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Corrupt, Partisan SCOTUS Ends Any and All Claim to Legitimacy With Mid-Election Alabama Ruling: ‘BradCast’ 6/3/2026

Also: Primary election results from CA, IA, MT, NJ, NM and SD...

‘Roberts-Mandering’: Activist SCOTUS Repubs Appear Ready to Gut Rest of Voting Rights Act: ‘BradCast’ 10/16/2025

...Perhaps before the critical 2026 midterms; Guests: Prof. Joshua A. Douglas of Univ. of KY; David Daley of FairVote...

SCOTUS Suspension of 4th Amendment Rights Poses Ominous Threat to Constitutional Republic

Is a similar ruling on Trump's military invasion of U.S. cities far behind?...

U.S. Authoritarianism Underway (But We’re Still Here to Fight It): ‘BradCast’ 6/24/2025

More Trump failures, 'F' bombs and real bombs; Corrupt SCOTUS okays Trump DOJ lawlessness; RCV in NYC Mayoral election; Heat dome dangers; DHS cracks down on gardeners and military dads...

SCOTUS Presidential Immunity Ruling ‘As Bad as it Sounds’, Arguably Worse: ‘BradCast’ 7/9/2024

Guest: LawDork's Chris Geidner on that and the Court's massive 'power grab'; Also: Record-breaking Beryl; Heat records smashed across nation...

The Corruption of SCOTUS is Now on Full Display After Trump’s ‘Presidential Immunity’ Hearing: ‘BradCast’ 4/29/2024

So what do we do now? Callers ring in...

Smoke, Fire, Ukraine and Affirmative Action: ‘BradCast’ 6/29/2023

The fight against propaganda, denial, corruption and racism continues...

Stunningly Good News on the Voting Rights Act and Racial Gerrymandering from SCOTUS!: ‘BradCast’ 6/8/2023

Guest: Author, redistricting expert David Daley of FairVote; Also: House Republicans mutiny against House Republicans...

SCOTUS Set to Cancel Reproductive Rights; GOP Set to Steal 2024 Election: ‘BradCast’ 12/1/2021

Guest: Activist, author Kenny Bruno on 'DEFCON for Democracy'; Also: Fourth student dies after MI high school gun massacre...

‘Watching Democracy Die’: ‘BradCast’ 11/1/2021

FL blocks Univ. of Florida profs from serving as expert witnesses in lawsuits against the state; SCOTUS may be having second thoughts about TX' unconstitutional anti-abortion law; And more chilling stories of democracy dying before our eyes...

‘Barbaric’ SCOTUS Decision Blows Away Precedent on Juvenile Justice, Offers Very Dark Warning: ‘BradCast’ 4/23/2021

Guest: Slate legal journalist Mark Joseph Stern; Also: Biden soaring in polls, young voters hopeful again about the future...

Stolen SCOTUS Approves Trump’s Muslim Ban, Strikes Down CA Rules for Anti-Abortion ‘Clinics’: ‘BradCast’ 6/26/2018

Guest: Legal reporter Mark Joseph Stern on 'Korematsu 2.0' and how the GOP's theft of the Supreme Court has finally paid off big time...

Record Dark, Corporate Spending on 2016 State Supreme Court Elections: ‘BradCast’ 10/28/2016

Guest: Brennan Center's Alicia Bannon | PLUS: More emails, more racism, more lies, more wingnuttery...

‘Corporate Personhood’ at Center of SCOTUS ‘Obamacare’ Contraceptive Coverage Cases

Will religious rights now also be extended to fictional 'persons'?

Sharply Divided U.S. Supreme Court Grants Another Huge Gift to ‘Big Pharma’

Nullification of $21m judgment shields generic pharmaceutical manufacturers from liability for unreasonably dangerous drugs...

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