Episode 107: SCOTUS Strikes a Blow to Workers' Rights

In its recent decision in Glacier Northwest, Inc v. Teamsters, the U.S. Supreme Court favored employers over workers. Elizabeth Binczik speaks with Professor Charlotte Garden about the resulting impact on labor law and whether the decision will deter some unions from exercising the right to strike.

Host: Elizabeth Binczik, ACS Director of Policy and Program for Economic Justice

Guest: Charlotte Garden, Professor of Law, Minnesota Law

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Episode 106: SCOTUS Trashes the Clean Water Act

The U.S. Supreme Court struck a devastating blow to the Clean Water Act in its recent decision in Sackett v. EPA. Elizabeth Binczik speaks with Patrice Simms and Sam Sankar from EarthJustice about the nonsensical decision and its potentially catastrophic impact on environmental protection going forward.

Episode Host: Elizabeth Binczik, ACS Director of Policy and Program for Economic Justice

Episode Guest: Patrice Simms, Vice President of Litigation for Healthy Communities, EarthJustice

Episode Guest: Sam Sankar, Senior Vice President of Programs, EarthJustice

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Episode 105: TN Rep. Pearson and Our 2023 Mid-Year Review

Recorded live at our 2023 ACS National Convention, Jeanne Hruska speaks first with TN State Rep. Justin J. Pearson about his and Rep. Justin Jones' expulsion from the TN state legislature and how we mobilize to advance the promise of democracy. She then speaks with Donald Sherman (CREW) and Mark Joseph Stern (Slate) about the biggest legal developments thus far in 2023 and what to expect in the second half of the year. 

Episode Host: Jeanne Hruska, ACS Sr. Advisor for Communications and Strategy

Episode Guest: Rep. Justin J. Pearson, Tennessee State Representative, 86th District

Episode Guest: Donald Sherman, Senior Vice President and Chief Counsel, CREW

Episode Guest: Mark Joseph Stern, Senior Writer, Slate

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Episode 104: BONUS EPISODE - Debt Crisis

As our country races towards a financial cliff known as the debt limit, there is growing talk of President Biden invoking the 14th Amendment to defy the debt limit statute and continue to pay our nation's bills. Garrett Epps and Peter Shane join Jeanne Hruska to discuss the 14th Amendment and what could be the least worst option for the country.

Episode Host: Jeanne Hruska, ACS Sr. Advisor for Communications and Strategy

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Episode 103: Bradley Whitford Talks Courts

Bradley Whitford (West Wing, The Handmaid's Tale, Get Out) stops by Broken Law to discuss his political activism, the state of our democracy, and why courts matter. 

Episode Host: Jeanne Hruska, ACS Sr. Advisor for Communications and Strategy

Episode Guest: Bradley Whitford, Actor and Political Activist

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Episode 102: Shadow Docket Power Grab

“Any story of the Supreme Court that doesn’t include the shadow docket is a story that’s looking at an increasingly skewed and incomplete portion of the Court’s work," writes Professor Stephen Vladeck in his new book, "The Shadow Docket." Jeanne Hruska speaks with Professor Vladeck about his book, the Supreme Court's increasing use of the shadow docket, and what it means for the Court's legitimacy. 

Episode Host: Jeanne Hruska, ACS Sr. Advisor for Communications and Strategy

Episode Guest: Stephen Vladeck, Charles Alan Wright Chair In Federal Courts, University of Texas School of Law

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