Democracy & Destiny
Democracy & Destiny
Podcast Description
This is the new podcast by Professor Ciara Torres-Spelliscy @profciara.bsky.social
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The podcast covers themes related to campaign finance, political corruption, and technology's impact on democracy. Episodes feature in-depth discussions on cases like Sam Bankman-Fried's alleged campaign finance crimes and the corruption of ex-Congressman George Santos. Specific focus areas include the implications of Citizens United v. FEC and the effects of disinformation and dark money in politics, as seen in episodes featuring notable guests like Senator Sheldon Whitehouse and law expert Larry Lessig.
This is the new podcast by Professor Ciara Torres-Spelliscy @profciara.bsky.social
This episode includes reading from the Supreme Court’s new corruption case Kousisis v. US, an excerpt of Corporatocracy, and an interview with Professor Richard Hassen of UCLA Law school and the Safeguarding Democracy Project. Professors Hasen and Torres-Spelliscy discuss NY v. Trump, Georgia v. Trump, Trump v. US aka the presidential immunity decision, McDonnell v. US, Rucho v. Common Cause, Shelby County v. Holder, Brnovich v. DNC, Bush v. Gore, and Buckley v. Valeo among other election law topics. This also includes the adventures of @ProfCiara’s labradoodle.
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