barton, have some appetizers, and then I'll go.” Robert, Jordan, and Joe return with the first episode of 2022! We decided to spill our guts about the Disney+ Series; Hawkeye. We discuss a variety of topics that cover the entire season, including Hawkeye and Kate's relationship. We bring up the…
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“Wait, it's just MATH?!” Robert, Jordan, and Joe are back for the final episode of 2021 to break down their thoughts on the web-head's latest adventure in the MCU! The much-anticipated finale of the "Home" trilogy has been released to the world, and boy, do WE HAVE A LOT TO SAY. *SPOILER-FILLED DISCUSSION* We talk about the returning cast of charac…
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“I’m not bad. I’m just drawn that way.” Since everyone is talking about Multiversal possibilities, we decided to travel back in time to 1988 and watch the original Disney and Warner Bros. crossover event; “Who Framed Roger Rabbit”! Jordan, Robert, Paul and Joe gush about the groundbreaking film directed by Robert Zemeckis. We discuss the depth of t…
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"Alas, earwax!" Travel back to Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry as the Pop Kannon crew looks at "Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone" and discuss the overall franchise 20 years later! Join Robert, Jordan, Sarah and Joe for a fun discussion about 20 years of Harry Potter films, the legacy they've left on cinematic franchises, the perform…
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