

UNBIASED Politics
Jordan Berman
Get the facts, without the spin. UNBIASED offers a clear, impartial recap of US news, including politics, elections, legal news, and more. Hosted by lawyer Jordan Berman, each episode provides a recap of current political events plus breakdowns of complex concepts—like constitutional rights, recent Supreme Court rulings, and new legislation—in an easy-to-understand way. No personal opinions, just the facts you need to stay informed on the daily news that matters. If you miss how journalism used to be, you're in the right place.
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Jul 14, 2023 • 34min
DOJ Revokes Trump's Presidential Immunity, $90M Twitter Lawsuit, Synagogue Shooter Eligible for Death, CA Lawmakers Block Human Trafficking Bill, and More.
Deep Dive:1. Twitter Goes on the Offensive: Following a Recent Lawsuit Against It Alleging $500M in Unpaid Severance Pay, Twitter Filed Some Lawsuits of Its Own. One Against a Law Firm Over $90M and Another Against Data Scraping Entities in Texas (1:54)2. Pennsylvania Jury Finds Synagogue Shooter Eligible for Death Penalty; How This Trial Differs From Most (9:28)3. DOJ Revokes Presidential Immunity for Trump in E. Jean Carroll Defamation Suit. Why Now? (15:07)Notable Mentions:1. Jury Says Aretha Franklin's 2014 Handwritten Notes Found in Couch Cushions Constitute a Valid Will (20:55)2. Bank of America Agrees to Pay $250M in Fines and Compensation for Overcharging Customers, Opening Accounts Without Consent, and Withholding Credit Card Rewards (22:45)3. Hackers Linked to the Chinese-State Accessed Email Accounts Within the U.S. Government (24:40)4. FDA Approves First Over-the-Counter Birth Control Pill (26:01)5. California Lawmakers Block Measure Which Would Have Made Human Trafficking of a Minor a "Serious Felony" (27:11)6. FTC Sends OpenAI a 20-Page Investigative Demand (29:07)7. Elon Musk Announces Launch of AI Company With Goal of Creating "Safer AI" (30:54)If you enjoyed this episode, please leave me a review and share it with those you know that also appreciate unbiased news!Subscribe to Jordan's weekly free newsletter featuring hot topics in the news, trending lawsuits, and more.Follow Jordan on Instagram and TikTok.All sources for this episode can be found here. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Jul 11, 2023 • 32min
Netherlands Government Collapses, 1912 Massacre Reparations Lawsuit, US Drone Strike Kills ISIS Leader, FDIC Sued Over $1.9B, and MORE.
1. Netherlands Government Collapses Over Immigration Debate, But It's Not the First Time It's Collapsed (2:14)2. AI Software Companies, Including Meta, Facing Multiple Lawsuits; Accusations of Copyright Infringement, Invasion of Privacy, and More (12:22)3. Silicon Valley Bank Financial Group Sues FDIC Over Its Retention of $1.93B (18:37)4. United States Carries Out Successful Drone Strike Killing ISIS Leader (24:04)5. Larry Nassar, Former USA Gymnastics Coach, Stabbed Multiple Times in Florida Prison (25:54)6. Biden Visits Europe For NATO Summit; Here's What His Itinerary Looks Like (27:20)7. Oklahoma Judge Dismisses Lawsuit Seeking Reparations for 1912 Tulsa Massacre (28:40)If you enjoyed this episode, please leave me a review and share it with those you know that also appreciate unbiased news!Subscribe to Jordan's weekly free newsletter featuring hot topics in the news, trending lawsuits, and more.Follow Jordan on Instagram, TikTok, and YouTube.All sources for this episode can be found here. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Jul 7, 2023 • 46min
Judge Restricts Biden Admin’s Contact with Social Media Platforms, Twitter Sends Meta Cease-and-Desist, Japan’s Radioactive Release, OceanGate Suspends Business Activities, and MORE.
1. Breakdown of 303 Creative v. Elenis; Majority Opinion and Dissent; The Mystery Behind the Same-Sex Couple’s Wedding Website Inquiry (2:15)2. Judge Restricts Biden Administration’s Contact with Social Media Platforms; Administration Appealed (16:04)3. Fourth of July Gun Violence Data and Statistics; How Does This Year Compare to Years Past; Why We Need Transparency From the Media (23:53)4. Food Delivery Apps Sue NYC Over New Minimum Wage Law (36:13)5. Trump’s Aide, Walt Nauta, Pleads Not Guilty to Six Counts in Connection to Classified Documents Case (38:09)6. Japan to Release Treated Radioactive Water Into Pacific Ocean (39:15)7. JetBlue to End Northeast Alliance with American Airlines Following Judge’s Order. American Seemingly Not “On Board” ;) (41:12)8. OceanGate Announces Suspension of All Business Activity Following Titan Implosion (42:43) 9. Twitter Sends Meta Cease-and-Desist Letter Over New Threads App (43:23)If you enjoyed this episode, please leave me a review and share it with those you know that also appreciate unbiased news!Subscribe to Jordan's weekly free newsletter featuring hot topics in the news, trending lawsuits, and more.Follow Jordan on Instagram, TikTok, and YouTube.All sources for this episode can be found here. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Jun 30, 2023 • 39min
SCOTUS Ends Affirmative Action, Trump Sues E. Jean Carroll, NYC to Charge for Traffic, New Details in Epstein’s Suicide and MORE.
1. New York Announces Congestion Pricing Plan Making Manhattan the First U.S. City to Implement Such a Plan (1:34)2. Moore v. Harper Explained; What is the Independent State Legislature Theory and Why Did the Court Refuse to Adopt It? (6:44)3. SCOTUS Ends Affirmative Action; Here’s What the Decision Says (14:11)Notable Mentions (2 Minutes or Less)4. Anderson Aldrich Pleads Guilty to Murder and Attempted Murder; Receives Life Plus 2,200 Years (31:15) (**The Defendant's Name is Anderson Aldrich, Not "Andrew" as Mistakenly Stated in the Episode.)5. DOJ Watchdog Releases Report Singling Out Prison Employees for "Misconduct" and "Dereliction of Duties" Leading up to Epstein’s Suicide (32:02)6. Google Backtracks on Drag Show Event for Pride Month After Internal Petition Circulates Claiming Religious Discrimination (33:19)7. Donald Trump Countersues E. Jean Carroll - Also Alleging Defamation (34:27)8. Florida Jury Acquits Scot Peterson, the School Resource Officer on Duty the Day 17 Were Killed at Marjory Stoneman Douglas (36:20)If you enjoyed this episode, please leave me a review and share it with those you know that also appreciate unbiased news!Subscribe to Jordan's weekly free newsletter featuring hot topics in the news, trending lawsuits, and more.Follow Jordan on Instagram, TikTok, and YouTube.All sources for this episode can be found here. Moore v. Harper Episode on Apple Podcasts.Moore v. Harper Episode on Spotify. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Jun 27, 2023 • 30min
Prigozhin’s Rebellion, IRS Whistleblower Testimony Re: Hunter Biden, SCOTUS Paves Way for New Louisiana Congressional Maps.
1. Prigozhin’s Attempted Rebellion: The Wagner Group, the Cause of the Rebellion, and the Terms of the Alleged Deal (1:37)2. Whistleblowers’ Testimony Re: Hunter Biden Investigation Explained (8:09)3. SCOTUS Paves the Way for the Redrawing of Louisiana Congressional Map; Turns Down Case Surrounding Ability of Lawmakers to Sue Federal Agencies (22:05)If you enjoyed this episode, please leave me a review and share it with those you know that also appreciate unbiased news!Subscribe to Jordan's weekly free newsletter featuring hot topics in the news, trending lawsuits, and more.Follow Jordan on Instagram, TikTok, and YouTube.All sources for this episode can be found here. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Jun 23, 2023 • 33min
Hunter Biden, FTC Sues Amazon…Again, New SCOTUS Decisions, Titan’s Catastrophic Implosion, and More.
1. Hunter Biden: the Charges, the Agreement, Plea Deal v. Pretrial Diversion, and the Judge Overseeing the Case (2:02)2. FTC Sues Amazon for Nonconsensual Enrollment in Amazon Prime and Intentionally Complicating the Cancellation Process (8:46)3. SCOTUS Released New Decisions on Thursday; Here’s What They Say (17:50)4. U.S. Coast Guard Deems All Five on Board Submersible Deceased Due to Catastrophic Implosion (26:58)5. Special Counsel John Durham Testifies Before Congress Re: His Findings Surrounding the FBI Probe into Election Meddling (29:01)6. Fed Chair, Jerome Powell, Testifies Before Congress About Inflation and Future Interest Rate Hikes (29:44)7. Pentagon Announces It Overestimated Value of Military Supplies Sent to Ukraine by $6.2B (30:20)8. Investigators Say Bryan Kohberger’s DNA Swab is a Statistical Match to DNA Found at Murder Scene (31:43)If you enjoyed this episode, please leave me a review and share it with those you know that also appreciate unbiased news!Subscribe to Jordan's weekly free newsletter featuring hot topics in the news, trending lawsuits, and more.Follow Jordan on Instagram, TikTok, and YouTube.All sources for this episode can be found here. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Jun 20, 2023 • 29min
Blinken Visits China, Synagogue Shooter Faces Death, Florida’s Recent Execution, and the Missing Submersible.
1. U.S. Secretary of State Visits China Attempting to Ease Tensions; Why Tension? What Was Expected to Happen vs. What Actually Happened (1:14)2. Jury Finds Pittsburg Synagogue Shooter Guilty; The Charges He Faced and What to Expect at the Sentencing Phase (9:48)3. Florida Executes Inmate, Duane Owen, via Lethal Injection; His Appeal Attempt, Final Meal and Final Words (17:11)4. Submersible Meant To Dive to Titanic Wreckage Loses Contact With Ship; Here’s What The Search and Rescue Operation Looks Like (20:16)If you enjoyed this episode, please leave me a review and share it with those you know that also appreciate unbiased news!Subscribe to Jordan's weekly free newsletter featuring hot topics in the news, trending lawsuits, and more.Follow Jordan on Instagram, TikTok, and YouTube.All sources for this episode can be found here. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Jun 16, 2023 • 35min
Daniel Penny Indicted, Fed Pauses Hikes…For Now, Ex-Starbucks Employee Awarded $26.5M, Bipartisan AI Legislation, Plus New SCOTUS Decisions
1. Update: Daniel Penny Indicted for Jordan Neely Death on NYC Subway (2:59)2. Fed Announces Pause on Interest Rate Hikes….For Now; What This Means and What to Expect Going Forward (5:24)3. NJ Jury Awards Former Starbucks Employee $25.6M in Wrongful Termination Suit; Why She’ll Only See a Fraction of that Amount (10:29)4. Two U.S. Senators Introduce Bipartisan AI Legislation to Allow for Civil and Criminal Liability for Online Platforms (21:26)5. SCOTUS Released Three New Decisions on Thursday; Here’s What They Say (26:01)If you enjoyed this episode, please leave me a review and share it with those you know that also appreciate unbiased news!Subscribe to Jordan's weekly free newsletter featuring hot topics in the news, trending lawsuits, and more.Follow Jordan on Instagram, TikTok, and YouTube.All sources for this episode can be found here. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Jun 13, 2023 • 29min
JP Morgan/Epstein Victims $290M Settlement, DOE Student Loan Payment Update, Recent Execution, Trump's Federal Indictment
1. JP Morgan Reaches Tentative $290M Settlement with Epstein Victims (2:29)2. Department of Education Announces Student Loan Payment Pause to Resume September 1st (7:13)3. Missouri Executes Inmate, Michael Tisius, via Lethal Injection (10:36)4. Donald Trump Federal Indictment Unsealed; Here's What it Says (15:36)If you enjoyed this episode, please leave me a review and share it with those you know that also appreciate unbiased news!Subscribe to Jordan's weekly free newsletter featuring hot topics in the news, trending lawsuits, and more.Follow Jordan on Instagram, TikTok, and YouTube.All sources for this episode can be found here. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Jun 9, 2023 • 33min
SCOTUS Upholds Voting Rights Act, NYC Sues its Neighbors, CNN Ousts Licht, District Seeks Dismissal in Teacher Shooting Suit
1. SCOTUS Rules in Favor of Minority Voters in Allen v. Milligan Upholding Section 2 of Voting Rights Act (3:12)2. School District Seeks to Dismiss Lawsuit Filed by Teacher Shot by 6-Year-Old Student; Student's Mother Facing Additional Charges (18:01)3. New York City Sues Thirty Neighboring NY Counties for Taking Action to Prohibit the Transfer of Migrants (24:22)4. Chris Licht Out at CNN (28:41)If you enjoyed this episode, please leave me a review and share it with those you know that also appreciate unbiased news!Subscribe to Jordan's weekly free newsletter featuring hot topics in the news, trending lawsuits, and more. Follow Jordan on Instagram, TikTok, and YouTube. All sources for this episode can be found here. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices