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Articles in Category: Voting Rights Act

‘The Rasputin of Voting Laws’: Texas GOP’s Photo ID Voting Restriction Struck Down AGAIN: ‘BradCast’ 8/24/2017

Guest: Author, journalist Zachary Roth of The Daily Democracy | Also: Juan Cole responds to listeners on Afghanistan; Trump Admin reviews on Nat'l Monuments and the power grid; Hurricane Harvey aims at Texas...

‘Where Never is Heard a Discouraging Word, and the Coal Dust Isn’t Toxic All Day’: ‘BradCast’ 8/23/2017

Guest: Bob Kincaid of Coal River Mountain Watch | Plus: Trump's rampage of lies in Phoenix; TX Photo ID law found discriminatory again; more...

After Charlottesville, Trump’s Presser: Something Happening Here?: ‘BradCast’ 8/16/2017

Also: Attorney Ernest A. Canning on two new Indiana voter suppression suits | Callers respond to Trump's support for White Supremacists...

Federal Lawsuits Challenge Indiana’s Wildly Disparate Precinct, Early Voting Site Laws

GOP vs Health, Voters, and Healthy Voters: ‘BradCast’ 7/6/2017

Guests: Ari Berman, David Atkins, Jared Yates Sexton

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Trump Ticking Off Allies Overseas, Losing Major Court Cases at Home: ‘BradCast’ 5/30/2017

Guest: Legal journalist Mark Joseph Stern of Slate...

The Surreal if ‘Clear and Present Danger’ of Donald Trump: ‘BradCast’ 5/22/2017

Guest: Salon's Heather Digby Parton; Also: Two important election-related SCOTUS decisions and this week's U.S. House Special Election in MT...

Making Sense of (& Surviving) President Goldfish: ‘BradCast’ 5/15/2017

Guest: David Roberts of Vox; Also: Good voting rights news for NC, more details on the thousands turned away from the polls in WI in 2016...

GA Blocks New Voter Registrations in Advance of U.S. House Run-off Election: ‘BradCast’ 4/21/2017

Also: Federal court finds TX intentionally discriminated (AGAIN!); NV Sec. of State invents non-citizen voting scare; Trump sold millions in access for inauguration; Stolen SCOTUS helps AR kill a man; Much more...

Repubs (Barely) Squeak By in KS; Federal Court (Again) Finds TX Intentionally Discriminated: ‘BradCast’ 4/12/2017

Guest: Attorney and BRAD BLOG legal analyst Ernest A. Canning...

Dems Could Pick Up GOP U.S. House Seats in Upcoming Special Elections: ‘BradCast’ 4/10/2017

Guest: Howie Klein of 'Down With Tyranny' on surprisingly good odds for progressives in KS, GA, MT, CA; Also: Tons of breaking news today...

Travel Ban Blocked Again; Trump’s Draconian Budget Cuts; Good News for Voters in GA, TX: ‘BradCast’ 3/16/2017

52 years following LBJ's Voting Rights Act speech, and four since the VRA was gutted by SCOTUS, two recent cases prove it's still much needed...

DoJ Flips in Texas Photo ID Voting Case, Flops in Federal Court: ‘BradCast’ 3/3/2017

Guest: Slate's Mark Joseph Stern, reporting from the U.S. District Court hearing, says DoJ and state of Texas have 'really bungled this one'

Also: Mike Pence used a private email server for sensitive state business -- and got hacked. Lock him up!...

You Are Not Alone: Americans Suffering ‘Post-Election Stress Disorder’: ‘BradCast’ 2/28/2017

Guest: APA's Dr. Vaile Wright; Also: DoJ flips on discriminatory voting law; Hate-crime epidemic continues; Americans grow fond of Obamacare...

Appeals Court Upholds MD Ban on ‘Weapons of War’ and Other Encouraging News for a Change: ‘BradCast’ 2/22/2017

Guest: Attorney Mark Joseph Stern of Slate...

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Appeals Court Blocks Last Route for Voters to Challenge Violations of the Voting Rights Act: ‘BradCast’ 5/19/2025

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