Mississippi’s Ongoing Efforts to Disenfranchise Black Voters Feat. Arekia Bennett-Scott
Mississippi passed a bill to create an unelected court system in Jackson, a city with a Black population of over 80%, with judges appointed entirely by white state officials. Unfortunately, the propos...
24 Feb 202338min
Blue States Can Do Better
There are 17 states where Democrats control the governorship and both chambers of the state legislature. These so-called “trifectas” should use their power to pass robust legislation to protect the ri...
17 Feb 202337min
What’s Next on SCOTUS’ Docket?
The U.S. Supreme Court is already poised to issue decisions in two major elections cases that could fundamentally alter American democracy, but there are more voting rights cases coming its way. Marc ...
10 Feb 202345min
Intimidating Voters Is Not Peachy
A major voter intimidation case out of Georgia went to court this week. Fair Fight Action sued True the Vote, a Texas-based, right-wing "election integrity" group, for illegally intimidating voters af...
3 Feb 202333min
North Carolina Republicans Want a Redo
Update: On Feb. 3, 2023, the North Carolina Supreme Court agreed to rehear both cases. Find out more here. North Carolina’s Republican-controlled Legislature wants the newly red state Supreme Court t...
27 Jan 202326min
The Judiciary Needs Reform feat. Senator Sheldon Whitehouse
On the 13th anniversary of Citizens United and the 50th anniversary of Roe v. Wade, we’re joined by special guest Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse (D-R.I.) to discuss issues facing the judiciary and the networ...
20 Jan 202341min
Ohio's New Voter Suppression Law
In a bonus episode of Defending Democracy, Marc and Paige discuss Ohio’s new voter suppression law, exactly what it does, why it’s so harmful to voters and the lawsuit already filed challenging it. Se...
10 Jan 202332min
