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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November 14, 2023 Episode 130: SCOTUS Confronts a Mess of Its Own Making
The U.S. Supreme Court has an opportunity to rein in its disastrous 2nd Amendment decision in NYSRPA v. Bruen this term, or make it that much harder for states to prevent gun violence. Christopher Wright Durocher speaks with Esther Sanchez-Gomez (Giffords Law Center) about takeaways from the Court's oral argument in U.S. v. Rahimi and how the Court could clean up its own mess when it comes to guns.

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Today's Host: Christopher Wright Durocher, ACS Vice President of Policy and Program

Guest: Esther Sanchez-Gomez, Litigation Director, Giffords Law Center

Link: Supreme Court Oral Argument in US v. Rahimi

Link: GIFFORDS Law Center Amicus Brief in United States v. Rahimi

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November 07, 2023 Episode 129: One Year Out from Election Day 2024
One year out from the 2024 election, Lindsay Langholz checks in with Jessica Huseman from VoteBeat about the election issues that are consuming her attention and could shape the 2024 election space, including the growing obsession with hand counting ballots and the odd steps certain states are taking to "update" their voter registration lists.

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Today's Host: Lindsay Langholz , ACS Sr Director of Policy and Program

Guest: Jessica Huseman, Editorial Director, VoteBeat

Link: "The drive to hand count ballots is growing. The GOP could stop it," by Jessica Huseman

Link: "Where an Obsession With Election Integrity Can Lead," by Jessica Huseman

Link: Take the ACS Pledge: Become a Poll Worker

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October 31, 2023 Episode 128: How Campaign Funding Affects Judicial Decision Making
As state judicial elections become more and more expensive, it's worth asking whether campaign funding impacts judicial decision making. On this episode, Jeanne Hruska speaks with Michael Kang and Joanna Shepherd about their new book, "Free to Judge: The Power of Campaign Money in Judicial Elections." According to Kang and Shepherd, “campaign money profoundly affects how judges do their jobs.”

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Today's Host: Jeanne Hruska, ACS Sr Advisor for Communications and Strategy

Guest: Michael S. Kang, Class of 1940 Professor, Northwestern Pritzker School of Law

Guest: Joanna M. Shepherd, Thomas Simmons Professor of Law, Emory University School of Law

Link: "Free to Judge: The Power of Campaign Money in Judicial Elections," by Michael Kang and Joanna Shepherd

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October 24, 2023 Episode 127: The Persecution of a State Supreme Court Justice
An increasing number of state court judges and justices are being targeted by state officials for not advancing their interests. On this episode, Taonga Leslie speaks with Dawn Blagrove (Emancipate NC) about how Justice Anita Earls, the only Black justice on the North Carolina Supreme Court, is being targeted for factual remarks she made about the lack of diversity on the NC judiciary. They discuss why the situation in North Carolina should concern everyone who cares about judicial independence and achieving a judiciary that reflects the diversity of the public it serves.

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Today's Host: Taonga Leslie, ACS Director of Policy and Program for Racial Justice

Guest: Dawn Blagrove, Executive Director, Emancipate NC

Link: "State Republicans Try to Remove Top Jurist for Mentioning the Existence of Racial Bias," by BILLY CORRIHER

Link: "Civil rights advocates defend a North Carolina court justice suing over a probe for speaking out," by Gary D. Robertson

Co-host Name: Jeanne Hruska, ACS Sr Advisor for Communications and Strategy

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October 17, 2023 Episode 126: Why We Should All Be Space Lawyers
Recently, Dish Network became the first company to be fined by the Federal Communications Commission for littering in space. On this episode, Jeanne Hruska speaks with Professor Michelle Hanlon about why the fine was “a very big symbolic moment for debris mitigation,” and the challenges and urgency in regulating the increasing array of human-driven activities in space.

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Today's Host: Jeanne Hruska, ACS Sr Advisor for Communications and Strategy

Guest: Michelle Hanlon, Professor of Practice and Executive Director, Center for Air and Space Law, University of Mississippi School of Law

Link: "Who Cares What Happens to Bootprints on the Moon?" by Michelle Hanlon on TEDxUniversityofMississippi

Link: "Why the first-ever space junk fine is such a big deal," by Jonathan O'Callaghan

Link: NASA Spinoff

Link: Space Law Quick Reference

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October 10, 2023 Episode 125: The Psychological Torture of the Death Penalty
In honor of World Day Against the Death Penalty (October 10), Christopher Wright Durocher speaks with Professor John Bessler about why the death penalty should be considered an act of torture. They discuss how the death penalty is classified under international human rights law and how the U.S. Supreme Court consistently gets death penalty cases wrong by ignoring the psychological torture involved.

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Today's Host: Christopher Wright Durocher, ACS Vice President of Policy and Program

Guest: John Bessler, Professor of Law, University of Baltimore School of Law

Link: "The Death Penalty's Denial of Fundamental Human Rights," by John Bessler

Link: "A Torturous Practice," by John Bessler

Link: "Taking Psychological Torture Seriously," by John Bessler

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October 03, 2023 Episode 124: Previewing the New SCOTUS Term
With the Supreme Court's new term underway as of October 2, the ACS team sat down to discuss the biggest trends and cases on the Court's docket. Is the term going to bring all bad news or might there be reason for (cautious and select) optimism? The team weighs in.

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Today's Host: Jeanne Hruska, ACS Sr Advisor for Communications and Strategy

Guest: Lindsay Langholz, ACS Sr Director of Policy and Program

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

Guest: Elizabeth Binczik, ACS Director of Policy and Program for Economic Justice

Link: ACS Supreme Court Preview Program

Link: "Landmark Texas, Florida social media cases added to Supreme Court term," by Ann E. Marimow and Cat Zakrzewski

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September 26, 2023 Episode 123: Are Our Elections Ready for AI?
AI is becoming increasingly widespread and that includes in the electoral space. Elizabeth Binczik speaks this week with Lisa Gilbert (Public Citizen) about the threat of AI to our elections, from deepfakes to "astroturfing," and how we can reduce that risk as we look ahead to the 2024 election cycle.

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Today's Host: Elizabeth Binczik, ACS Director of Policy and Program for Economic Justice

Guest: Lisa Gilbert, Executive Vice President, Public Citizen

Link: "Generative Artificial Intelligence: The Impact on Democracy," by Public Citizen

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September 19, 2023 Episode 122: Lessons from FDR's Court
This week, Jeanne Hruska speaks with Cliff Sloan about his new book, "The Court at War: FDR, His Justices, and the World They Made." They discuss the enduring impact of key Supreme Court decisions issued during WWII and the lessons that we should be heeding from FDR and his justices in thinking about today's Supreme Court.

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Today's Host: Jeanne Hruska, ACS Senior Advisor for Communications and Strategy

Guest: Cliff Sloan, Professor, Georgetown Law

Link: "The Court at War," by Cliff Sloan

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September 12, 2023 Episode 121: The Strife Over a Single State Supreme Court Seat
Earlier this year, the most expensive judicial race in U.S. history saw Janet Protasiewicz elected to the Wisconsin Supreme Court. On this episode, Jeanne Hruska speaks with Craig Mastantuono about the impact of Justice Protasiewicz's election and Republican legislators' threat of impeaching her. They also discuss the role of judicial selection committees and how listeners can engage on state courts.

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Today's Host: Jeanne Hruska, ACS Senior Advisor for Communications and Strategy

Guest: Craig Mastantuono, Partner, Mastantuono, Coffee & Thomas

Link: "Why Republicans Could Impeach a Liberal Judge Before She’s Heard a Case," by Reid J. Epstein

Link: "Liberal judge’s Wisconsin supreme court race win shows a shake-up in US politics," by Sam Levine

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