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Oregon, ACLU Lawsuits Seek to End ‘Totalitarian’ Assault by Trump’s Secret Police

Despite legal challenges, White House threatens to expand 'shock troop' operation 'across heartland of the country'...

UPDATE, 7/23/20: Federal 'thugs' attack 'wall of moms', Navy vet; Tump/AG Barr expand 'illegal' assault to Kansas City, Chicago and Albuquerque; Judge issues TRO against feds...

Constitutional Experts File Motion to Argue Trump’s Stone Commutation is Unconstitutional: ‘BradCast’ 7/17/2020

Guest: Constitutional attorney Ben Clements of Free Speech for People; Also: New COVID records; Woolery deletes his Twitter account; RBG battling cancer again; Bowman declared 'winner' in NY...

Federal Lawsuit Seeks to Expand CT Vote-by-Mail

Case may persuade state Dems to nix restrictions on Nov. mail-in voting...

Charles Koch’s 50-Year Effort to Privatize the U.S. Postal Service May Be on the Brink of Success: ‘BradCast’ 7/15/2020

Guest: Longtime Koch researcher Lisa Graves; Also: Biden, Obama, Gates Twitter accounts hacked, but Nov. voting should be fine; KS Repub Congressman indicted on four voter fraud counts! Trump should be next...

SCOTUS Confirms President Not Above the Law, But Delays Access to Trump Financial Records

Unlikely either a grand jury, Congress or the public will gain access to any incriminating financial records prior to the Presidential Election

UPDATE 8/4/20: Subsequent court orders/legal filings suggest NY grand jury may get records by September. Will there be an October Surprise?...

Faithless Judiciary: SCOTUS, Appeals Courts Block Voting Rights Expansion Efforts Amid Pandemic: ‘BradCast’ 7/7/2020

Guest: Mark Joseph Stern on new Court opinions on 'faithless electors', Obamacare and the GOP's ongoing (and now deadly) war on voting...

Despite Three Recent Surprise Rulings, No, John Roberts Has Not Become a Liberal Squish: ‘BradCast’ 6/29/2020

Guest: Slate's SCOTUS reporter Mark Joseph Stern on the 'canny legal' maneuverings of the Chief Justice; Also: MS votes to dump Confederate flag; Trump Campaign removed social distancing stickers before Tulsa Death Rally; COVID-19 now ravaging all but two states...

GOP Lawsuit Challenging CA Vote-By-Mail Likely to be Dismissed as Moot

State legislature codifies Governor's Executive Order, Voting Rights Groups' Motion to Intervene upends Republican 'voter fraud' allegations...

UPDATE 7/10/20: After voluntarily dismissing its lawsuit, GOP falsely declares victory...

Retired Judge Denounces DOJ Motion to Dismiss Flynn Case as ‘Preposterous’, ‘Corrupt’, ‘Politically Motivated’

Anticipated court rulings will determine whether Trump's corrupt political influence will expand from a compromised DOJ to the Judiciary...

UPDATE : Sharply divided Appellate Panel orders District Court to dismiss Flynn case. UPDATE 7/10/20: District Court petitions full DC Circuit for en banc rehearing. UPDATE 7/30/20: DC Circuit grants en banc review; vacates panel's order. UPDATE: 9/2/20 DC Circuit denies Flynn's writ petition...

Law and General Disorder: ‘BradCast’ 6/8/2020

Guest: Longtime journalist, novelist Lucian K. Truscott IV on the uprising against Trump by his military leaders

Also: Callers ring in on why they decided to join the demonstrations across the country following the police killing of George Floyd...

Unlikely 11th Circuit Will Sustain FL Governor’s Appeal of Felon Voting Rights Decision [UPDATED]

Appeals court previously found state's new poll tax unconstitutional

UPDATE, 7/1/20: Appellate Court expedites DeSantis appeal; sets oral arguments for Aug. 10; grants en banc review and stays the injunction...

As Police Brutality and Protests Continue, Is It Time to ‘Defund the Police’?: ‘BradCast’ 6/2/2020

Guest: Policing expert Alex S. Vitale on failed reforms and a new solution

Also: Messy primaries underway in a dozen states; Tough Guy Trump unleashes federal troops on peaceful demonstrators, a church, and foreign journos for a campaign photo-op...

Weekend of American Dystopia: What Did You See and How Do You See It?: ‘BradCast’ 6/1/2020

Police-instigated violence sweeps nation amid mostly peaceful demonstrations after police killing of George Floyd in Minneapolis...

‘It’s 100,000. But We’re Still at the Beginning’: ‘BradCast’ 5/26/2020

Also: Ernest A. Canning on GOP's CA Vote-by-Mail ballot lawsuit; Federal judge guts FL Republicans' newest voter suppression law...

Republicans File Dubious Legal Challenge to California’s Emergency Vote-By-Mail Order

Rightwing organization and GOP candidate Darrell Issa charge mailing ballots to every registered voter violates the U.S. Constitution...

UPDATE: Case likely to be dismissed as moot...

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