After a hot labor summer, we've continued to see positive developments on the labor front. On this episode, Elizabeth Binczik speaks with Professor Catherine Fisk about the combination of labor wins this year and what 2023 could mean for labor moving forward. They review the deals struck to end the Hollywood strikes and the ingenuity of the United Auto Worker strikes.
Host: Elizabeth Binczik, ACS Director of Policy and Program for Economic Justice
Guest: Catherine Fisk, Professor of Law, Berkeley Law
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Two topics for the price of one episode. Jeanne Hruska is joined by Professor Mark Lemley for a discussion on his recent article, “Red Courts, Blue Courts,” which explains how administrations are increasingly prioritizing district court vacancies in states that align with their party and the resulting consequences. In the second half of the episode, they delve into AI and the question of whether AI-generated content is protected by the First Amendment.
Host: Jeanne Hruska, ACS Sr Advisor for Communications and Strategy
Guest: Mark A. Lemley, William H. Neukom Professor of Law, Stanford Law School
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There's been much conversation about Section 3 of the 14th Amendment and whether it can be used to keep people who engaged in the January 6th insurrection off the ballot. Lindsay Langholz speaks with Donald Sherman and Nikhel Sus from CREW about their lawsuit aimed at keeping Donald Trump off the ballot in Colorado. They discuss the ruling of the trial court and look ahead to the December 6th oral argument before the Colorado Supreme Court.
Host: Lindsay Langholz, ACS Sr Director of Policy and Program
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The U.S. Supreme Court recently published a "Code of Conduct," signed by all nine justices. Jeanne Hruska catches up with Russ Feingold, ACS President, to discuss how much weight, if any, to give this new Code. They also discuss the latest on judicial confirmations and look ahead to how voters can engage on the courts come election time.
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Host: Jeanne Hruska, ACS Sr Advisor for Communications and Strategy
Guest: Russ Feingold, ACS President
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Since the U.S. Supreme Court largely outlawed affirmative action in higher education earlier this year, there's been discussion about what the decision could mean for the future of DEI practices in employment. Taonga Leslie speaks with Marcus Childress about the chilling effect that SFFA v. Harvard has had and how employers can continue to advance DEI in the wake of the decision.
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Episode Host: Taonga Leslie, ACS Director of Policy and Program for Racial Justice
Episode Guest: Marcus Childress, Special Counsel, Jenner & Block
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The U.S. Supreme Court has an opportunity to rein in its disastrous 2nd Amendment decision in NYSRPA v. Bruen this term, or make it that much harder for states to prevent gun violence. Christopher Wright Durocher speaks with Esther Sanchez-Gomez (Giffords Law Center) about takeaways from the Court's oral argument in U.S. v. Rahimi and how the Court could clean up its own mess when it comes to guns.
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Episode Host: Christopher Wright Durocher, ACS Vice President of Policy and Program
Guest: Esther Sanchez-Gomez, Litigation Director, Giffords Law Center
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