About this episode

The episode discusses recent political events and Supreme Court rulings with insights from former DOJ official Lisa Graves.

On today's 'BradCast': Trump's ceasefire with Iran is failing, as predicted. Maine's Democratic U.S. Senate candidate Graham Platner has withdrawn from the race. A federal judge ordered Donald Trump to pay writer E. Jean Carroll the $5.8 million he owes her after being found guilty of sexual abuse. LISA GRAVES, former Deputy Asst. U.S. Attorney General, discusses major rulings handed down by the U.S. Supreme Court's corrupted rightwing supermajority this term that broke with decades of precedent and relied on invented doctrines to achieve their preferred political outcomes. Graves explains Chief Justice John Roberts' decades-long agenda to increase presidential power; roll back voting rights, civil rights, and regulations that rein in corporate power and billionaires influencing elections; critical court reforms; why Trump attorney Todd Blanche must not be confirmed as U.S. Attorney General; and much more.

People in this episode

Host: Brad Friedman

Guest: Lisa Graves

Topics covered

• Trump's ceasefire with Iran
• U.S. Senate race
• Supreme Court rulings
• voting rights
• civil rights
• corporate power
• court reforms

Keywords

• Trump
• Iran
• Supreme Court
• voting rights
• civil rights
• Lisa Graves
• John Roberts
• E. Jean Carroll
• Graham Platner

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: U.S. Supreme Court, Department of Justice, U.S. Attorney General, Republican SCOTUS Majority

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