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Hosted by Samuel Trapp · 🇺🇸 US · EN · 16 episodes
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Civic Outlaws is a weekly podcast about civil liberties, transparency, and the quiet ways power gets abused—rule by rule, policy by policy. We track real-world cases where agencies, regulators, and other unelected systems push past lawful authority, then we map out what the public can do next: documentation, public-records work, legal direction, and community-backed pressure. Episodes focus on active investigations and recurring problem areas like selective enforcement, surveillance expansion, HOA abuse, timeshare deception, and regulatory intimidation—especially where ordinary people feel boxed in and outgunned. Follow the investigations, updates, and ways to get involved at CivicOutlaws.com.
Samuel Trapp hosts Civic Outlaws, a news show with 16 episodes published.
Samuel Trapp widens the Civic Outlaws lens beyond the MOLAG lawsuit to ask three basic questions: Who has the authority, what process is provided, and what evidence exists beyond a government press release? The program e
Samuel Trapp examines MOLAG’s newly filed lawsuit challenging Missouri’s campaign against electronic amusement and gaming machines. He explains how liquor licenses are being used as leverage, questions whether search-war
Representative Jeff Vernetti joins Civic Outlaws to discuss Missouri’s VLT debate, the push for legislative clarity, and the impact of enforcement uncertainty on local businesses. Samuel Trapp examines ATC pressure, Cath
Today on Civic Outlaws, Samuel Trapp takes on Missouri’s gaming-machine crackdown, ATC pressure on liquor license holders, and Catherine Hannaway’s claim that there is “no gray area” for video lottery terminals. The epis
Civic Outlaws – Question Authority. Demand Accountability. Defend Liberty. Due to a technical glitch, the first few minutes of today's broadcast apparently exercised their constitutional right to remain silent. Unfortuna
On today’s Civic Outlaws, Samuel Trapp examines Missouri’s final day of legislative session and the state’s continuing failure to resolve gaming-machine regulation. The episode targets ATC overreach, Catherine Hanaway’s
Civic Outlaws turns its attention to Missouri’s gaming-machine and liquor-license landscape, introducing MOLAG — the Missouri Licensing Advocacy Group — as a new organized response for operators, licensees, and business
Today on Civic Outlaws, Samuel Trapp breaks down the controversial Flock camera surveillance system through the lens of the Schmidt v. Norfolk case now on appeal. From Supreme Court precedent in Carpenter to the broader
In today’s Civic Outlaws, Samuel Trapp digs into what he argues is a dangerous shift in Missouri: the replacement of courtroom proof with administrative punishment. Using the Torch litigation, ATC enforcement tactics, an
Missouri’s legal system is sending mixed signals—and businesses are paying the price. In this Civic Outlaws episode, Samuel Trapp breaks down the federal ruling targeting Torch gaming machines, the refusal of Missouri co
The April 3 episode of Civic Outlaws, Samuel Trapp takes on one of the messiest fights now unfolding in Missouri: the collision between ATC enforcement, Missouri Gaming Commission positions, local prosecutors, the Attorn
Missouri officials promise transparency—but deliver silence, inflated fees, and bureaucratic resistance. In this episode, Civic Outlaws exposes how Sunshine Law requests are being weaponized through outrageous costs and
This week on Civic Outlaws, Samuel Trapp takes aim at what he describes as a Jefferson City power grab: expanding ATC authority, shielding legislative communications, and tightening government control while dodging publi
What happens when a government agency’s authority is challenged in court — and within days discussions begin about expanding that same authority through legislation? In this episode of Civic Outlaws, Samuel Trapp examine
This morning on Civic Outlaws, Samuel Trapp breaks down Missouri House Bill 3154 and Senate Bill 1407, arguing they expand ATC discretion, broaden FBI-level background checks, and sweep in small-business minority owners
Today’s Civic Outlaws Friday broadcast digs into a question that should make any Missourian sit up straight: when a licensing agency starts labeling itself a “police department,” acting like one, and then the legislature
This morning on Civic Outlaws, we break down Missouri’s legislative response to Loper Bright and what it means for administrative power in the Show-Me State. With amendments to RSMo 536.140, courts are no longer required
Welcome to the first Civic Outlaws broadcast—recorded on DAM Radio and built to shine a floodlight on government creep. Samuel Trapp explains why Chevron-style deference mattered, what Loper Bright changed, and why Misso
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Civic Outlaws is hosted by Samuel Trapp. The show is categorised under news (politics) and has published 16 episodes.
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