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Broken Law

American Constitution Society

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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213 episodes

  1. Episode 212: Previewing the New SCOTUS Term 1:02:11
  2. Episode 211: Truth and Reconciliation? Transitional Justice in the Trump Era and Beyond 28:23
  3. Episode 210: What’s at Stake in State AG Elections 45:01
  4. Episode 209: Protecting the Vote 41:54
  5. Episode 208: For the United States: Rebuilding Independence at the Department of Justice 53:50
  6. Episode 207: Puerto Rico: A Part of but Apart from the U.S. 1:02:28
  7. Episode 206: Pink Crime 34:30
  8. Episode 205: Civil Society Under Attack 38:42
  9. Episode 204: The Imperial Presidency 1:10:06
  10. Episode 203: The Trump Admin's Multifaceted Attacks on Legal Education 41:32
  11. Episode 202: SCOTUS Term Refresher 1:20:24
  12. Episode 201: Corruption of and Through the Pardon Power 28:31
  13. Episode 200: Never Give Up 39:18
  14. Episode 199: Democracy Needs Heroes 47:07
  15. Episode 198: The Fight to Free DC 39:19
  16. Episode 197: People v. The Court 48:43
  17. Episode 196: Politicized Mergers as a Threat to the Rule of Law 37:59
  18. Episode 195: Bringing the Constitution to the Classroom 36:05
  19. Episode 194: How Close to Autocracy Are We? 58:10
  20. Episode 193: Navigating The Maze of Our Immigration System 44:39
  21. Episode 192: One Year of Trump's Chokehold on Free Speech 56:04
  22. Episode 191: New Year, New Leadership at ACS 28:18
  23. Episode 190: Defending Immigrant Speech 53:41
  24. Episode 189: 'Stand Up Now': Lessons Learned on the Ground in Chicago 45:37
  25. Episode 188: Carrying the Day: Reordering Legal Values Toward Indigenous Rights in Sacred Sites 52:28
  26. Episode 187: Trump's Threats of a Third Term and the 22nd Amendment 42:59
  27. Episode 186: DEI and the First Amendment 53:38
  28. Episode 185: So You're Thinking of Running for Office... 54:05
  29. Episode 184: On the Merits - A Preview of the 2025-2026 SCOTUS Term 1:02:31
  30. Episode 183: Circling Back 15:57
  31. Episode 182: Waging Lawfare Against Democracy 47:55
  32. Episode 181: AI and Health Equity 46:19
  33. Episode 180: The Voting Rights Act at 60 45:44
  34. Episode 179: "Active Participants in Our Own Liberation" 26:03
  35. Episode 178: 'Irreparable Harm': A Supreme Court Term Review 1:09:52
  36. Episode 177: The Legal System's Role in Political Violence 56:33
  37. Episode 176: Checks and Balances Upside Down 52:12
  38. Episode 175: Defending Academic Freedom 1:01:53
  39. Episode 174: The New Civil War Over Reproduction 32:16
  40. Episode 173: The First 100 Days 1:03:23
  41. Episode 172: A "Bloodless Coup" Underway in North Carolina 36:22
  42. Episode 171: Taking DOGE to Court 27:41
  43. Episode 170: Public Policy and Religious Exemptions Collide Again, and Again, at SCOTUS 48:39
  44. Episode 169: We Are in a Constitutional Crisis 38:38
  45. Episode 168: Confronting the War on Immigrants 41:51
  46. Episode 167: TikTok, Adult Content, and the First Amendment's Big Month at the Court 42:52
  47. Episode 166: What's Next for DEI? 38:53
  48. Episode 165: Judging the Failure of Constitutional Theory 40:36
  49. Episode 164: Holiday Reading Wishlist 33:41
  50. Episode 163: Ch-Ch-Ch-Changes: How Trump Will Move To Roll Back Protections Under Federal Law 50:56