Daily Episode 161 - This Week in Fascism #25

About this episode

The episode discusses various political and legal issues, including actions by the Trump administration and the Supreme Court's impact on voting rights.

Sources: Southern Poverty Law Center indicted for fraud, money laundering - POLITICO Trump admin coerced removal of ICE trackers, court says ICE official behind warehouse detention camps quits after tense congressional hearing Leaked Memos Reveal Just How Much the Supreme Court Has Betrayed the Constitution Supreme Court Shadow Docket Tracker — Challenges to Trump Administration Actions | Brennan Center for Justice FBI Director Patel sues Atlantic, says story about his drinking false The Internet’s Favorite Lawyer Says We’re Living Through ‘Multiple Watergates per Week’ | WIRED Resolution to block the sale of 12,000 bombs to Israel (119_SJRES_138) Trump, IRS in talks to settle US president's $10 billion lawsuit | Reuters Rep. Roy Introduces MAMDANI Act to Denaturalize and Deport Marxists and Islamic Fundamentalists | Representative Chip Roy Supreme Court Is Poised to Gut Remaining Protections of the Voting Rights Act | Truthout Exclusive: Trump administration blocking appointments to key panel overseeing voting machines, officials say - Democracy Docket Trump DOJ loses again, now 0 for 5 on voter roll cases, as court rejects Rhode Island lawsuit - Democracy Docket Viktor…

People in this episode

Hosts: Kory, Kellan

Topics covered

• fascism
• politics
• law
• Supreme Court
• voting rights
• Trump administration
• current events

Keywords

• fascism
• Trump
• Supreme Court
• voting rights
• politics
• law
• MAMDANI Act
• Southern Poverty Law Center
• ICE
• Democracy Docket

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Southern Poverty Law Center, POLITICO, ICE, Supreme Court, Brennan Center for Justice, Atlantic, WIRED, Democracy Docket, Truthout, Trump administration

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