As we head back to school and in honor of Labor Day, Lindsay Langholz speaks this week with Randi Weingarten, President of the American Federation of Teachers, AFL-CIO, about the myriad of new state laws censoring what teachers can say in the classroom, the resurgence of book bans by school districts, and the broader, purposeful effort to toxify public education.
Episode Host: Lindsay Langholz, Director of Policy and Program
Episode Guest: Randi Weingarten, President, American Federation of Teachers, AFL-CIO
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It has been nearly two months since the Supreme Court released its decision in Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health, overturning Roe v. Wade and throwing the issue of abortion rights to the states. On this episode, Lindsay Langholz speaks with Professor Mary Ziegler about how the aftermath of Dobbs is playing out in the states. What does Kansas say about how abortion might fare in other states and what are the emerging trends as more lawsuits are filed and state courts deliberate over old and new state laws?
Episode Host: Lindsay Langholz, Director of Policy and Program
Episode Guest: Mary Ziegler, Martin Luther King Jr Professor of Law, UC Davis
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People with disabilities are the largest minority group in the United States and represent a vital voting constituency that is often overlooked. In recent years, several states have enacted voter suppression measures in the name of "election integrity," which disproportionately impact people with disabilities. Evan Monod speaks with Lia Sifuentes Davis, Clinical Professor at the University of Texas at Austin School of Law, about how the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) is being used to challenge these restrictive state voting laws and what it means to make democracy accessible.
Episode Host: Evan Monod, ACS Law Fellow
Episode Guest: Lia Sifuentes Davis, Clinical Professor, University of Texas at Austin School of Law
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It can be easy to think that the U.S. democratic system is somehow exceptional, a product and an idea to be exported abroad. But the reality is far more complicated. As U.S. democracy faces a moment of truth, there are lessons to be learned from how elections are conducted and secured in other countries. Lindsay Langholz speaks this week with Ann Ravel, former FEC Commissioner, who has served as an election observer and expert in a number of countries. They delve into how other countries prevent voter suppression and ensure more gender and racial representation.
Episode Host: Lindsay Langholz, Director of Policy and Program
Episode Guest: Ann Ravel, International Election Observer, Lecturer, and Former FEC Commissioner Congress Reporter for POLITICO
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The January 6th Select Committee has now held eight public hearings this summer. Its investigation is ongoing and more hearings are expected this fall. Simultaneously, more information is unfolding about DOJ's investigation into the events of January 6th, and there is separate state investigation underway in Fulton County, Georgia. This week, we discuss the latest and what to expect next on all of these fronts with Kyle Cheney, Congress Reporter at Politico, and Debra Perlin, Policy Director at Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington.
Episode Host: Jeanne Hruska, ACS Senior Advisor for Communications and Strategy
Episode Guests:
Kyle Cheney, Congress Reporter for POLITICO
Debra Perlin, Policy Director at CREW
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This week, we continue our review of consequential decisions to come from the Supreme Court this term and turn our attention to Oklahoma v. Castro-Huerta, which will have major implications for tribal sovereignty and jurisdiction going forward. To discuss the decision, Lindsay Langholz is joined by Professor Maggie Blackhawk who explains how, as she described it, the Court acted “against hundreds of years of congressional action, against solid SCOTUS precedent, and hundreds of years of history” in handing down a “a devastating result for our democracy.” They also discuss a case the Court has agreed to take up next term regarding the Indian Child Welfare Act.
Episode Host: Lindsay Langholz, ACS Director of Policy and Program
Episode Guest: Maggie Blackhawk, Professor of Law, NYU School of Law
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Supreme Court decision in McGirt v. Oklahoma
Supreme Court decision in Oklahoma v. Castro-Huerta
SCOTUS Blog on Brackeen v. Haaland
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