Is SCOTUS Diluting Your Vote? (with Doug Jones)

About this episode

Doug Jones joins Preet Bharara and Joyce Vance to discuss redistricting, Supreme Court decisions on gerrymandering, and a federal judge's ruling on vindictive prosecution.

On this week’s Insider podcast, Doug Jones, former Senator from Alabama and current candidate for the state’s governor, joins Preet Bharara and Joyce Vance to break down redistricting efforts across the country, and the major recent Supreme Court decisions on gerrymandering and the dismantling of the Voting Rights Act. Doug also served as the U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of Alabama.  Then, they discuss a federal judge’s decision to dismiss the criminal charges against Kilmar Abrego Garcia on grounds of vindictive prosecution and what it means for similar cases involving famous defendants like former FBI Director James Comey and New York Attorney General Letitia James. We hope you’re finding CAFE Insider informative. Email us at letters@cafe.com with your suggestions and questions for Preet and Joyce.  Join Preet and Barb McQuade live at the 92NY on May 31st: cafe.com/barb Watch livestreams on YouTube or Substack . This podcast is brought to you by CAFE and Vox Media Podcast Network.  Executive Producer: Tamara Sepper; Supervising Producer: Jake Kaplan; Associate Producer: Claudia Hernández; Senior Audio Producer: Matthew Billy; CAFE Team: Celine Rohr…

People in this episode

Hosts: Preet Bharara, Joyce Vance

Guest: Doug Jones

Topics covered

• redistricting
• gerrymandering
• Voting Rights Act
• Supreme Court decisions
• criminal charges
• vindictive prosecution

Keywords

• SCOTUS
• vote dilution
• redistricting
• gerrymandering
• Voting Rights Act
• criminal charges
• vindictive prosecution

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: CAFE, Vox Media Podcast Network

Places: Alabama, Northern District of Alabama

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