Broken Law

Episode 147: "Rightfully Complicit"


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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.

Join the Progressive Legal Movement Today: ACSLaw.org

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

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