Episode 126: Why We Should All Be Space Lawyers
10/17/23 • 53 min
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: "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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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.
Join the Progressive Legal Movement Today: ACSLaw.org
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: "Why the first-ever space junk fine is such a big deal," by Jonathan O'Callaghan
Link: NASA Spinoff
Link: Space Law Quick Reference
Visit the Podcast Website: Broken Law Podcast
Email the Show: [email protected]
Follow ACS on Social Media: Facebook | Instagram | Twitter | LinkedIn | YouTube
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Production House: Flint Stone Media
Copyright of American Constitution Society 2023.
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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 2024.
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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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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
Co-host Name: Jeanne Hruska, ACS Sr Advisor for Communications and Strategy
Visit the Podcast Website: Broken Law Podcast
Email the Show: [email protected]
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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 2024.
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