Broken Law

Disability law and policy is too often pushed to the edges of the legal field, left to folks from the disability community to both advocate for and navigate. But we know that these issues impact ever…

The U.S. Supreme Court is facing a legitimacy crisis. Put simply, we no longer have a Supreme Court that can be trusted to uphold constitutional rights, judicial norms, and democratic guardrails in t…

Over 30,000 people work for the federal judiciary, a system that the public relies on for redressing sexual and workplace harassment. And yet, those 30,000 employees go to work each and every day wit…

Right now, the diversity of the American public is scarcely reflected in positions of leadership, whether on the bench or even in the film industry. While diversity is often discussed in the form of …

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…

The twenty years since 9/11 have seen the growth of the "Surveillance State," with the proliferation of government surveillance following the enactment of the USA PATRIOT Act. On this episode, Debra …

In the wake of 9/11, Congress passed the 2001 Authorization for the Use of Military Force (AUMF). Only one member of Congress voted against it, Congresswoman Barbara Lee. Join Russ Feingold, the only…

On Part I of our Legal Legacy of 9/11 series, we focus specifically on domestic extremism and how we can avoid repeating the same post-9/11 mistakes when it comes to confronting this domestic threat.…

Since the U.S. Supreme Court decided Roe v. Wade in 1973, reproductive rights have never been more in peril than they are today, due to the make up of our highest court. How did we get here and what …

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 h…

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…

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 wor…

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 viole…

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 …

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 real…

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…

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 …

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 push…

The New York Times recently published breaking news about how former President Trump's DOJ seized computer and phone records of democratic lawmakers and their staff. We talk with Andy Wright about wh…

This episode explores the death penalty’s future in America. In its final months, the Trump administration carried out an unprecedent execution spree. Meanwhile, the country elected Joe Biden, the fi…