In honor of World Day Against the Death Penalty (October 10), Christopher Wright Durocher speaks with Professor John Bessler about why the death penalty should be considered an act of torture. They discuss how the death penalty is classified under international human rights law and how the U.S. Supreme Court consistently gets death penalty cases wrong by ignoring the psychological torture involved.
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Episode Host: Christopher Wright Durocher, ACS Vice President of Policy and Program
Episode Guest: John Bessler, Professor of Law, University of Baltimore School of Law
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With the Supreme Court's new term underway as of October 2, the ACS team sat down to discuss the biggest trends and cases on the Court's docket. Is the term going to bring all bad news or might there be reason for (cautious and select) optimism? The team weighs in.
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Episode Host: Jeanne Hruska, ACS Sr Advisor for Communications and Strategy
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AI is becoming increasingly widespread and that includes in the electoral space. Elizabeth Binczik speaks this week with Lisa Gilbert (Public Citizen) about the threat of AI to our elections, from deepfakes to "astroturfing," and how we can reduce that risk as we look ahead to the 2024 election cycle.
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Episode Host: Elizabeth Binczik, ACS Director of Policy and Program for Economic Justice
Episode Guest: Lisa Gilbert, Executive Vice President, Public Citizen
Link: "Generative Artificial Intelligence: The Impact on Democracy," by Public Citizen
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This week, Jeanne Hruska speaks with Cliff Sloan about his new book, "The Court at War: FDR, His Justices, and the World They Made." They discuss the enduring impact of key Supreme Court decisions issued during WWII and the lessons that we should be heeding from FDR and his justices in thinking about today's Supreme Court.
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Episode Host: Jeanne Hruska, ACS Sr Advisor for Communications and Strategy
Episode Guest: Cliff Sloan, Professor, Georgetown Law
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Earlier this year, the most expensive judicial race in U.S. history saw Janet Protasiewicz elected to the Wisconsin Supreme Court. On this episode, Jeanne Hruska speaks with Craig Mastantuono about the impact of Justice Protasiewicz's election and Republican legislators' threat of impeaching her. They also discuss the role of judicial selection committees and how listeners can engage on state courts.
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Episode Host: Jeanne Hruska, ACS Sr Advisor for Communications and Strategy
Episode Guest: Craig Mastantuono, Partner, Mastantuono, Coffee & Thomas
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This summer, we've seen high profile strikes in Hollywood, an overwhelming vote to ratify the Teamsters' agreement with UPS, and renewed energy in the labor movement. On this episode, Elizabeth Binczik speaks with Professor Diana Reddy about what is behind this "hot labor summer" and whether the promising trends are here to stay.
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Episode Host: Elizabeth Binczik, Director of Policy and Program for Economic Justice
Episode Guest: Diana Reddy, Professor of Law, UC Berkeley
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