Broken Law

Ever feel like the law is stacked against you? It probably is. Broken Law speaks truth to power in discussing how our laws and legal system serve the few at the expense of the many. This is where law meets real life. Hosted by the staff of the American Constitution Society, we reckon with the origins of our legal system, interview people on the frontlines of the progressive legal movement, and chat about necessary legal reforms to restore our democratic legitimacy and improve the lives of all people.

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Episode 63: The ADA Takes on Voter Suppression

People with disabilities are the largest minority group in the United States and represent a vital voting constituency that is often overlooked. In recent years, several states have enacted voter suppression measures in the name of "election integrity," which disproportionately impact people with disabilities. Evan Monod speaks with Lia Sifuentes Davis, Clinical Professor at the University of Texas at Austin School of Law, about how the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) is being used to challenge these restrictive state voting laws and what it means to make democracy accessible.

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Today's Host: Evan Monod, ACS Law Fellow

Guest: Lia Sifuentes Davis, Clinical Professor, University of Texas at Austin School of Law

Link: The Americans with Disabilities Act and Other Federal Laws Protecting the Rights of Voters with Disabilities

Link: “New Texas Voting Law Brings on Federal Lawsuit Asserting Violation of ADA and More”

Link: “Court Strikes Down Texas Law Restricting Voter Assistance”

Link: “Disability and Voting Accessibility in the 2020 Elections”

Link: VIDEO: "Voting and the Disability Community: Progress Made and Needed”

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Episode 62: Lessons Learned from Elections Abroad

It can be easy to think that the U.S. democratic system is somehow exceptional, a product and an idea to be exported abroad. But the reality is far more complicated. As U.S. democracy faces a moment of truth, there are lessons to be learned from how elections are conducted and secured in other countries. Lindsay Langholz speaks this week with Ann Ravel, former FEC Commissioner, who has served as an election observer and expert in a number of countries. They delve into how other countries prevent voter suppression and ensure more gender and racial representation.

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Today's Host: Lindsay Langholz, ACS Director of Policy and Program

Guest: Ann Ravel, International election observer and Former FEC Commissioner

Link: ACS Poll Worker Pledge

Link: "U.S. should be attending, not hosting, a democracy summit" by Ann Ravel and Kevin Frazier

Link: "The Reform Law Needed to Counter Citizens United: H.R. 1" by Ian Vandewalker and Kevin Morris, Brennan Center

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Episode 61: Catching Up on All Things January 6th

The January 6th Select Committee has now held eight public hearings this summer. Its investigation is ongoing and more hearings are expected this fall. Simultaneously, more information is unfolding about DOJ's investigation into the events of January 6th, and there is separate state investigation underway in Fulton County, Georgia. This week, we discuss the latest and what to expect next on all of these fronts with Kyle Cheney, Congress Reporter at Politico, and Debra Perlin, Policy Director at Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington.

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

Guest: Kyle Cheney, Congress Reporter for POLITICO

Guest: Debra Perlin, Policy Director at CREW

Link: January 6th Select Committee's homepage

Link: "Jan. 6 committee tees up 20 witness transcripts for DOJ," by Kyle Cheney

Link: "DOJ, Georgia, New York: A guide to Trump's legal threats," by Kyle Cheney

Link: CREW's Statement on Cassidy Hutchinson Testimony

Link: "A radical plan for Trump’s second term," by Jonathan Swan

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Episode 60: Yet Another Supreme Court Power Grab

This week, we continue our review of consequential decisions to come from the Supreme Court this term and turn our attention to Oklahoma v. Castro-Huerta, which will have major implications for tribal sovereignty and jurisdiction going forward. To discuss the decision, Lindsay Langholz is joined by Professor Maggie Blackhawk who explains how, as she described it, the Court acted “against hundreds of years of congressional action, against solid SCOTUS precedent, and hundreds of years of history” in handing down a “a devastating result for our democracy.” They also discuss a case the Court has agreed to take up next term regarding the Indian Child Welfare Act.

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Today's Host: Lindsay Langholz, ACS Director of Policy and Program

Guest: Maggie Blackhawk, Professor of Law, NYU School of Law

Link: Supreme Court decision in McGirt v. Oklahoma

Link: Supreme Court decision in Oklahoma v. Castro-Huerta

Link: SCOTUS Blog on Brackeen v. Haaland

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Episode 59: 2022 Supreme Court Wrap-Up

This week, we look back at several of the big decisions that came down from the U.S. Supreme Court in its most recent term, including New York State Rifle & Pistol Association v. Bruen, West Virginia v. EPA, and Vega v. Tekoh. We also look ahead to a couple of the major cases coming down the pike next term and discuss the alarming trends that are arising with this packed Court's conservative supermajority.

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

Host: Evan Monod, ACS Law Fellow

Guest: Christopher Wright Durocher, ACS Vice President for Policy and Program

Guest: Lindsay Langholz, ACS Director of Policy and Program

Link: 2021-2022 ACS National Supreme Court Review Program

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Episode 58: The Supreme Court's Religious Agenda

In its latest term, the U.S. Supreme Court decided two highly consequential decisions pertaining to the religion clauses of the First Amendment: Carson v. Makin and Kennedy v. Bremerton School District. Lindsay Langholz speaks this week with Ira "Chip" Lupu, Professor Emeritus of Law at GW Law School, about these two cases, just how divergent the decisions are from the Court's prior precedent, and what listeners should expect next given the Court's seemingly overt religious agenda.

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Today's Host: Lindsay Langholz, ACS Director of Policy and Program

Guest: Ira C. Lupu, F. Elwood and Eleanor Davis Professor Emeritus of Law at the George Washington University Law School

Link: "Kennedy v. Bremerton School District – A Sledgehammer to the Bedrock of Nonestablishment," by Ira C. Lupu and Robert W. Tuttle

Link: "Carson v. Makin and the Dwindling Twilight of the Establishment Clause," by Ira C. Lupu and Robert W. Tuttle

Link: SCOTUS Decision in Carson

Link: SCOTUS Decision in Kennedy

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Episode 57: The Chaos of a Post-Roe America

The U.S. Supreme Court's final decision in Dobbs v. Jackson Women's Health is as bad as we feared it would be. For the first time in history, our highest court has eliminated a fundamental right by overruling Roe v. Wade. On this episode, Lindsay Langholz is joined by returning guests Jenny Ma, Senior Staff Attorney with the Center for Reproductive Rights, and Rosann Mariappurum, Executive Director of Jane's Due Process, to discuss the Dobbs decision, the legal uncertainty and confusion for patients and providers, and the flurry of legal activity to combat state abortion bans and restrictions. They also share how listeners can support abortion rights amidst the chaos of a post-Roe America.

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Today's Host: Lindsay Langholz, ACS Director of Policy and Program

Guest: Jenny Ma, Senior Staff Attorney, Center for Reproductive Rights

Guest: Rosann Mariappuram, Executive Director, Jane's Due Process

Link: Broken Law Episode 51: The Domino Effect of Dobbs

Link: Episode 52: A Guide to Reforming the Supreme Court

Link: i need an a

Link: National Network of Abortion Funds

Link: Abortion Finder

Link: State-by-State Guide on Abortion rights and resources

Link: Keep Our Clinics

Link: "Judge blocks Louisiana trigger law banning abortion," by Olafimihan Oshin and Associated Press

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Episode 56: Takeaways from the January 6th Select Committee's Public Hearings

The January 6^th Select Committee held five public hearings in three weeks. Even for folks who are immersed in this, these hearings have provided a lot of information to process. Jeanne Hruska speaks with Barbara McQuade, professor at Michigan Law School and former U.S. Attorney, about the biggest takeaways from the hearings, the recent law enforcement activity seemingly connected to the Committee's findings, and what we might expect next from this Committee whose investigation is ongoing.

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

Guest: Barbara McQuade, Professor at Michigan Law School and former-U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of Michigan

Link: The January 6th Select Committee

Link: "January 6 hearings Day 5 focus on DOJ's 'big lie' last stand," by Barbara McQuade

Link: "The Jan. 6 hearings spotlight Congress. But witnesses are the real stars," by Joyce Vance and Barbara McQuade

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Episode 55: What Is Happening? 2022 Mid-Year Check-in

Special episode recorded live at ACS's 2022 National Convention. In the first segment, Jeanne Hruska speaks with Ian Millhiser, Vox Media, and Mark Joseph Stern, Slate Magazine, about the biggest legal developments of 2022 thus far and the solutions they would impose if they were god for a day. They also sound off on Twitter and offer advice about careers in legal journalism. In the second segment, Jeanne checks in with Jenny Ma, Center for Reproductive Rights, and Rosann Mariapparum, Jane's Due Process, about how people can help their loved ones access abortion services and the sweeping implications of the Supreme Court's upcoming decision in Dobbs.

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

Guest: Ian Millhiser, Senior Correspondent at Vox Media

Guest: Mark Joseph Stern, Senior Writer at Slate Magazine

Guest: Jenny Ma, Senior Staff Attorney, Center for Reproductive Rights

Guest: Rosann Mariappuram, Executive Director of Jane's Due Process

Link: i need an a

Link: Abortion Finder

Link: National Network of Abortion Funds

Link: Abortion Care Network

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Episode 54: Preparing for Abortion Surveillance in a Post-Roe World

As we brace for the likelihood that the Supreme Court will overturn Roe v. Wade, there is growing conversation about how states with abortion bans could go about investigating whether someone has had an abortion. This has given rise to the notion of abortion surveillance – a harrowing concept and yet something that could soon be all too real. This week, Jeanne Hruska speaks with Chad Marlow, ACLU Senior Policy Counsel on privacy, surveillance, and technology issues, about what abortion surveillance could look like and what steps people can take to protect their privacy.

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

Guest: Chad Marlow, Senior Policy Counsel, ACLU

Link: "Abortion surveillance: in a post-Roe world, could an internet search lead to an arrest?" by Johana Bhuiyan

Link: "Enforcing Criminal Abortion Bans Post-Roe: ‘A Massive Escalation of Surveillance’" by Carrie N. Baker

Link: "‘Uterus surveillance’: The scramble to keep abortion data from prying eyes," by Ben Leonard

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Episode 53: Two Years After George Floyd's Murder - What Gives?

Two years ago, the murder of George Floyd by a Minneapolis police officer, caught on camera, ignited a national and even a global movement for police reform and racial justice. Two years later, reform still feels elusive. On this week's episode, Jeanne Hruska speaks with A.L. Brown, a criminal defense attorney from Minneapolis-St. Paul, about the intersection of racial justice and police reform, and how lawyers and judges can help accomplish reform without waiting for legislation.

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

Guest: A.L. Brown, Criminal Defense & Employment Lawyer at Capitol City Law Group, LLC

Link: "A statement against the criminalization of Black and Brown victims," by A.L. Brown

Link: ACS Minneapolis-St. Paul: Derek Chauvin Trial Discussion Part 2

Link: "A slap on the wrist," A.L. Brown speaking about the Potter sentencing

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Episode 52: A Guide to Reforming the Supreme Court

Last October, we released an episode entitled, “The Case for Supreme Court Reform.” Since then, the urgency to reform our highest court has only intensified, as public trust in the Court continues to decline and the Court’s legitimacy along with it.

This week, Jeanne Hruska speaks with Kermit Roosevelt from the University of Pennsylvania Carey Law School about the "how to" of Supreme Court reform. They dive into the mechanics of establishing term limits for justices and expanding the Court. They also discuss the difference between the symptoms and the cause of the Court's legitimacy crisis.

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

Guest: Kermit Roosevelt, David Berger Professor for the Administration of Justice at University of Pennsylvania Carey Law School

Link: "Coming to Terms with Term Limits: Fixing the Downward Spiral of Supreme Court Appointments," by Kermit Roosevelt III and Ruth-Helen Vassilas

Link: "I Spent 7 Months Studying Supreme Court Reform. We Need to Pack the Court Now," by Kermit Roosevelt III

Link: "The Supreme Court isn’t well. The only hope for a cure is more justices," by Nancy Gertner and Laurence H. Tribe

Link: "Majority Say Let Roe Stand; Scotus Approval Rating Drops," Monmouth University

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Episode 51: The Domino Effect of Dobbs

The leaked draft opinion in Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization, if officially released by the Supreme Court, would wipe out the federal constitutional right to abortion and directly impact the lives of millions of people. Already, the conservative legal movement is mobilizing to take advantage of the groundwork being laid in Dobbs to put same-sex marriage, contraception, and even interracial marriage in jeopardy. How wide will the impact of the Dobbs decision be and who will be affected? This week, Lindsay Langholz speaks with Kimberly Mutcherson, Professor and Co-Dean of Rutgers Law School, about the potential domino effect of Dobbs.

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Today's Host: Lindsay Langholz, ACS Director of Policy and Programs

Guest: Kimberly Mutcherson, Co-Dean and Professor of Law, Rutgers Law School

Guest: "Pregnancy and Childbirth Endanger Women’s Lives and Health: 'Pregnancy Is Not a Benign Condition,'" by Carrie Baker

Link: "The People Who Promised Roe Was Safe Are Already Selling Their Next Bridge," by Dahlia Lithwick

Link: "Most Women Denied Abortions by Texas Law Got Them Another Way," by Margot Sanger-Katz, Claire Cain Miller and Quoctrung Bui

Link: "‘It will be chaos’: 26 states in US will ban abortion if supreme court ruling stands," by Jessica Glenza

Link: "How the Right to Birth Control Could Be Undone," by Melissa Murray

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Episode 50: Young People vs The Government

The effects of climate change will be felt the strongest by young people. Refusing to stand idly by, 21 young people have sued the U.S. Government for violating their constitutional right to a climate that sustains life. The lawsuit, Juliana v. United States, is detailed in the documentary "Youth v Gov," now available on Netflix. This week, Jeanne Hruska speaks with Julia Olson, the lead attorney in the case, about the lawsuit, the documentary, and the way forward for climate litigation more broadly.

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Guest: Jeanne Hruska, ACS Sr Advisor for Communications and Strategy

Guest: Julia Olson, Executive Director and Chief Legal Counsel, Our Children's Trust

Link: Juliana v. United States details and timeline

Link: "A Climate-Lawsuit Dissent That Changed My Mind," by Robinson Meyer

Link: Youth v Gov, documentary

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Episode 49: Reproductive Rights in Crisis

This week, we react to the leaked draft Supreme Court opinion in Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization, which would overturn Roe v Wade and eliminate the constitutional right to abortion. Peggy Li speaks with Jenny Ma, Center for Reproductive Rights, and Rosann Mariappuram, Jane's Due Process, about the impact the draft opinion will have if it is officially released by the Supreme Court and what it could mean for civil rights more broadly going forward. They discuss reproductive rights through the lens of Asian American and Pacific Islander (AAPI) heritage and the experiences of AAPI women and those who can become pregnant. And they explain what we all can do to support reproductive rights.

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Today's Host: Peggy Li, ACS Director of Chapters

Guest: Jenny Ma, Senior Staff Attorney, Center for Reproductive Rights

Guest: Rosann Mariappuram, Executive Director, Jane's Due Process

Link: National Network of Abortion Funds

Link: Abortion Care Network

Link: "Supreme Court has voted to overturn abortion rights, draft opinion shows," by Josh Gerstein and Alexander Ward, Politico

Link: Justice Alito's draft opinion which would overturn Roe v. Wade

Link: "Top 5 Reasons Why the Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Case Matters," by the Center for Reproductive Rights

Link: "Why was a Texas woman charged with murder over an abortion?" by Nicole Narea, Vox

Link: "An Asian American Moment: Seven Days in March," by Peggy Li

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Episode 48: SCOTUS Just Reinforced Puerto Rico's Separate and Unequal Status

This week, we’re discussing Puerto Rico, specifically the many ways in which U.S. law continues to subject this and the other U.S. territories to second class status. The latest example? The Supreme Court recently ruled, in an unusual 8 to 1 decision, that Puerto Ricans can be denied government benefits, despite being U.S. citizens. Lindsay Langholz speaks with Adriel Cepeda Derieux of the ACLU about this case and how it is just the latest in a long line of oppressive measures taken by the United States against its territories.

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Today's Host: Lindsay Langholz, ACS Director of Policy and Program

Guest: Adriel I. Cepeda Derieux, Senior Staff Attorney, ACLU

Link: "Congress Can't Discriminate Against Puerto Rico Residents Just Because They Live There," by Adriel I. Cepeda Derieux

Link: “Nationals” but not “Citizens”: How the U.S. Denies Citizenship to American Samoans, by Adriel I. Cepeda Derieux and Gabriela Meléndez Olivera

Link: SCOTUS decision in United States v. Vaello Madero

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Episode 47: What's Next for the January 6th Select Committee?

After interviewing hundreds of witnesses and reviewing tens of thousands of documents, the January 6^th Select Committee is preparing to hold public, televised hearings. While we’ve learned a lot in recent months from subpoenas and lawsuits, the American public is presumably about to learn a whole lot more in these hearings. So, what do we know already and what should we expect from the hearings? Jeanne Hruska speaks with POLITICOS's Kyle Cheney and with Jeannie Rhee, a partner at Paul Weiss, about the Select Committee's work thus far and the lingering impact of January 6th on our democracy.

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

Guest: Kyle Cheney, Congress Reporter for POLITICO

Guest: Jeannie Rhee, Partner at Paul Weiss

Link: Judge Carter's Decision in Eastman v. Thompson

Link: "Jan. 6 panel piecing together details of final Trump-Pence call," by Kyle Cheney

Link: Interview with Jeannie Rhee on Countering Hate in Court, "Jan. 6 Did Not Come Out of Nowhere."

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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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Episode 45: Celebrating Judge Jackson's Confirmation

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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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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