The Equal Rights Amendment (ERA) was first introduced in 1923. 100 years later, with 38 states having ratified it, should it be considered the 28th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution? Lindsay Langholz speaks with Kathleen Sullivan about the status of the ERA and why the ERA is more important than ever.
Episode Host: Lindsay Langholz, Sr Director of Policy and Program
Episode Guest: Kathleen Sullivan, Senior Counsel, Quinn, Emanuel, Urquhart & Sullivan
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We've hosted several episodes about Dobbs and its aftermath. On this episode, Lindsay Langholz is joined by Khiara M. Bridges for a broader conversation about forced birth in America and what it means for pregnant people, families, and the law when forced birth becomes a banality.
Episode Host: Lindsay Langholz, Sr Director of Policy and Program
Episode Guest: Khiara M. Bridges, Professor, UC Berkeley School of Law
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As we await the fate of the Biden administration's student loan forgiveness program before the Supreme Court, we take a look at the evolving use and existence of executive power. How powerful should the executive branch be? How would we go about reducing executive power? Jeanne Hruska speaks with Peter M. Shane about the evolution of executive power, with a close look at the last 40 years.
Episode Host: Jeanne Hruska, Sr Advisor for Communications and Strategy
Episode Guest: Peter M. Shane, ACS Board of Directors, Ohio State University’s Moritz College of Law
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The U.S. Supreme Court recently heard oral arguments in two lawsuits related to the Biden administration's student loan forgiveness program. Beth Binczik and Luke Herrine (Alabama Law) dissect all the talk about whether any of the plaintiffs had standing, the merits of the cases, and what the Biden administration could do if the Court thwarts the program.
Episode Host: Beth Binczik, ACS Director of Policy and Program for Economic Justice
Episode Co - Host: Jeanne Hruska, Sr Advisor for Communications and Strategy
Episode Guest: Luke Herrine, Assistant Professor of Law, Alabama Law
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There are nine judges in our federal judiciary who are not bound by a code of ethics, and they just so happen to be the nine most powerful judges in the country. Jeanne Hruska speaks with Mark Joseph Stern (Slate) and Chris Kang (Demand Justice) about the U.S. Supreme Court's "just trust us" approach to ethics, the problems this continues to create, and what a code of ethics for our highest court might look like.
Episode Host: Jeanne Hruska, Sr Advisor for Communications and Strategy
Episode Guest: Chris Kang, Chief Counsel, Demand Justice
Episode Guest: Mark Joseph Stern, Senior Writer at Slate
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This week, Lindsay Langholz speaks with Jessica Mason Pieklo from Rewire News Group to pull the curtain back on the anti-abortion movement. They discuss the pending lawsuit in federal district court that could result in abortion pills being banned, the concerted effort to target hormonal birth control, and much more.
Episode Host: Lindsay Langholz, Senior Director for Policy and Program
Episode Guest: Jessica Mason Pieklo, Senior Vice President and Executive Editor, Rewire News Group
Episode Guest: David Brody, Managing Attorney, Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights Under Law
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