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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...

  • , 8/21/2015 - 
  • 6:35 am PT
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On Sanders’ Militarism, Obama’s Iran ‘Propaganda’, and Huge Voting Rights News Out of Texas: ‘BradCast’ 8/5/2015

Guests: Peace activist David Swanson; Const. law expert Ian Millhiser

  • , 8/05/2015 - 
  • 5:27 pm PT
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BREAKING: U.S. APPEALS COURT STRIKES DOWN TEXAS PHOTO ID VOTING RESTRICTION

  • , 8/05/2015 - 
  • 1:56 pm PT
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Buying U.S. Elections; Texas AG Indicted; Obama’s Emissions Cuts: ‘BradCast’ 8/3/2015

Guests: Politico's Tarini Parti; American-Statesmen's Chuck Lindell...

  • , 8/03/2015 - 
  • 5:10 pm PT
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Letter to the Editor of the Moment: Texas GOP’s War on Voting While Female

  • , 6/12/2015 - 
  • 1:24 pm PT
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Shedding Light on Our ‘Shadow NSA’: ‘BradCast’ 6/8/2015

Guest: Investigative journalist Tim Shorrock...

  • , 6/08/2015 - 
  • 5:14 pm PT
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EPA’s Fracked Up New Study; Hillary Steps Up on Voting Rights: ‘BradCast’ 6/4/2015

Guest: Lauren Pagel of Earthworks Action...

  • , 6/04/2015 - 
  • 6:00 pm PT
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‘Green News Report’ – June 4, 2015

With Brad Friedman & Desi Doyen...

  • , 6/04/2015 - 
  • 12:18 pm PT
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Texas GOP Hoping to Disenfranchise Even More Voters With New, More Extreme ID Restriction

  • , 5/15/2015 - 
  • 12:22 pm PT
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Broken Political Machines (and How to Fix Them): ‘BradCast’ 5/7/2015

Guests: TX blogger Perry 'PDiddie' Dorrell; Attorney Ernest A. Canning...

  • , 5/07/2015 - 
  • 4:22 pm PT
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Rick Perry’s Ace in the Hole (and on the Bench)

An update on the former Texas Governor and presumptive GOP Presidential contender's trial on felony charges...

  • , 5/06/2015 - 
  • 8:35 am PT
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Texas GOP Photo ID Two-Step: Turnout Numbers Way Down, Provisional Ballot Numbers Way Up

Early data suggest new 'discriminatory', 'unconstitutional' Republican voting restriction seems to have worked well for them...

  • , 11/10/2014 - 
  • 2:58 pm PT
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Emergency Petitions to SCOTUS Seek To Prevent Intentional Disenfranchisement Of 600,000 Disproportionately Minority Texas Voters

Case against GOP Photo ID voting law in Lone Star State is very different than recent cases before the Court, plaintiffs argue

UPDATE: Texas responds, blames 'emergency' on plaintiffs' rush to have case tried before the election...

  • , 10/16/2014 - 
  • 1:09 pm PT
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5th Circuit Puts TX GOP’s ‘Discriminatory’ and ‘Unconstitutional’ Photo ID Law Back in Effect

Appellate judges do not challenge lower court findings, but worry about 'confusion', SCOTUS precedent on late voting law changes

UPDATE: Plaintiffs file Emergency Application to Vacate the Appellate Court ruling with SCOTUS...

  • , 10/14/2014 - 
  • 7:21 pm PT
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FEDERAL COURT BLOCKS TX PHOTO ID VOTING LAW AS PURPOSEFULLY DISCRIMINATORY, AN UNCONSTITUTIONAL POLL TAX

Texas Republicans' polling place Photo ID restriction law has been struck down by a federal U.S. District Court

UPDATE: 5th Circuit stays ruling...

  • , 10/09/2014 - 
  • 8:27 pm PT
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