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10/05/21 • 41 min
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At 17 years old, Jarrett Adams was wrongly convicted and sentenced to 28 years in prison. It took him ten years to prove his innocence. As shocking as Jarrett's story is, he will be the first to tell you that it is not as unique as you think. Join Meghan Paulas for her conversation with Jarrett, author of Redeeming Justice, about his journey through the broken criminal legal system and why it's all too common to be Black, innocent, and convicted.
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Today's Host: Meghan Paulas, Vice President of Network Advancement at ACS
Guest: Jarrett Adams, Attorney at The Law Offices of Jarrett Adams
Link: Jarrett's Book "Redeeming Justice"
Link: Life After Justice
Link: National Registry of Exonerations
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Production House: Flint Stone Media
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08/24/21 • 41 min
The U.S. Census Bureau recently released data from the 2020 census, initiating the process of redrawing electoral maps in every state. This will be the first time that electoral maps are redrawn with the permission of the U.S. Supreme Court to gerrymander. What does this mean for our elections and for our democracy more broadly? Join Lindsay Langholz for her interview with Michael Li (李之樸), Senior Counsel at the Brennan Center, to answer these and other pressing questions about the census and redistricting.
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Today's Host: Lindsay Langholz, ACS, Director of Policy and Program
Today's Guest: Michael Li (李之樸), Brennan Center
Link: Gerrymandering Explained
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Production House: Flint Stone Media
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Episode 7: Supreme Court Wrap Up
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07/20/21 • 50 min
The U.S. Supreme Court recently concluded its 2020-2021 term, announcing a series of decisions in high profile cases related to voting rights, labor rights, and LGBTQ rights. ACS's Policy and Program team discuss several of the decisions and what they mean for the law going forward. The team will also look ahead to the Court's upcoming term and preview some of the more controversial cases on the docket. This is a great episode for listeners who are interested in learning more about the Supreme Court and why courts matter.
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Today's Host: Jeanne Hruska, ACS Senior Advisor for Communications and Strategy
Today's Guest: Kara Stein, ACS Vice President of Policy and Program
Today's Guest: Christopher Wright Durocher, ACS Senior Director of Policy and Program
Today's Guest: Lindsay Langholz, ACS Director of Policy and Program
Today's Guest: Debra Perlin, ACS Director of Policy and Program
Link: ACS's 2020-2021 SCOTUS Review
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Production House: Flint Stone Media
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08/10/21 • 37 min
In August 2017, hundreds of white supremacists, including members of the KKK and neo-Nazis, descended upon the City of Charlottesville, Virginia, for a “Unite the Right” rally. The rally turned violent, and a white nationalist drove his car through the crowd, causing multiple injuries and the death of counter-protestor Heather Heyer. Since Charlottesville, there has been an array of conversations about how we hold domestic extremists accountable. In this episode, Kara Stein, ACS VP for Policy and Program, speaks with the legal team that has filed civil litigation in federal court to hold those responsible for the violence in Charlottesville accountable. They will discuss the legal claims involved and whether this litigation could be a model for holding extremists accountable going forward.
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Today's Host: Kara Stein, Vice President of Policy and Program from ACS
Today's Guest: Roberta Kaplan from Kaplan Hecker & Fink LLP
Today's Guest: Amy Spitalnick from Integrity First for America
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Production House: Flint Stone Media
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08/03/21 • 45 min
The American Constitution Society recently announced its support for a Truth, Racial Healing, and Transformation Commission (TRHT). This episode delves into why we need TRHT in the United States and uses housing segregation as a case study for how racism is baked into our laws and legal systems. Join Zinelle October, Dr. Gail Christopher, and Richard Rothstein for this discussion about how we achieve legal transformation and racial equity in this country.
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Today's Host: Zinelle October, Executive Vice President at ACS
Today's Guest: Dr. Gail Christopher from the National Collaborative for Health Equity
Today's Guest: Richard Rothstein from Economic Policy Institute
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Production House: Flint Stone Media
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07/27/21 • 41 min
In the past year, state legislatures across the country have introduced a slew of anti-trans bills seeking to criminalize gender-affirming healthcare and bar trans girls from playing sports. But really, these attacks are not about healthcare or sports; they are just the latest attempts to suppress trans existence. Join Jordan Blisk for his conversation with Dr. Jerrica Kirkley and civil rights attorney Avatara Smith-Carrington about the latest attacks on trans people and the broader fight for trans liberation.
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Today's Host: Jordan Blisk, ACS Associate Director of Chapters and Executive Director and Board Chair of the Colorado Name Change Project
Today's Guest: Avatara Smith-Carrington from Lambda Legal
Today's Guest: Dr. Jerrica Kirkley from Plume
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Production House: Flint Stone Media
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08/17/21 • 55 min
Workers' rights are facing a slew of different challenges, from a hostile U.S. Supreme Court to corporations actively undermining their workers' right to organize. Add in the unique challenges of working amidst a pandemic, and this episode could not be more timely or important. Join Russ Feingold, ACS President, for his conversation with labor experts on how we protect workers' rights in 2021.
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Today's Host: Russ Feingold, ACS President
Today's Guest: D. Taylor, UNITE HERE
Today's Guest: Terri Gerstein, Harvard Law School Labor and Worklife Program
Today's Guest: Ruben Garcia, ACS Board of Directors, and University of Nevada Las Vegas William S. Boyd School of Law
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Production House: Flint Stone Media
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07/13/21 • 39 min
The U.S. Supreme Court dealt a major blow to voting rights in its recent 6-3 decision in Brnovich v. DNC. The Court's conservative majority upheld two Arizona voter suppression laws and gutted a key provision of the Voting Rights Act. Join Lindsay Langholz and Kat Calvin for a discussion about the impact of this decision and the Court's previous decision in Shelby County v. Holder. They discuss where the fight to protect voting rights goes from here and what listeners can do in their local communities.
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Today's Host: Lindsay Langholz, ACS Director of Policy and Program
Today's Guest: Kat Calvin of Spread the Vote
Link: Supreme Court's decision in Brnovich v. DNC
Link: ACS's 2020-2021 Supreme Court Review Program
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Production House: Flint Stone Media
Copyright of American Constitution Society 2021.
Episode 5: The Threat of "Originalism"
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07/06/21 • 43 min
In this episode, Garrett Epps speaks with Victoria Nourse and Peter Shane to break down the claims of "originalism" and show how this flawed legal theory, as applied to the executive branch, has pushed our system to the brink of dictatorship.
Legal arguments on constitutional issues are dominated, more and more, by the claims of “originalist” jurisprudence. The term, originated by the conservative legal movement during the Reagan years, means a philosophy under which the constitution means only what it was “originally understood” to mean when the document was ratified in the late 18th Century. “Originalist” judges claim that historical records and legal dictionaries can tell us exactly what the Framing generation meant by phrases like “due process of law.”
But, as our guests discuss, the triumph of “originalism” hides a commitment to a conservative, indeed authoritarian, philosophy of judging. The “originalist” result almost always turns out to be exactly the policy that the 21st Century Right is seeking to force on the country.
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Today's Host: Garrett Epps, ACS Board of Directors, and The Washington Monthly
Today's Guest: Victoria Nourse of Georgetown Law
Today's Guest: Peter Shane of ACS Board of Directors, and The Ohio State University Moritz College of Law
Link: Victoria Nourse's article "Reclaiming the Constitutional Text from Originalism
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Production House: Flint Stone Media
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08/31/21 • 50 min
In 2019, New Hampshire became the 21st state to repeal the death penalty. With growing momentum across the country to abolish the death penalty, are there lessons to be learned from the states that have recently done so? Join Jeanne Hruska for her interview with Renny Cushing, a NH Representative who led the effort to repeal the death penalty in his state, about how this genuinely purple state succeeded in repealing the death penalty after many fits and starts.
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Today's Host: Jeanne Hruska, ACS, Senior Advisor for Communications and Strategy
Today's Guest: Renny Cushing, NH House of Representatives
Link: The Death Penalty in America, by ACS
Link: NH's Death Penalty Repeal Legislation
Link: Murder Victims' Families for Human Rights
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Production House: Flint Stone Media
Copyright of American Constitution Society 2021.
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How many episodes does Broken Law have?
Broken Law currently has 106 episodes available.
What topics does Broken Law cover?
The podcast is about News, Non-Profit, Constitution, Liberty, History, Democracy, Law, Legal, Progressive, News Commentary, Justice, Podcasts, Business and Politics.
What is the most popular episode on Broken Law?
The episode title 'Episode 18: Black, Innocent, and Convicted' is the most popular.
What is the average episode length on Broken Law?
The average episode length on Broken Law is 47 minutes.
How often are episodes of Broken Law released?
Episodes of Broken Law are typically released every 7 days.
When was the first episode of Broken Law?
The first episode of Broken Law was released on Jun 1, 2021.
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