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‘In Defense of Democracy’: ‘BradCast’ 7/25/2024

Biden's historic Oval Office address; Trump's 'took a bullet for democracy' lie; DNC's upcoming virtual roll-call; Redistricting reform makes OH ballot as judge nixes state GOP's voter suppression scheme for the disabled...

Alito’s an Insurrection Supporter. So, What Are Dems Gonna Do About It?: ‘BradCast’ 5/23/2024

Also: SCOTUS allows racial gerrymander in SC; OH still blocking Biden from ballot; Smartmatic says Newsmax destroyed evidence; Biden cancels still more student debt...

Republican FEC Commissioners Vote to Allow Campaign Donors to Hide Their Identity: ‘BradCast’ 5/16/2024

Guest: Campaign finance expert Craig Holman of Public Citizen; Also: Two (generally) encouraging SCOTUS rulings on CFPB funding and a second Black-majority U.S. House district in Louisiana...

Trump Trial Ketchup: Criminal Contempt and His Two-Tier Justice System: ‘BradCast’ 5/1/2024

Guests: Dr. Allison Gill of 'Mueller, She Wrote', Keith Barber of Daily Kos; Also: Dems outperform again in NY; 4th Circuit nixes some PA ballots; Federal judges strike down LA's new Black majority House district...

SCOTUS Suddenly Concerned About Over-Criminalization … for J6 Insurrectionists: ‘BradCast’ 4/17/2024

Guest: LawDork's Chris Geidner; Also: Scam GOP impeachment trial ends in one day; AZ Repubs spike repeal of 1864 abortion law (again); Voter turnout doubles in AL's new majority minority U.S. House District...

Subsequent Wednesday: Results, Problems, Fallout From Super Tuesday: ‘BradCast’ 3/6/2024

Biden, Trump (mostly) sweep; Haley drops out; McConnell endorses; Protests haunt Dem victories in MN, CA; Few (though some noteworthy) Election Day voting system failures...

DeSantis’ Anti-Labor Law Now Decertifying Unions for Thousands of Floridians: ‘BradCast’ 2/21/2024

Guest: Rich Templin of Florida AFL-CIO; Also: NY A.G. may seize Trump building to cover fines; Biden forgives another $1.2B in student loans...

Wisconsin’s Decade-Long Un-Democracy Finally Undone. (Almost.): ‘BradCast’ 2/20/2024

Guest: WI's John Nichols of 'The Nation'; Also: 2020 Team Trump attorneys lose again at SCOTUS; And a word on the 'victims' of Trump's decades-long NY real estate fraud...

Newly Obtained Chesebro Email, Texts Shed New Light on Team Trump’s Failed 2020 ‘Legal Coup’: ‘BradCast’ 2/14/2024

Guest: Investigative journalist Josh Kovensky of Talking Points Memo; Also: Another huge Special Election night for Dems in NY, PA; WI inches closer to fair legislative maps; MI 'fake elector' says GOP lied to him...

Full U.S. 8th Circuit Court of Appeals Upholds Insane Ruling that Could Finally Kill the VRA: ‘BradCast’ 1/31/2024

Guest: Chris Geidner of Law Dork; Also: Did Trump TV network unlawfully obtain and distribute voting machine company passwords after 2020?...

Good News for Bad GOP Gerrymanders in Three States, as NH Heads to Polls: ‘BradCast’ 1/23/2024

Also: Haley notches small victory in Dixville, NH; 2020 mistallies in VA benefited Trump; Deadly, climate-fueled storms slam nation...

Happy New Year: Wisconsin Supremes Overturn GOP-Gerrymandered State Legislative Maps

Next election may end GOP entrenchment in WI Assembly, though GOP entrenchment in Senate unlikely to be fully eradicated before 2026...

UPDATE 1/15/24: Court denies GOP motion to reconsider. UPDATE 2/19/29: Gov. Evers approves new map, likely ending litigation...

2024’s Chance for Democracy’s Renewal: ‘BradCast’ 12/19/2023

Some good (and not so good) legal news at year's end, and some hope for what next year's elections could bring in our final show of the year...

You Forgot Poland!: ‘BradCast’ 12/12/2023

COP28 in 'overtime'; Democracy rises in Poland; New U.S. House maps for NY; More good economic news; Trump at SCOTUS; Rudy defames amid defamation trial; Johnson lies about WI's fake electors...

Federal Appeals Court Ruling Threatens to Gut Last Critical Section of Voting Rights Act: ‘BradCast’ 11/27/2023

Guest: ACLU voting rights attorney Jonathan Topaz; Also: Israel-Hamas truce extended for two more days amid more hostage releases...

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