Ep 262 — Any Time Now, SCOTUS!
Sep 11, 2026 · 59m
Summary
Hosts Liz Dye and Andrew Torres discuss the Supreme Court’s denial of a stay on a federal order blocking mail-in ballot verification, alongside the Fourth Circuit’s ruling against mandatory immigration detention. The episode details the chaotic legal battle over Missouri’s gerrymandered congressional map, where a federal judge’s order was quickly overturned by the Supreme Court after the state supreme court ruled the new map invalid. They also cover the denial of bail for the Tate brothers in an extradition case and Hasbro’s response to the Department of Homeland Security’s unauthorized use…
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Introduction: Missouri gerrymander and mail-in ballots
Cribbage league and listener giveaway joke
Fourth Circuit rules on mandatory immigration detention
Supreme Court review of U.S. Attorney appointments
Romanian brothers extradition and detention burden
DHS uses Optimus Prime image in ad
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Supreme Court and First Circuit block mail-in ballot rule
Missouri gerrymander: HB 1 and veto referendum
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Missouri Supreme Court orders use of 2022 map
Judge Clark overrules state and US Supreme Courts
Contempt hearing against Secretary Hoskins
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Census citizenship question and 14th Amendment 'person'
Doofus of the Day: James Pearson
Outro and subscription call to action
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