'BradCast' 12/26/2022 (Encore: Slate's Mark Joseph Stern on 'Moore v. Harper' and same-sex marriage law)

Published: Dec. 26, 2022, 9:03 p.m.

b"Encore: Original air-date 12/8/2022. WBNA star Brittney Griner released in prisoner swap with Russia. US House passes Respect For Marriage Act protecting same-sex and interracial marriages; most Republicans voted against it. Slate's SCOTUS expert Mark Joseph Stern explains the landmark new law, and delves into the wildly dangerous case heard by the Supreme Court this week, 'Moore v. Harper,' focused on Republicans' fringe 'independent state legislature' theory that would grant gerrymandered state legislatures the absolute, unreviewable power over federal elections. Stern also explains the case of an anti-LGBTQ website designer who pre-emptively sued for the right to discriminate. DOJ request Trump be held in contempt for failing to turn over all classified government documents he stole. Plus Desi Doyen has our latest 'Green News Report.'"