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‘Politicians in Robes’: NC’s New GOP Supreme Court to Rehear Election Cases Just Decided: ‘BradCast’ 2/28/2023

Guest: Univ. of KY election law prof Joshua A. Douglas; Also: Listeners respond after yesterday's call-in show on Russia's war on Ukraine...

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2/28/2023 -
6:48 pm PT

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Nationwide Right to Medication Abortions Now at Stake in Three Federal Lawsuits

Explaining the bumpy and uncertain legal path toward protecting -- or ending -- a critical reproductive freedom in all 50 states

UPDATED 4/8/23: Conflicting preliminary injunctions issued by federal courts in WA & TX; 4/11/23 FDA seeks emergency appellate stay of TX case ruling...

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Ernest A. Canning,
2/20/2023 -
9:35 am PT

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Could Biden Just Ignore the Dumb Debt Limit if Repubs Refuse to Raise It?: ‘BradCast’ 2/1/2023

Guest: Kevin Drum of Jabberwocking; Also: Prepare yourself for the GOP's crash and burn Congressional 'investigations'...

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Brad Friedman,
2/1/2023 -
6:04 pm PT

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‘Clocks Striking Thirteen’: Court Cites Orwell in Response to FL Republicans’ ‘Stop W.O.K.E. Act’

But DeSantis' totalitarian new law has even darker echoes...

UPDATE 3/16/23: 11th Circuit panel unanimously denied FL request to stay the preliminary injunction...

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Ernest A. Canning,
2/1/2023 -
9:56 am PT

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Million Dollar Sanctions Ruling Underscores Trump’s Seemingly Never-Ending Litigation Grift

Nothing less than a criminal prosecution will end it. (Maybe.)

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Ernest A. Canning,
1/23/2023 -
10:47 am PT

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Republican Federal Courts Taking Aim at Section 2 of Voting Rights Act: ‘BradCast’ 1/14/2023

Guest: ACLU attorney Jonathan Topaz; Also: IA, NY GOPers charged with mass vote fraud; OH Guv signs bill restricting voting rights...

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Brad Friedman,
1/13/2023 -
6:17 pm PT

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Hoping for ‘Bad But Not Catastrophic’ After SCOTUS Questions Fringe Election Law Theory: ‘BradCast’ 12/8/2022

Guest: Slate's legal journalist Mark Joseph Stern; Also: Griner heading home; 'Respect for Marriage Act' to become law; Report: DoJ seeking to hold Trump in contempt in stolen docs case...

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Brad Friedman,
12/8/2022 -
5:54 pm PT

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TRUMP ORG GUILTY ON 17 COUNTS OF FRAUD: ‘BradCast’ 12/6/2022

But the accountability is only just beginning...

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Brad Friedman,
12/6/2022 -
6:04 pm PT

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All State-Funded Media is Not Created Equally: ‘BradCast’ 12/5/2022

Guest: Voice of America's former WH House Bureau Chief, Steve Herman, live in studio; Also: New flu, COVID surge; Russia's latest offensive in Ukraine; Trump calls for 'termination' of U.S. Constitution...

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Brad Friedman,
12/5/2022 -
7:11 pm PT

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Even Slavery is on the Ballot This Year in 5 States: ‘BradCast’ 11/1/2022

Guest: Theeda Murphy of No Exceptions Prison Collective; Also: Corrupt SCOTUS helps Trump on tax returns, Graham on GA testimony...

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Brad Friedman,
11/1/2022 -
6:01 pm PT

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Overcoming Corporate Capture of CA’s Ballot Initiative System, Federal Courts, Grocery Stores: ‘BradCast’ 10/24/2022

Guest: David Dayen of The American Prospect; Also: Follow science and save lives by voting NO on CA's Prop 31 vaping flavor ban!...

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Brad Friedman,
10/24/2022 -
6:35 pm PT

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To Save American Democracy

A long time Bernie Sanders supporter on why we must vote 'blue' in '22...

UPDATE: Independent progressive Ralph Nader joins call to vote 'blue' in '22...

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Ernest A. Canning,
10/24/2022 -
10:05 am PT

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50 State Chief Justices Eviscerate Democracy-Ending ‘Independent State Legislature’ Theory

Rare brief submitted to SCOTUS by top state judges underscores how American democracy is, itself, on the ballot this November...

UPDATE 10/14/22: 2nd GOP petition seeks to overturn OH Supreme Court redistricting ruling based in 'Independent State Legislature' Theory...

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Ernest A. Canning,
10/12/2022 -
11:05 am PT

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KBJ Defends VRA on ‘Originalist’ Terms as SCOTUS Mulls Further Gutting of Landmark Voting Law: ‘BradCast’ 10/5/2022

Guest: Dan Vicuña of Common Cause; Also: Walker revelations prove GOP doesn't care about abortion or think it's 'murder'; Another court loss for Trump in stolen docs case...

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Brad Friedman,
10/5/2022 -
6:32 pm PT

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As COVID Continues, Reagan’s Gift to Big Pharma is Still Endangering Global Health

Dismantling pharmaceutical monopolies begins with repealing his 1987 Executive Order giveaway...

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Ernest A. Canning,
9/14/2022 -
11:05 am PT

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Corporate Donors to White House Ballroom Win $50 Billion in New Government Contracts, Funding: ‘BradCast’ 6/9/2026

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‘Crooked or Stupid’: Trump Rails Against ‘Rigged’ CA Elections, Offers No Evidence, Storms off Interview: ‘BradCast’ 6/8/2026

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Articles in Category: U.S. Constitution

Guest: Univ. of KY election law prof Joshua A. Douglas; Also: Listeners respond after yesterday's call-in show on Russia's war on Ukraine...

Explaining the bumpy and uncertain legal path toward protecting -- or ending -- a critical reproductive freedom in all 50 states

UPDATED 4/8/23: Conflicting preliminary injunctions issued by federal courts in WA & TX; 4/11/23 FDA seeks emergency appellate stay of TX case ruling...

Guest: Kevin Drum of Jabberwocking; Also: Prepare yourself for the GOP's crash and burn Congressional 'investigations'...

But DeSantis' totalitarian new law has even darker echoes...

UPDATE 3/16/23: 11th Circuit panel unanimously denied FL request to stay the preliminary injunction...

Nothing less than a criminal prosecution will end it. (Maybe.)

Guest: ACLU attorney Jonathan Topaz; Also: IA, NY GOPers charged with mass vote fraud; OH Guv signs bill restricting voting rights...

Guest: Slate's legal journalist Mark Joseph Stern; Also: Griner heading home; 'Respect for Marriage Act' to become law; Report: DoJ seeking to hold Trump in contempt in stolen docs case...

But the accountability is only just beginning...

Guest: Voice of America's former WH House Bureau Chief, Steve Herman, live in studio; Also: New flu, COVID surge; Russia's latest offensive in Ukraine; Trump calls for 'termination' of U.S. Constitution...

Guest: Theeda Murphy of No Exceptions Prison Collective; Also: Corrupt SCOTUS helps Trump on tax returns, Graham on GA testimony...

Guest: David Dayen of The American Prospect; Also: Follow science and save lives by voting NO on CA's Prop 31 vaping flavor ban!...

A long time Bernie Sanders supporter on why we must vote 'blue' in '22...

UPDATE: Independent progressive Ralph Nader joins call to vote 'blue' in '22...

Rare brief submitted to SCOTUS by top state judges underscores how American democracy is, itself, on the ballot this November...

UPDATE 10/14/22: 2nd GOP petition seeks to overturn OH Supreme Court redistricting ruling based in 'Independent State Legislature' Theory...

Guest: Dan Vicuña of Common Cause; Also: Walker revelations prove GOP doesn't care about abortion or think it's 'murder'; Another court loss for Trump in stolen docs case...

Dismantling pharmaceutical monopolies begins with repealing his 1987 Executive Order giveaway...

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