The January 6th Select Committee held its last public hearing, released its final report, and officially wrapped up its investigation in December. What should we make of the 800-page report, the Committee's criminal referrals, and the pages and pages of transcripts from the Committee’s interviews? Jeanne Hruska speaks with Joyce Vance about the Committee's impact and what we should expect from here.
Episode Host: Jeanne Hruska, Sr Advisor for Communications and Strategy
Episode Guest: Joyce Vance, Distinguished Professor of the Practice of Law, the University of Alabama Law School
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So much happened this year that it can be hard to recall it all and even harder to make sense of it all. Thankfully, our two guests do that for us on this week's episode. Jeanne Hruska speaks with Professor Khiara M. Bridges and Sr Politics Reporter Jennifer Bendery about the biggest takeaways from 2022 and what to expect in 2023.
Episode Host: Jeanne Hruska, ACS Senior Advisor for Communications and Strategy
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The Supreme Court recently heard oral argument in 303 Creative LLC v. Elenis, a case billed as the sequel to the 2018 case Masterpiece Cakeshop. Both cases involve businesses wanting to discriminate against LGBTQ+ couples in defiance of Colorado’s Anti-Discrimination law. On this episode, Christopher Wright Durocher speaks with Professor Kent Greenfield about the oral argument in 303 Creative and the nefarious effort to use the First Amendment to justify discrimination.
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Recently, the Supreme Court heard oral arguments in a case that is equal parts baffling and dangerous: Moore v. Harper. On paper, it is about partisan gerrymandering. In reality, it's about a radical legal fiction that could upend constitutional law as we know it. Lindsay Langholz speaks with Allison Riggs from the Southern Coalition for Southern Justice, a member of the legal team representing the non-state respondents in Moore, about the case and this radical legal fiction known as the independent state legislative theory.
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Recent weeks witnessed the complete collapse of FTX, a cryptocurrency exchange. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen referred to FTX’s downfall as a “Lehman moment” for cryptocurrency, referring to Lehman Brothers' collapse in the 2008 financial crisis. On this episode, Jeanne Hruska speaks with Professor Yesha Yadav of Vanderbilt University and Aaron Klein of the Brookings Institution to discuss this “Lehman moment,” its consequences for crypto more broadly, and whether FTX's downfall could push crypto-specific regulations across the finish line.
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Today’s episode picks up where we left off last week, with Part II of our election debrief. First, Lindsay Langholz and Jeanne Hruska take a look at the ballot measures that voters weighed in on in 2022 and the potential for future progressive wins using this powerful tool. Second, Lindsay speaks with Marcia Johnson-Blanco and Anna Chu on election protection efforts. Given the wave of voter suppression laws passed in 2021 and 2022, election protection experts had their work cut out for them, and we hear how it went.
Episode Host: Jeanne Hruska, Senior Advisor for Communications and Strategy
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