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Rick Scott Trying to Usurp Successor’s Power for Nominating Three FL Supreme Court Justices

Good government groups file 'emergency petition' to stop him

UPDATE: FL Supreme Court finds Scott exceeded his authoriry, grants emergency petition...

Federal Judge Orders New Light on ‘Dark Money’: ‘BradCast’ 8/9/2018

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Fate of Democracy in Hands Of the Electorate Following Recent Election Law Victories

Major wins for voting rights advocates in NC, WI, elsewhere could be reversed by the next appointment to the U.S. Supreme Court

UPDATES: U.S. District Court blocks implementation of ND Photo ID Law; NC Republicans Seeks Stay pending petition to Supreme Court

U.S. 7th Circuit Court of Appeals Finally Orders (Some) Fixes to WI Photo ID Voting Restriction

Overdue ruling may ameliorate disenfranchisement for some voters...

Absent Court Intervention, 608k Registered TX Voters Face Unlawful Disenfranchisement (Again!)

U.S. Supreme Court must quickly restore Lone Star State voting rights...

Kansas Statistician Calls for Hand-Counted Paper Ballots After Court Blocks Review of ‘Paper Trails’: ‘BradCast’ 2/24/2016

GUEST: Wichita University's Beth Clarkson on her case and continuing concerns about 'manipulation' of 2014 touch-screen election results

ALSO: Trump wins again in NV, are Dems getting worried yet?...

CA Legislature Asks State Supremes to Finally Put ‘Overturn Citizens United’ Prop 49 on 2016 Ballot

After Court erred in nixing 2014 'advisory measure', lawmakers petition to have original initiative placed before voters this year...

Caught on Tape: Election Officials Behaving Badly: ‘BradCast’ 10/22/2015

GUESTS: Fracking expert and Mahoning County, OH voter Dr. Ray Beiersdorfer; Columbia County, NY Election Commish Virginia Martin...

PLUS: A few words on the continuing GOP 'Benghazi Investigation' circus...

Caught on Tape: Florida GOP’s Race-Based Scheme To Dilute Minority Representation

State Rep's admission of plot to oust African-American U.S. Congresswoman comes on eve of landmark Supreme Court hearing...

‘Voting Machines Are Being Manipulated’ – Kansas Statistician Explains Her Remarkable Allegations, Evidence: ‘BradCast’ 8/31/2015

Guest: Wichita University's Beth Clarkson, PhD, on her theory and KS Sec. of State's attempt to block her citizen audit of touch-screen systems showing unexplained vote increases for the GOP in large precincts

Also: NM Sec. of State charged with 64 criminal counts...

5th Circuit Decision Could Leave Hundreds of Thousands Without Right to Vote in Texas

While its recent decision upheld a lower court finding that the state's Photo ID law was discriminatory, more than 600,000 lawfully registered voters could be disenfranchised in 2016 anyway...

Mother of All GOP Voter Suppression Laws on Trial in North Carolina: ‘BradCast’ 7/17/2015

Guest: Author/journalist Ari Berman of The Nation...

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