Full Show 8/7/2026: AG Murrill justifies her high-stakes hunt for secret phone logs and leaked grand jury communications

On today's show, Newell shares his thoughts on the American Association of University Professors (AAUP) endorsing Abdul El-Sayed for the U.S. Senate in Michigan's Democratic primary, marking the first national political endorsement in the 111-year history of the organization. Then, Newell has on Louisiana Attorney General Liz Murrill to explain why she is taking special prosecutor Laurie White and Orleans Parish DA Jason Williams into civil court in a high-stakes hunt for secret records, phone logs, and leaked grand jury communications, Councilwoman Kathy Seiden joins to unpack the results of the parish’s first-ever Housing Needs Assessment and what the data actually means for future development, infrastructure, and preserving St. Tammany's quality of life, Blair duQuesnay, Chair of Citizens for 1 Greater New Orleans, to discuss the escalating turmoil at the regional Flood Protection Authority, from the abrupt firing of the levee police chief Joshua Rondeno and high-stakes severance lawsuits to growing demands for transparency in state investigations, and New Orleans City Council President JP Morrell to talk about what this historic overhaul means for your water bill, your neighborhood's flood risk, and whether top leadership at the troubled utility will be holding onto their jobs.