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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...

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...

‘Our Hearts Are Broken, But Our Resolve is Clear’: ‘BradCast’ 10/10/2023

Also: WI Supremes to hear gerrymander challenge; Another GOP sports celeb to run for U.S. Senate; RFK, Jr. to run for Prez as independent...

Game On, Wisconsin!

Newly liberal state Supreme Court majority decides to hear challenge to the Badger State's wildly gerrymandered legislative maps in time for 2024 elections, even as unprecedented impeachment threat looms...

UPDATE, 10/12/23: Governor Evers files motion to intervene...

Emergency WI Supreme Court Petition Seeks to Block Threatened Impeachment Proceedings

Petitioners argue GOP plan to remove recently seated Justice violates state Constitutional limitation to 'crimes' or 'corrupt conduct in office'...

UPDATE 10/3/23: Wisconsin Supremes declined to hear the case...

If Ya Can’t Beat ‘Em, Impeach ‘Em!: ‘BradCast’ 9/12/2023

Guest: John Nichols on the WI GOP's state Supreme Court impeachment threat to save their gerrymandered majorities; Also: McCarthy announces House GOP's evidence-free impeachment inquiry of President Biden...

Laboratory of Autocracy: WI GOPers Threaten to Impeach Just-Seated Supreme Court Justice: ‘BradCast’ 8/22/2023

Guest: BRAD BLOG legal contributor Ernest A. Canning; Also: Trump co-defendants begin surrenders on 2020 election theft RICO charges in GA...

Judicial Impeachment Threat by WI Republicans Sets Table for Potential Constitutional Crisis

GOPers in gerrymandered state legislative seats float possibility of removing newly elected Justice over state gerrymandering case...

UPDATE 08/23/23: Elections Commission files neutral response; WI Legislature moves to intervene; named GOP Senators oppose, named Dems respond in support; UPDATE 08/26/23 briefing scheduled on GOP recusal motion...

Autocracy on Parade in NC and TX; Democracy Striking Back in WI: ‘BradCast’ 8/17/2023

Also: Hurricane Hillary eyes Southern CA and/or AZ...

New Lawsuits Filed at WI’s Newly Liberal Supreme Court Seek to End GOP State Gerrymanders

Success would offer a fair shot at flipping state legislative seats, but leave Republicans' gerrymandered U.S. House delegation in place...

UPDATED: Court orders responsive brief; Gerrymandered legislature threatens impeachment...

TRUMP ARRAIGNED (AGAIN) and Some Other Stuff You May Not Have Heard: ‘BradCast’ 8/3/2023

Former Prez pleads 'not guilty' in election theft conspiracy; Also: U.S. credit rating cut thanks to 'fiscal conservatives'; WI GOP threaten 2024 election administration; MI GOP A.G. nominee charged with vote machine tampering; Willis threatened, but 'ready to go' in GA...

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