Broken Law

By American Constitution Society

Ever feel like the law is stacked against you? It probably is. Broken Law speaks truth to power in discussing how our laws and legal system serve the few at the expense of the many. This is where l

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The podcast currently has 176 episodes available.

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May 27, 2025 Episode 175: Defending Academic Freedom
In recent weeks, the Trump Administration has escalated intimidation efforts against Harvard University and other private colleges, by canceling billions in federal funding and threatening to revoke tax-exempt status unless the schools make major changes to their hiring and teaching practices. Andrew Manuel Crespo joins Taongal Leslie to discuss the legal strategies behind the administration's attacks on higher education and how the academy can defend its independence.
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Host: Lindsay Langholz, Senior Director of Policy and Program, ACS
Guest: Andrew Manuel Crespo, Morris Wasserstein Public Interest Professor of Law at Harvard University and General Counsel of AAUP-Harvard Faculty Chapter
Link: Complaint, AAUP-Harvard v. United States Dept. of Justice
Link: Federal Workers Legal Defense Network
Link: ACS National Convention Series
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May 13, 2025 Episode 174: The New Civil War Over Reproduction
Far from satisfied with Dobbs, the antiabortion movement is energized and taking aim at their next objective - fetal personhood. Mary Ziegler, author of Personhood: The New Civil War over Reproduction, joins Lindsay Langholz to discuss the antiabortion movement’s historical aims, where they are focused three years after the fall of Roe v. Wade, and how President Trump’s second term factors into those plans.
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Host: Lindsay Langholz, Senior Director of Policy and Program, ACS
Guest: Mary Ziegler, Martin Luther King Jr. Professor of Law, UC Davis School of Law
Link: Personhood: The New Civil War over Reproduction, by Mary Ziegler
Link: Trump’s New Abortion Pill Decision Was a Big Surprise. Here’s What It Really Means., by Mary Ziegler
Link: Pregnancy Justice
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April 29, 2025 Episode 173: The First 100 Days
President Trump's first 100 days of his second term have been unlike any other in the modern American presidency. The ACS Programs Team joins to discuss the major actions taken by the Administration in its opening weeks, shine a light on some of the actions Trump has taken that have slipped under the radar, and reflect on how the federal courts have responded.
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Host: Lindsay Langholz, Senior Director of Policy and Program, ACS
Guest: Christopher Wright Duroocher, Vice President of Policy and Program, ACS
Guest: Valerie Nannery, Senior Director of Policy and Program, ACS

Guest: Taonga Leslie, Director of Policy and Program for Racial Justice, ACS
Guest: Senger Joseph, Associate, ACS

Link: Litigation Tracker: Legal Challenges to Trump Administration Actions
Link: Rise Up Federal Worker Legal Defense Network
Link: ACS Notice and Comment Project
Link: May Day 2025 Events
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April 15, 2025 Episode 172: A "Bloodless Coup" Underway in North Carolina
Over five months after voters cast their ballots to elect a North Carolina Supreme Court Justice, the election remains uncertified. The losing candidate has taken to the courts in an attempt to change the rules of the contest long after Election Day and, so far, two state courts have been willing to do so. Lindsay Langholz joins Christopher Wright Durocher to discuss the legal case at the heart of this election contest, the courts who have and will be hearing the case, and what it could mean for the rest of the country.
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Host: Christopher Wright Durocher, Vice President of Policy and Program
Guest: Lindsay Langholz, Senior Director of Policy and Program, ACS
Link: Griffin v. State Board of Elections Case Tracker, State Court Report

Link: Justice Earls' Opinion, Griffin v. State Board of Elections

Link: North Carolina’s ongoing descent into authoritarianism, by Melissa Price Kromm
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April 01, 2025 Episode 171: Taking DOGE to Court
There have been over 100 lawsuits challenging many of the early actions of the second Trump Administration. Kate Huddleston joins Lindsay Langholz to discuss the details of one, Campaign Legal Center's recently filed lawsuit challenging the Department of Government Efficiency's power grab.
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Host: Lindsay Langholz, Senior Director of Policy and Program
Guest: Kate Huddleston, Senior Legal Counsel, Campaign Legal Center
Link: Litigation Tracker: Legal Challenges to Trump Administration Actions

Link: CLC Sues to Stop Elon Musk and DOGE’s Lawless, Unconstitutional Power Grab, Kate Huddleston & Maha Quadri

Link: Cases and Actions: Japanese American Citizens League v. Musk, Campaign Legal Center
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March 18, 2025 Episode 170: Public Policy and Religious Exemptions Collide Again, and Again, at SCOTUS
The Court is entering its final stretch of oral arguments for the 2024-2025 term and they will be hearing four important cases with significant First Amendment implications, particularly when it comes to the separation of church and state. Hirsh Joshi joins Lindsay Langholz to discuss the tension between public policy goals and religiously motivated exemptions in each of these cases.

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Host: Lindsay Langholz, Senior Director of Policy and Program
Guest: Hirsh Joshi, Attorney and Patrick O’Reiley Legal Fellow, Freedom From Religion Foundation
Link: Episode 155: Livin' On a Prayer As States Push Church Into Classrooms featuring Elizabeth Cavell

Link: We Dissent Podcast

Link: Brief of the Freedom From Religion Foundation as Amicus Curiae in Catholic Charities Bureau v. Wisconsin Labor & Industry Review Commission
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March 04, 2025 Episode 169: We Are in a Constitutional Crisis
More than 950 law scholars from around the country have signed on to a bipartisan letter decrying President Trump’s slew of illegal executive orders and actions. Christopher Wright Durocher talks with principal author and coordinator of the letter Kent Greenfield about what prompted these scholars to speak out and where this crisis may lead.

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Host: Christopher Wright Durocher, Vice President of Policy and Program
Guest: Kent Greenfield, Professor and Dean’s Distinguished Scholar, Boston College Law School
Link: More than 950 Law Scholars Sound Alarm on Constitutional Crisis

Link: “We Believe We Are in a Constitutional Crisis”: Law Professors and Law Teachers Stand Against Administration's Illegal and Unconstitutional Actions

Link: Why Shouldn’t the President Be Able to Fire Who He Wants in the Executive Branch?, by Shirin Ali
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February 18, 2025 Episode 168: Confronting the War on Immigrants
Perhaps more than any other issue, harsh immigration enforcement has defined President Trump’s political career. Since returning to office, the President has moved to end birthright citizenship, authorized ICE to raid schools and churches, and announced plans for mass detention centers on Guantanamo. Professors Ana Raquel Minian and Amanda Frost join Taonga Leslie to help us make sense of the raft of anti-immigrant actions and what they mean for our civil and constitutional rights more broadly.
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Host: Taonga Leslie, Director of Policy and Program for Racial Justice
Guest: Ana Raquel Minian, Associate Professor of History, Stanford University
Guest: Amanda Frost, David Lurton Massee, Jr., Professor of Law, University of Virginia School of Law
Link: Immigrant Defense Project

Link: Welcome.US

Link: How to Talk About Immigration in Divisive Times, by Beth Hallowell
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February 04, 2025 Episode 167: TikTok, Adult Content, and the First Amendment's Big Month at the Court
The Supreme Court recently heard two cases that could have significant implications for the way we live our lives online. Gautam Hans joins Lindsay Langholz to reflect on the arguments made to the Court, how to interpret the TikTok v. Garland decision and chaotic aftermath, and why we should all care about broad restrictions on adult content websites.

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Host: Lindsay Langholz, Senior Director of Policy and Program
Guest: Gautam Hans, Clinical Professor of Law and Director of the Civil Rights and Civil Liberties Clinic, Cornell Law School
Link: Brief of First Amendment and Internet Law Professors, TikTok v. Garland

Link: How Samuel Alito got canceled from the Supreme Court social media majority, by Joan Biskupic

Link: ACS Supreme Court Preview 2024-2025
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January 21, 2025 Episode 166: What's Next for DEI?
From the first Trump Administration's executive order restricting equity and inclusion discussions across the federal government to the Supreme Court's decision in Students for Fair Admissions, the last few years have seen significant legal attacks on diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) programs. David Glasgow joins Taonga Leslie to discuss the historical context of DEI, the current state of play as we enter a second Trump Administration, and potential opportunities for individuals and companies to be doing more.

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Host: Taonga Leslie, Director of Policy and Program for Racial Justice
Guest: David Glasgow, Executive Director, Meltzer Center for Diversity, Inclusion, and Belonging
Link: What Trump’s Second Term Could Mean for DEI, by by Kenji Yoshino, David Glasgow, and Christina Joseph

Link: Advancing DEI Initiative, Meltzer Center for Diversity Inclusion and Belonging

Link: Anti-DEI Legislation Tracker, Council on Social Work Education

Link: American Pride Rises
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