Episode 45: Celebrating Judge Jackson's Confirmation

04/12/22 • 32 min

We are celebrating the historic and bipartisan confirmation of Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson as the 116th Supreme Court Justice. Zinelle October, ACS executive vice president, speaks with Danielle Holley-Walker, Dean and Professor of Law of Howard Law School, and Russ Feingold, ACS president, about the significance of Judge Jackson's confirmation, while underscoring the Supreme Court's continued legitimacy crisis and need for reform. They also look back at those public hearings and the need for accountability over the despicable and racist behavior exhibited by certain senators.

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Today's Host: Zinelle October, ACS Executive Vice President

Guest: Danielle Holley-Walker, Dean and Professor of Law of Howard Law School

Guest: Russ Feingold, ACS President

Link: Remarks from Ketanji Brown Jackson after her confirmation

Link: "Dear America, Get Your Knee Off Our Necks," by Zinelle October

Link: "ACS Celebrates the Historic and Bipartisan Confirmation of Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson to the Supreme Court"

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Join the Progressive Legal Movement Today: ACSLaw.org

Today's Host: Zinelle October, ACS Executive Vice President

Guest: Danielle Holley-Walker, Dean and Professor of Law of Howard Law School

Guest: Russ Feingold, ACS President

Link: Remarks from Ketanji Brown Jackson after her confirmation

Link: "Dear America, Get Your Knee Off Our Necks," by Zinelle October

Link: "ACS Celebrates the Historic and Bipartisan Confirmation of Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson to the Supreme Court"

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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Episode 44: Pay Attention to State Courts - and Their Elections

State courts handle the vast majority of lawsuits in this country, easily outworking federal courts. And as the packed U.S. Supreme Court rewrites American jurisprudence, state courts are poised to become the battleground for even more issues that impact our daily lives. This could explain why races for state judgeships are heating up, with more mudslinging, intimidation, and money being spent. Jill Dash speaks this week with Anita Earls, Associate Justice of the North Carolina State Supreme Court, to discuss the mounting politicization of state courts - and why it is all the more important for diverse, qualified lawyers to consider running for judgeships.

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Today's Host: Jill Dash, ACS Vice President of Strategic Engagement

Guest: Anita Earls, Associate Justice of the North Carolina Supreme Court

Link: Skewed Justice, by ACS

Link: ACS's Run.Vote.Work. Initiative

Link: Fair Courts Update: Assaults on State Courts Detailed in New Brennan Center Report, by Brennan Center

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Episode 46: What Did Justice Thomas Know and When?

In recent weeks, there's been a flurry of revelations about the political activities of Justice Clarence Thomas's spouse, Virginia Thomas, including her text messages to Mark Meadows, then President Trump's chief of staff, that seem to espouse electoral conspiracy theories. On this episode, Jeanne Hruska speaks with Vox Senior Correspondent Ian Millhiser about what we know about Ginni Thomas’s political activities, what they do or don’t say about Justice Thomas's role on the Supreme Court, and about the Court's "just trust us" approach to ethics. They also delve into how this all relates to the Supreme Court's ongoing legitimacy crisis.

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

Guest: Ian Millhiser, Senior Correspondent at Vox

Link: "Clarence Thomas' Long Fight Against Fair and Democratic Elections," by Ian Millhiser

Link: "SCOTUS Justices Should Not Get the Last Word on Impartiality," by Alan Morrison

Link: "A Code of Conduct for the Supreme Court? Legal Questions and Considerations," by the Congressional Research Service

Link: 28 U.S. Code § 455 - Disqualification of justice, judge, or magistrate judge

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