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 202 episodes available.

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May 26, 2026 Episode 201: Corruption of and Through the Pardon Power
Recent reporting suggests the President is flirting with issuing more blanket pardons for political allies and those willing to court his favor. Liz Oyer joins Lindsay Langholz to discuss how the president's pardon power has been used (and abused) in recent years and to understand just how far outside the norms we have strayed.
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Host: Lindsay Langholz, Vice President of Policy and Program
Guest: Liz Oyer of Lawyer Oyer, Former United States Pardon Attorney
Link: Justice Dept. Sets Up $1.8 Billion Fund That Could Funnel Money to Trump Allies, by Glenn Thrush, Andrew Duehren, & Alan Feuer
Link: Trump Promises Mass Pardons to Staff Before Leaving Office, by Josh Dawsey
Link: Lawyer Oyer
Link: Register Here for ACS's 2026 National Convention
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Broken Law: About the law, who it serves, and who it doesn’t.
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Production House: Flint Stone Media
Copyright of American Constitution Society 2025.
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May 12, 2026 Episode 200: Never Give Up
It has been a tough few weeks for democracy. The US Supreme Court's recent demolition of what remained of the Voting Rights Act, the Virginia Supreme Court's decision to trump the express will of Virginia voters to redraw congressional lines, and southern state legislatures racing to the bottom to strip Black voters of political power have weighed heavily on us all. For our 200th episode, Joyce Vance joins Valerie Nannery to discuss her book, Giving Up Is Unforgivable: A Manual for Keeping a Democracy, and what it will take from all of us to save our democracy.
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Host: Valerie Nannery, Senior Director of Policy and Program
Guest: Joyce Vance, Distinguished Professor of the Practice of Law, The University of Alabama School of Law; ACS Board Member
Link: Giving Up is Unforgivable: A Manual for Keeping a Democracy, by Joyce Vance
Link: Civil Discourse with Joyce Vance
Link: ACS 2026 National Convention details and registration
Link: Register Here for ACS's 2026 National Convention
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Production House: Flint Stone Media
Copyright of American Constitution Society 2025.
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April 28, 2026 Episode 199: Democracy Needs Heroes
As ACS staff prepares for our 2026 National Convention in Washington, DC, we invite you to revisit two highlights of our 2024 convention for a little inspiration and encourage you to join us for this year's event if you are able. Judge Carlton Reeves (S.D. Miss.) and then-New Jersey Attorney General Matt Platkin delivered remarks on the legacy of Brown v. Board of Education, the role attorneys and law students can play as social engineers, and being a hero for democracy.
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Host: Lindsay Langholz, Vice President of Policy and Program
Guest: Hon. Carlton Reeves, District Judge, Southern District of Mississippi; Chair, U.S. Sentencing Commission
Guest: Matt Platkin, 62nd Attorney General of New Jersey; Partner, Platkin LLP
Link: Register Here for ACS's 2026 National Convention
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Production House: Flint Stone Media
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April 14, 2026 Episode 198: The Fight to Free DC
Since January 2025, the District of Columbia and its more than 700,000 residents have been under near-constant attack by both the Executive and Legislative branches of the federal government. The federal officials attempting to control the District through legislative action and physical force are not elected by D.C. residents and are not accountable to them. Keya Chatterjee joins Broken Law to describe what has been happening, why everyone should care, and how people are fighting for the right of the people of D.C. to govern themselves.
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Host: Valerie Nannery, Senior Director of Policy and Program
Guest: Keya Chatterjee, Executive Director, Free DC
Link: May Day DC
Link: Anti-DC Congressional Bills Attempt Federal Takeover of DC Criminal Justice and Home Rule, Maryland State & DC AFL-CIO
Link: Putting D.C. in the Chain of Command: Congress Should Reform the DC National Guard’s Outdated and Dangerous Command Structure, by Elizabeth Goitein
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Production House: Flint Stone Media
Copyright of American Constitution Society 2025.
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March 31, 2026 Episode 197: People v. The Court
The Roberts Court has recently used its docket to indulge in growing antidemocratic tendencies, collecting power for itself as it shuts the courthouse doors on those seeking to vindicate their constitutional rights and uphold checks and balances. David Sloss joins Lindsay Langholz to discuss his new book, People v. The Court: The Next Revolution in Constitutional Law, and how power might be rebalanced through a change in judicial review standards.
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Host: Lindsay Langholz, Vice President of Policy and Program
Guest: David Sloss, John A. and Elizabeth H. Sutro Professor of Law, Santa Clara University School of Law
Link: People v. The Court: The Next Revolution in Constitutional Law, by David Sloss
Link: The Roberts Court's Assault on Democracy, by Judge Lynn Adelman

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March 17, 2026 Episode 196: Politicized Mergers as a Threat to the Rule of Law
What trust remains in antitrust enforcement under the Second Trump Administration? Diana Moss joins Lindsay Langholz to discuss the Nexstar-Tegna merger, what impact the deal would have on consumers, and why the politicization of regulatory bodies like the FCC threatens due process and the rule of law.
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Host: Lindsay Langholz, Vice President of Policy and Program
Guest: Dr. Diana Moss, Vice President and Director of Competition Policy, Progressive Policy Institute
Link: The Nexstar-Tegna Merger Will Raise Your Cable Bill, and Then Some, by Diana Moss
Link: Resisting the Politicization of Antitrust and Regulation, by Diana Moss
Link: Competition, Progressive Policy Institute
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March 03, 2026 Episode 195: Bringing the Constitution to the Classroom
Katie Gima and Jess Zalph join Ashley Erickson to discuss ACS's Constitution in the Classroom program, including a look at newly released curriculum entitled "Separation of Church and State and the U.S. Constitution" and how to bring this important piece of civic education to a classroom near you.
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Host: Ashley Erickson, Senior Director of Network Advancement
Guest: Katie Gima, Senior Director of Legal Programs & Networking, Americans United for Separation of Church and State
Guest: Jess Zalph, Constitutional Litigation Fellow, Americans United for Separation of Church and State
Link: Constitution in the Classroom

Link: Elementary School Lesson Plan

Link: Middle School Lesson Plan

Link: High School Lesson Plan
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February 17, 2026 Episode 194: How Close to Autocracy Are We?
Kim Lane Scheppele joins Valerie Nannery to discuss how America’s slide into autocracy is similar to and different from autocratic shifts around the world, how far America is on the path to autocracy, and what we can all do to stop the descent.
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Host: Valerie Nannery, Senior Director of Policy and Program
Guest: Kim Lane Scheppele, Laurance S. Rockefeller Professor of Sociology and International Affairs & Director of the Program in Law and Normative Thinking at the University Center for Human Values, Princeton University
Link: Autocratic Legalism, by Kim Lane Scheppele

Link: Trump’s Counter Constitution, by Kim Lane Scheppele

Link: The ‘Big Lie’s’ Autocratic Assault on the Rule of Law: Attorneys Can Stop It, by Jim Saranteas

Link: Become a Poll Worker
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Production House: Flint Stone Media
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February 03, 2026 Episode 193: Navigating The Maze of Our Immigration System
Lindsay Langholz is joined by ACS San Diego Lawyer Chapter leaders Kevin Gregg and Emily Howe to discuss immigration cases making their way through federal courts, who gets to decide who is an American, what protection citizenship or legal status provides, and what it is like to be on the front lines of defending American democracy.
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Host: Lindsay Langholz, Senior Director of Policy and Program
Guest: Kevin Gregg, Partner, Kurzban Kurzban Tetzeli & Pratt, P.A. and ACS San Diego Lawyer Chapter Leader
Guest: Emily Howe, Principal, Law Offices of Emily E. Howe and ACS San Diego Lawyer Chapter Leader
Link: The American adoptees who fear deportation to a country they can't remember, by George Wright
Link: Immigration Review Podcast, hosted by Kevin A. Gregg
Link: ACS National Convention 2026
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Production House: Flint Stone Media
Copyright of American Constitution Society 2025.
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January 20, 2026 Episode 192: One Year of Trump's Chokehold on Free Speech
The rights protected by the First Amendment to the U.S. Constitution are essential for the proper functioning of a responsive democracy. As we mark the end of the first year of the Second Trump Administration, Nora Benavidez joins Lindsay Langholz to take stock of the effects of a year-long assault on free speech and discuss her recent report, Chokehold: Donald Trump's War on Free Speech & the Need for Systemic Resistance.
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Host: Lindsay Langholz, Senior Director of Policy and Program
Guest: Nora Benavidez, Senior Counsel and Director of Digital Justice and Civil Rights, Free Press
Link: Chokehold: Donald Trump’s War on Free Speech & the Need for Systemic Resistance
Link: I Counted Trump’s Censorship Attempts. Here’s What I Found., by Nora Benavidez
Link: Defending Academic Freedom, Episode 175 of Broken Law
Visit the Podcast Website: Broken Law Podcast
Email the Show: [email protected]
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Production House: Flint Stone Media
Copyright of American Constitution Society 2025.
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