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Pro Say is a weekly podcast from Law360, bringing you a quick recap of both the biggest stories and the hidden gems from the world of law. Each episode, hosts Amber McKinney, Alex Lawson and Hailey Konnath are joined by expert guests to bring you inside the newsroom and break down the stories that had us talking.

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Law360's Pro Say - News & Analysis on Law and the Legal Industry episodes:

12.21.2023
Ep. 329: The Pro Say Podcast Says Goodbye
On our last Pro Say episode of 2023, we're also sad to report that it is the final episode of the show. Join the hosts as we take a walk down memory lane to remember our best pop culture moments,...
12.15.2023
Ep. 328: Google’s Antitrust Woes Linger With An Epic Defeat
Epic Games prevailed in its closely watched antitrust trial against Google this week, convincing a California federal jury that Google’s app store functions as an illegal monopoly that jacks up prices for app developers and smothers competition. This week on...
12.08.2023
Ep. 327: Justices Consider The Reach Of Mass Tort Immunity
As Purdue Pharma looks to exit bankruptcy, a key part of its proposed reorganization plan has made its way to the Supreme Court: a deal by which the Sackler family pays $6 billion in exchange for a shield from future...
12.01.2023
Ep. 326: DOJ Keeps Losing Antitrust Labor Cases. Why?
The Justice Department’s years long push to use antitrust laws to crack down on wage suppression and “no poach” agreements appears to be slowing down, as the department quietly dropped a case against a United Healthcare unit earlier this month,...
11.22.2023
Ep. 325: THANKSGIVING SPECIAL - A Plate Full Of Offbeat News
The Pro Say crew convenes to give thanks for all the unusual legal news that made us laugh this year. Join us for our annual tradition of revisiting the best of our offbeat segments, including a look at a woman...
11.18.2023
Ep. 324: What The High Court’s Ethics Code Leaves Out
After intense public scrutiny over ethics, the U.S. Supreme Court released its first-ever code of conduct governing the behavior of the justices. The justices claim the new code codifies what they have long been doing and should dispel public misunderstandings...
11.09.2023
Ep. 323: At Trial, SBF Was His Own Worst Enemy
Last week’s conviction of cryptocurrency fraudster Sam Bankman-Fried was fueled in part by the FTX founder’s unusual decision to take the stand in his own defense. It was an ambitious gambit that did not pay off, as Bankman-Fried now faces...
11.03.2023
Ep. 322: Meet The Lawyers Who Took On White Supremacy
The 2017 Unite the Right rally in Charlottesville, Virginia, seized the nation’s attention as a gathering of white nationalists opposing the removal of a Confederate statue soon turned deadly. What came next was a years-long legal fight to hold the...
10.27.2023
Ep. 321: State AGs Fight Your Kid's Facebook Addiction
This week saw 41 U.S. states and the District of Columbia launch an all-out legal blitz against Meta, alleging that the tech giant is using addictive features to get kids hooked onto Facebook and Instagram. This week on Pro Say,...
10.20.2023
Ep. 320: The Secret Meeting That Could Unravel A Murder Case
A secret conversation held in an empty courtroom has raised ethics questions for a judge, his clerk and a local attorney. And it may lead to a manslaughter conviction being tossed. On this week’s episode of Pro Say we’re joined...
10.13.2023
Ep. 319: Are ‘Junk Fees’ Headed For The Trash?
The Federal Trade Commission is moving ahead with a proposal to crack down on what are commonly called “junk fees,” the often-obscured extra charges applied to concert tickets, hotel bookings and other purchases, that can cost customers upwards of $80...
10.06.2023
Ep. 318: Crypto Fraud On Trial: The U.S. vs. SBF
The criminal fraud trial of FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried is underway in Manhattan, with prosecutors making the case that SBF looted billions of dollars from the crypto exchange before its ultimate collapse last year. Joining Pro Say this week is...
09.29.2023
Ep. 317: Pro Say’s Supreme Court Cheat Sheet
The Supreme Court justices return to the bench on Monday for a new term that’s shaping up to be an impactful one, with issues ranging from gun ownership rights in domestic violence cases, to the legality of administrative courts and...
09.22.2023
Ep. 316: The Fishing Case That Could Reel In Chevron
A dispute over a relatively obscure fishing industry rule is attracting considerable buzz ahead of the upcoming Supreme Court term, as the justices will consider whether to overturn their decades-old precedent providing leeway to federal regulators. The so-called Chevron deference...
09.15.2023
Ep. 315: How A 'Cruel And Unusual' Felon Voting Ban Fell Apart
A remarkable Fifth Circuit opinion recently concluded that Mississippi’s permanent ban on voting rights for convicted felons is cruel and unusual punishment that violates the Constitution. The ruling energized a growing nationwide advocacy movement against felon disenfranchisement, but it’s not...
09.08.2023
Ep. 314: What Is A Monopoly? Google It
A landmark trial kicks off next week with the federal government squaring off against tech giant Google. The government says Google has abused its power over online searches to smother competition. On this week's episode of Pro Say, we're joined...
09.01.2023
Ep. 313: From BigLaw To The Bachelorette
After more than six years of quiet obsession over the attorneys and other legal pros who appear on The Bachelor and Bachelorette, Pro Say brings you an exclusive interview with one such contestant. We’re joined this week by Mayer Brown...
08.25.2023
Ep. 312: As Maui Burns, Power Companies Land In Court
Lawsuits accusing Hawaii’s power companies of negligence have already started to trickle in following one of the deadliest wildfires in history that ravaged Maui and killed more than 100 people, and legal experts believe that hundreds if not thousands more...
08.18.2023
Ep. 311: An Alleged Predator At GMU Law
Two women lawyers told Law360 that former Federal Trade Commission member and George Mason University law professor Joshua D. Wright abused his power in order to engage them in sexual activity. On this week's Pro Say podcast we discuss details...
08.11.2023
Ep. 310: The Power Of Court Compels You
What began with a simple court order for Southwest Airlines to issue a statement vowing to uphold the religious protections in Title VII of the Civil Rights Act has escalated to a bitter feud in Texas federal court, where a...
08.04.2023
Ep. 309: Pressure Points In The Case Against Trump
The latest criminal indictment against Donald Trump paints a detailed picture of the former president’s efforts to overturn the results of the 2020 election by spreading misinformation and pressuring state and federal officials to break the law. The four counts...
07.28.2023
Ep. 308: Biden’s Asylum Restrictions Got Tossed. What Now?
This week saw a California federal judge block the Biden administration’s attempt to place new restrictions on asylum seekers, ruling that the White House cannot curtail where and how migrants fearing persecution in their home countries can seek shelter in...
07.21.2023
Ep. 307: Courts Wade Into Online ‘Disinformation’ Battle
The Biden administration’s efforts to combat “disinformation” online by coordinating with tech giants have long been the subject of partisan sniping, but are now at the center of a testy legal battle that has already yielded a number of twists...
07.14.2023
Ep. 306: Microsoft Levels Up In Merger Game Against FTC
Microsoft, the maker of XBox, and Activision Blizzard, creator of Call of Duty, cleared an early stage this week in the multilevel game of getting their $68.7 billion dollar merger approved. The gaming giants saw a California federal judge refuse...
07.06.2023
Ep. 305: United Or Divided? A Podcast Roundtable On The High Court
Another U.S. Supreme Court season is in the books, and while the final week of opinions featured some supermajority holdings along party lines on divisive issues like affirmative action and gay rights, we also saw a number of decisions with...
06.30.2023
Ep. 304: Want The Sabbath Off? High Court Makes It Easier
Among its flurry of blockbuster end-of-term decisions, the U.S. Supreme Court has ruled in favor of an Evangelical postal worker who objected to working on Sundays due to religious reasons. The high court held that the Third Circuit shouldn’t have...
06.23.2023
Ep. 303: Tennessee’s AG On Drag Shows, Guns And Climate
Tennessee Attorney General Jonathan Skrmetti has had a busy first year as the Volunteer State’s top legal officer. A keynote speaker at this year’s Burton Awards, which recognize excellence in the law, Skrmetti joined Pro Say to talk about his...
06.16.2023
Ep. 302: The Trump Indictment’s Legal X Factors
Former President Donald Trump has once again been indicted, this time by a special federal prosecutor honing in on Trump’s stashing of sensitive documents after he left office. This week on Pro Say, the hosts break down the charges against...
06.09.2023
Ep. 301: Golf’s Big Truce Isn’t Out Of The Woods Yet
The bitter legal dispute that has swallowed up the golf world for the past year vanished in a flash this week, as the PGA Tour and its Saudi-backed rival LIV Golf rolled out a blockbuster agreement to join forces. The...
06.02.2023
Ep. 300: A Texas-Sized Impeachment Gambit
Already impeached over a raft of ethics violations, Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton is expected to pursue an unusual legal argument to exonerate himself in the state senate: that voters knew about his purported misdeeds and voted him into office...
05.26.2023
Ep. 299: The Hot New TikTok Trend Is Suing Montana
Montana’s decision to ban the popular social media app TikTok has drawn fierce legal backlash, with the company itself and some of its most prominent users immediately suing to reverse the unprecedented ban. This week on Pro Say, the hosts...
05.19.2023
Ep. 298: A 95-Year-Old Judge Is At War With Her Court
The Federal Circuit is in the middle of a sensitive inquiry to determine whether 95-year-old judge Pauline Newman is mentally fit to remain on the bench in light of what colleagues have termed “bizarre” and “paranoid” behavior from the judge....
05.12.2023
Ep. 297: Untangling Trump’s Sexual Assault Verdict
A Manhattan jury has found Donald Trump liable for sexually abusing writer E. Jean Carroll and then defaming her with his subsequent denials, following a contentious and sometimes ugly trial in federal court. Law360’s New York court reporter Frank Runyeon...
05.05.2023
Ep. 296: A Green Light For More Ed Sheeran Songs
It’s not every day an international pop star plays guitar on the stand. But that’s precisely what happened just before a New York jury decided that Ed Sheeran’s 2014 ballad “Thinking Out Loud” did not infringe on Marvin Gaye’s iconic...
04.29.2023
Ep. 295: Pro Say's 2023 Fictional Lawyers Draft
If you were building a fictional legal dream team, who would you include? That's the question we try to answer on this week's episode, as the hosts draft a roster of fictional lawyers. The Pro Say gang looks to the...
04.21.2023
Ep. 294: Lights, Camera, Objection! The Lawyers Behind ‘Jury Duty’
No one loves participating in jury duty, but would you like it more if you found yourself empaneled with actor James Marsden? How about if after weeks of hearing a case you found out the entire endeavor was an elaborate...
04.15.2023
Ep. 293: Honk For Your First Amendment Rights
Is honking your car horn to support a group of protesters a form of free speech, or is it a traffic violation? The Ninth Circuit decided it was the latter after a California woman who was ticketed for excessive honking...
04.08.2023
Ep. 292: The Manhattan DA Usually Wins. Will Trump?
By now you’ve certainly heard about the historic prosecution of Donald Trump, as the former president pleaded not guilty this week to a rash of charges stemming from an alleged hush money payment to adult film star Stormy Daniels in...
03.31.2023
Ep. 291: The Robots Have Come For The Legal Industry
Artificial intelligence has swept across the culture, animating everything from philosophy to linguistics to cooking, and the legal industry is no different. This week on Pro Say, the hosts dive deep into whether and how lawyers are grappling with how...
03.24.2023
Ep. 290: What Exactly Does Litigation Funding Buy You?
The litigation finance industry has boomed over the past several years, with investors looking to bankroll contentious cases in the hopes of securing a big payday. But what happens when the financiers begin to take a heavy hand on case...
03.17.2023
Ep. 289: A Silicon Valley Bank Autopsy
Last week’s collapse of Silicon Valley Bank has jolted the economy, forcing the government to step in and attempt to restore order after the largest bank failure since the 2008 financial crisis. Now, politicians, regulators and SVB customers hope to...
03.10.2023
Ep. 288: The Struggle To Revise DC's Criminal Code
A years-long push to update the District of Columbia’s century-old criminal code landed with a thud this week as the U.S. Senate resoundingly defeated a suite of proposed amendments that would have reset sentencing guidelines and lowered penalties for certain...
03.04.2023
Ep. 287: The Twists And Turns Of The Murdaugh Trial
It’s been hard to look away from the fascinating, bizarre and tragic trial of disgraced South Carolina attorney Alex Murdaugh, who was convicted this week of murdering his wife and son. This week, Pro Say is joined by Law360 senior...
02.24.2023
Ep. 286: Data Collection Goes To White Castle
The already heated debate over biometric data collection saw a jolt last week as the Illinois Supreme Court ruled that privacy claims pile up with each unlawful logging of employee data, potentially putting employers on the hook for astronomical damages....
02.17.2023
Ep. 285: The Legal Aftermath Of The Ohio Train Disaster
The weeks since the disastrous derailment of a Norfolk Southern freight train carrying toxic chemicals have seen a flurry of lawsuits from residents and business owners in and around East Palestine, Ohio. On this week’s Pro Say, we’re joined by...
02.10.2023
Ep. 284: Rick Astley: Never Gonna Lend His Vibe
The sensation of being RickRolled is unmistakable, thanks in no small part to the distinct timbre of the voice Rick Astley on full display in his 1987 smash Never Gonna Give You Up. But now, Astley is locked in a...
02.03.2023
Ep. 283: Using Bankruptcy To Duck Mass Torts Just Got Harder
This week the Third Circuit said Johnson & Johnson can’t use the “Texas two-step” to create a talc unit to spin off billions of dollars in liability and then immediately file for bankruptcy protection. The controversial maneuver has faced scrutiny...
01.27.2023
Ep. 282: Courtside to Courtoom: Inside MSG’s Attorney Ban
An ugly turf war is playing out at some of New York City’s most hallowed venues, with Madison Square Garden as the epicenter of the dispute. The storied arena’s owner, James Dolan, has barred attorneys litigating against his various business...
01.20.2023
Ep. 281: SEC’s Cyber Enforcement Vs. BigLaw’s Client Privacy
This month the Securities and Exchange Commission sued law firm Covington & Burling claiming it needed a list of clients that were impacted by a 2020 cybersecurity breach attributed to Chinese spies. The feds say they need the list to...
01.13.2023
Ep. 280: The Looming Battle Over Noncompete Deals
Decades of tension over the use of noncompete agreements in the workplace has bubbled over to start the year with a Federal Trade Commission proposal to ban those agreements across the board. The early-stage move drew cheers from the labor...

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Law360's Pro Say - News & Analysis on Law and the Legal Industry episodes:

Ep. 329: The Pro Say Podcast Says Goodbye

Ep. 328: Google’s Antitrust Woes Linger With An Epic Defeat

Ep. 327: Justices Consider The Reach Of Mass Tort Immunity

Ep. 326: DOJ Keeps Losing Antitrust Labor Cases. Why?

Ep. 325: THANKSGIVING SPECIAL - A Plate Full Of Offbeat News

Ep. 324: What The High Court’s Ethics Code Leaves Out

Ep. 323: At Trial, SBF Was His Own Worst Enemy

Ep. 322: Meet The Lawyers Who Took On White Supremacy

Ep. 321: State AGs Fight Your Kid's Facebook Addiction

Ep. 320: The Secret Meeting That Could Unravel A Murder Case

Ep. 319: Are ‘Junk Fees’ Headed For The Trash?

Ep. 318: Crypto Fraud On Trial: The U.S. vs. SBF

Ep. 317: Pro Say’s Supreme Court Cheat Sheet

Ep. 316: The Fishing Case That Could Reel In Chevron

Ep. 315: How A 'Cruel And Unusual' Felon Voting Ban Fell Apart

Ep. 314: What Is A Monopoly? Google It

Ep. 313: From BigLaw To The Bachelorette

Ep. 312: As Maui Burns, Power Companies Land In Court

Ep. 311: An Alleged Predator At GMU Law

Ep. 310: The Power Of Court Compels You

Ep. 309: Pressure Points In The Case Against Trump

Ep. 308: Biden’s Asylum Restrictions Got Tossed. What Now?

Ep. 307: Courts Wade Into Online ‘Disinformation’ Battle

Ep. 306: Microsoft Levels Up In Merger Game Against FTC

Ep. 305: United Or Divided? A Podcast Roundtable On The High Court

Ep. 304: Want The Sabbath Off? High Court Makes It Easier

Ep. 303: Tennessee’s AG On Drag Shows, Guns And Climate

Ep. 302: The Trump Indictment’s Legal X Factors

Ep. 301: Golf’s Big Truce Isn’t Out Of The Woods Yet

Ep. 300: A Texas-Sized Impeachment Gambit

Ep. 299: The Hot New TikTok Trend Is Suing Montana

Ep. 298: A 95-Year-Old Judge Is At War With Her Court

Ep. 297: Untangling Trump’s Sexual Assault Verdict

Ep. 296: A Green Light For More Ed Sheeran Songs

Ep. 295: Pro Say's 2023 Fictional Lawyers Draft

Ep. 294: Lights, Camera, Objection! The Lawyers Behind ‘Jury Duty’

Ep. 293: Honk For Your First Amendment Rights

Ep. 292: The Manhattan DA Usually Wins. Will Trump?

Ep. 291: The Robots Have Come For The Legal Industry

Ep. 290: What Exactly Does Litigation Funding Buy You?

Ep. 289: A Silicon Valley Bank Autopsy

Ep. 288: The Struggle To Revise DC's Criminal Code

Ep. 287: The Twists And Turns Of The Murdaugh Trial

Ep. 286: Data Collection Goes To White Castle

Ep. 285: The Legal Aftermath Of The Ohio Train Disaster

Ep. 284: Rick Astley: Never Gonna Lend His Vibe

Ep. 283: Using Bankruptcy To Duck Mass Torts Just Got Harder

Ep. 282: Courtside to Courtoom: Inside MSG’s Attorney Ban

Ep. 281: SEC’s Cyber Enforcement Vs. BigLaw’s Client Privacy

Ep. 280: The Looming Battle Over Noncompete Deals