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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...

SCOTUS Allows ‘DREAMers’ to Remain Protected, Trump Plays Victim Again: ‘BradCast’ 6/18/2020

Guest: Sarah Pierce of the Migration Policy Institute; Also: Bolton book confirms what every honest person already knows...

Virtual (Still Stolen) SCOTUS and ‘Freedom To’ vs. ‘Freedom From’: ‘BradCast’ 5/8/2020

Guest: Slate's legal and justice reporter Dahlia Lithwick; Also: Pence Press Sec., Stephen Miller's wife, tests positive for coronavirus...

Could Trump Legally Cancel the 2020 Election?: ‘BradCast’ 3/20/2020

Guest: Slate's Mark Joseph Stern on that and pandemic affects on immigration courts, prisons and the Judiciary; Also: Statewide 'stay-at-home' mandates; Mask shortages and price gouging; More postponed primaries; and socialist Trump comes unglued at WH presser...

Trump Impeachment Trial a ‘Moment of Reckoning’ for Nation, Republican Party: ‘BradCast’ 1/22/2020

Guest: Martin Longman of Washington Monthly and Progress Pond...

BLOCKBUSTERS: Parnas Sings, Impeachment Trial Begins, L.A. Faces Suit Over New Voting System: ‘BradCast’ 1/16/2020

Bombshells from Giuliani's right-hand man; GAO says Trump Ukraine scheme unlawful; Senators sworn to 'impartial justice' by SCOTUS Chief; Major design fail found in L.A.'s $300M vote system; L.A. County Clerk finally responds to our coverage...

‘This is About Abuse of Office, Abuse of Power, Abuse of the Public Trust’: ‘BradCast’ 12/3/2019

Guest: Constitutional law, impeachment expert John Bonifaz; Also: Kamala is out; Another no good, very bad day in court for Team Trump...

Nope. Why We’re Not ‘Getting Over It’, A Year After Kavanaugh: ‘BradCast’ 11/4/2019

Guest: Slate's Dahlia Lithwick on not returning to SCOTUS; Also: John Oliver touches on touchscreens; KY Gov. Matt Bevin's reelection contest...

John Paul Stevens RIP and Could That ‘Ridiculous’ Case Really Kill the ACA?: ‘BradCast’ 7/17/2019

Guest: Constitutional law expert Ian Millhiser on the GOP's ACA challenge and the passing of SCOTUS' 'last great conservative Justice'...

Republicans’ Stolen SCOTUS Issues ‘Nightmare Scenario for Voting Rights’: ‘BradCast’ 7/1/2019

Guest: Slate's Mark Joseph Stern; Also: Biden plummets, Harris and Warren spike in new polling after first 2020 Dem debate; Callers ring in...

Special Coverage: Analysis of the First 2020 Democratic Presidential Debate, Night ONE: ‘BradCast’ 6/27/2019

Guests: Heather Digby Parton and Dave Johnson; Also: Bad news from SCOTUS on partisan gerrymandering, slightly better news on next year's U.S. Census...

Rightwing SCOTUS ‘Swinging for the Rafters’ to Overturn Decades of Precedent, Federal Laws: ‘BradCast’ 6/26/2019

Guest: Slate's Mark Joseph Stern; Also: Dems pass $4.5B emergency funding for border - with strings; Mueller to testify in open hearings; Kellyanne Conway subpoenaed by House; NRATV finally shuts down...

SCOTUS Decision in VA is Good News for Voters, But Trouble Lies Ahead: ‘BradCast’ 6/19/2019

Guest: Slate legal reporter Mark Joseph Stern; Also: Trump lauds socialism at 'campaign kickoff'; WH, DoJ nix Hicks testimony in House; Trump EPA to help kill thousands with new roll back of Obama coal regs...

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