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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August 20, 2024 Episode 155: Livin' On a Prayer As States Push Church Into Classrooms
Two recent Supreme Court decisions have dramatically eroded the separation of church and state when it comes to our public schools. As students head back for another school year, Elizabeth Cavell joins Lindsay Langholz to look at the impact the Court's decisions have had on public school classrooms and how Christian nationalists are attempting to push the boundary even further.

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Host: Lindsay Langholz, Senior Director of Policy and Program
Guest: Elizabeth Cavell, Deputy Legal Director, Freedom from Religion Foundation
Link: Christian nationalism on the march by Russell Contreras, Axios

Link: Praying coach's actions do not alter the Constitution by Elizabeth Cavell, Seattle Times

Link: We Dissent Podcast

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August 06, 2024 Episode 154: The Court's Breaking Point
In less than four years, President Biden has gone from a skeptic to proponent of significant reforms to the Supreme Court. Christopher Wright Durocher joins Lindsay Langholz to discuss how the Court’s recent decisions have played into the growing calls for reform and what proposals may be gaining traction. We also bring you excerpts of ACS’s 2023-2024 Supreme Court Review to better understand just how aggressive the Court has become in delivering wins for the conservative legal movement and accumulating power for itself.

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Host: Lindsay Langholz, Senior Director of Policy and Program
Guest: Christopher Wright Durocher, Vice President of Policy and Program, ACS
Link: Full Video: ACS National Supreme Court Review (2023-2024)

Link: My Plan to Reform the Supreme Court and Ensure No President Is Above the Law by Joe Biden, Washington Post

Link: Judicial Nominations, ACS

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July 23, 2024 Episode 153: Powering the Polls
In less than 100 days, voters all over the country will start heading to the polls as early voting begins in most states. Lindsay Langholz is joined by ACS’s Ashley Erickson and Power the Poll’s Marta Hanson to cut through the noise of the presidential race and talk about one concrete thing that can be done to help protect democracy this year and help restore faith in our election system long-term.

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Host: Lindsay Langholz, Senior Director of Policy and Program
Guest: Marta Hanson, National Program Manager, Power the Polls
Guest: Ashley Erickson, Senior Director of Network Advancement, ACS

Link: Become A Poll Worker

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July 09, 2024 Episode 152: The Impact of AI on Elections and Multiracial Democracy
Artificial intelligence has burst onto the scene at a fragile time for our democracy, leading to many questions about how such a powerful tool can be harnessed to empower voters and election administrators while exposing vulnerabilities in our democratic structures. Taonga Leslie speaks with Spencer Overton about the potential racial harms and upsides of AI on our democracy.

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Host: Taonga Leslie, Director of Policy and Program for Racial Justice
Guest: Spencer Overton, The Patricia Roberts Harris Research Professor of Law and Faculty Director of the Multiracial Democracy Project, George Washington University
Link: Overcoming Racial Harms to Democracy from Artificial Intelligence by Spencer Overton

Link: Multiracial Democracy Project, George Washington University

Link: A political consultant faces charges and fines for Biden deepfake robocalls by Shannon Bond, NPR

Link: Trump supporters target Black voters with faked AI images by Marianna Spring, BBC

Link: AI and Elections, Brennan Center for Justice

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June 25, 2024 Episode 151: The Fraud of Originalism and a Progressive Alternative
As we approach the end of another Supreme Court term where originalism has dominated opinion after opinion in furtherance of an extremist conservative ideology, a question once again arises - how should progressives interpret the Constitution? Madiba Dennie joins Valerie Nannery to discuss her new book, The Originalism Trap, and how progressives can reclaim what the Constitution means.

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Host: Valerie Nannery, Senior Director of Policy and Program
Guest: Madiba Dennie, Author of "The Originalism Trap"
Link: The Originalism Trap by Madiba Dennie

Link: How Originalism Ate the Law, Slate

Link: Path to the Bench, ACS

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June 11, 2024 Episode 150: What’s All the Fuss About Antitrust?
Antitrust has escaped the business section and become a major topic of conversation in households across America. If you plan to attend a summer concert, buy groceries, or even listen to this episode on your phone, antitrust could have a real impact on your day-to-day life. Recent high-profile cases and notable agency actions have garnered commentary from supporters and skeptics alike. Elizabeth Binczik speaks with Sandeep Vaheesan of Open Markets Institute about the competing views on the FTC’s and DOJ’s recent actions and what this period means for antitrust.

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Host: Elizabeth Binczik, Director of Policy and Program for Economic Justice
Guest: Sandeep Vaheesan, Legal Director, Open Markets Institute
Link: Assistant Attorney General Jonathan Kanter Delivers Remarks at New York City Bar Association’s Milton Handler Lecture, US Dept. of Justice

Link: Federal Trade Commission

Link: Dara Kerr & Alina Selyukh, DOJ, FTC double down on their antitrust strategy, NPR

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May 28, 2024 Episode 149: The Promise of Title IX
The Biden Administration recently released a new rule that provides critical updates to Title IX. Lindsay Langholz and ACS Law Fellow Claire Comey speak with Anya Marino and Shiwali Patel about this important federal civil rights law, the contours of this new regulation, and the work still to be done to protect students of all gender identities on campus.

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Host: Lindsay Langholz - Senior Director of Policy and Program
Co-Host: Claire Comey
Guest: Anya Marino - Director of LGBTQI Equality, National Women's Law Center

Guest: Shiwali Patel - Director of Safe and Inclusive Schools
Link: Education and Title IX, National Women's Law Center

Link: Hélène Barthélemy, How Men’s Rights Groups Helped Rewrite Regulations on Campus Rape, The Nation

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May 14, 2024 Episode 148: Uncovering the Truth About Discrimination in Jury Selection
Christopher Wright Durocher is joined by Professor Elisabeth Semel to talk about her recently released report, Guess Who’s Coming to Jury Duty? They discuss how too many courts don’t adequately track prospective jurors’ race and ethnicity and how the failure to take a race-conscious approach to jury selection and service results in the perpetuation of implicit, explicit, and institutional racial bias in our criminal legal system.

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Today's Host: Christopher Wright Durocher, Vice President of Policy and Program
Featured Speaker: Elisabeth Semel, Chancellor’s Clinical Professor of Law and Co-Director of the Death Penalty Clinic, Berkeley Law
Link: Guess Who's Coming to Jury Duty? Berkeley Law Death Penalty Clinic

Link: Whitewashing the Jury Box, Berkeley Law Death Penalty Clinic

Link: Batson v. Kentucky
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April 30, 2024 Episode 147: "Rightfully Complicit"
This week on Broken Law, we revisit two moving speeches from ACS's 2023 National Convention. Oren Nimni and Sherrilyn Ifill explore the complicity of lawyers in maintaining our unjust legal system and the special responsibility we bear in creating a more just future.

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Today's Host: Lindsay Langholz, Senior Director of Policy and Program, ACS
Featured Speaker: Oren Nimni, Litigation Director, Rights Behind Bars
Featured Speaker: Sherrilyn Ifill, Former President and Director Counsel, NAACP LDF; Vernon E. Jordan, Jr., Esq. Endowed Chair in Civil Rights, Howard University

Link: Register for ACS's 2024 National Convention
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April 16, 2024 Episode 146: Abortion, Courts, Elections, and You
Florida and Arizona state courts recently green lit restrictive abortion bans and the Supreme Court hears two cases that will have significant implications for how doctors and pregnant people navigate the post-Dobbs chaos. Elizabeth Binczik and Lindsay Langholz discuss the latest abortion news and how these developments are interacting with this year's elections.

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Today's Host: Elizabeth Binczik
Guest: Lindsay Langholz, Senior Director of Policy and Program, ACS
Link: Former Arizona Gov. Doug Ducey says the abortion ruling from justices he chose goes too far by Mead Gruver
Link: Mississippi Keeps the Door Firmly Shut on Ballot Initiatives by Daniel Nichanian

Link: The Shadow Medical Community Behind the Attempt to Ban Medication Abortion by Jordan Smith

Link: After Roe Fell: Abortion Laws by State
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