Rotten To The Court
What A Day15 Okt 2020

Rotten To The Court

Amy Coney Barrett appeared for her last day of Senate questioning yesterday and gave more evasive non-responses. Today is the final day of the hearings, and will feature witness testimony on Barrett’s nomination.

Brian Fallon is the executive director of Demand Justice, a group which pushes for progressive structural reforms and political hardball when it comes to the judiciary. We spoke to him about Barrett’s confirmation and what Democrats need to do differently to fix the courts.

And in headlines: 5.2 million people in the country won’t be able to vote because of felony convictions, Europe faces a second wave of Covid-19, and a major scandal in the Federal Duck Stamp Contest. Plus, Crooked's own Erin Ryan fills in for Akilah Hughes.

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New EPA To Argue Greenhouse Gases Are Totally Fine

Sometime this week, the Trump Administration is expected to launch an assault on one of the major cornerstones of U.S. climate policy, known as the 'endangerment finding.' It's the scientific conclusi...

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Immigration Lawyer Details Horrific Conditions at ICE Detention Centers

Immigration Lawyer Details Horrific Conditions at ICE Detention Centers

The Trump Administration is quickly ramping up its efforts to arrest and deport as many undocumented immigrants as possible, now that extra money is starting to roll in thanks to President Donald Trum...

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Trump Targets Obama, Deflects From Epstein

Trump Targets Obama, Deflects From Epstein

While pressure mounts on the White House to release documents related to the late convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, President Donald Trump is doing his damndest to turn the public’s attention to...

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Mike Johnson Staves Off Epstein Vote

Mike Johnson Staves Off Epstein Vote

House lawmakers will start their Summer break a few days early today, vacating the capital until September. They’re leaving early because Republican Speaker Mike Johnson is trying desperately – desper...

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A Look At Trump And Epstein's History

A Look At Trump And Epstein's History

Despite President Donald Trump's best efforts, his administration can't escape the conspiracies swirling around convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein — conspiracies Trump and his allies helped stoke ...

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How AI Is Weaponizing Voicemail

How AI Is Weaponizing Voicemail

As artificial intelligence programs become more widely accessible, so too do increasingly sophisticated deepfake scams that take advantage of the technology. Earlier this month, the State Department c...

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Inside 'Alligator Alcatraz' with Rep. Maxwell Frost

Inside 'Alligator Alcatraz' with Rep. Maxwell Frost

Alligator Alcatraz, a pop-up immigration detention center in the Florida Everglades, has been touted by members of the Trump Administration as an ‘efficient and low cost way’ to carry out the presiden...

18 Jul 202525min

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