In less than 100 days, voters all over the country will start heading to the polls as early voting begins in most states. Lindsay Langholz is joined by ACS’s Ashley Erickson and Power the Poll’s Marta Hanson to cut through the noise of the presidential race and talk about one concrete thing that can be done to help protect democracy this year and help restore faith in our election system long-term.
Episode 152: The Impact of AI on Elections and Multiracial Democracy
Artificial intelligence has burst onto the scene at a fragile time for our democracy, leading to many questions about how such a powerful tool can be harnessed to empower voters and election administrators while exposing vulnerabilities in our democratic structures. Taonga Leslie speaks with Spencer Overton about the potential racial harms and upsides of AI on our democracy.
Host: Taonga Leslie, ACS Director of Policy and Program for Racial Justice
Guest: Spencer Overton, The Patricia Roberts Harris Research Professor of Law, GW Law School
Links:
- "Overcoming Racial Harms to Democracy from Artificial Intelligence," by Spencer Overton
- "Multiracial Democracy Project," GW Law School
- "A political consultant faces charges and fines for Biden deepfake robocalls," by Shannon Bond
- "Trump supporters target black voters with faked AI images," by Marianna Spring
- "AI and Elections," Brennan Center for Justice
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Episode 151: The Fraud of Originalism and a Progressive Alternative
As we approach the end of another Supreme Court term where originalism has dominated opinion after opinion in furtherance of an extremist conservative ideology, a question once again arises - how should progressives interpret the Constitution? Madiba Dennie joins Valerie Nannery to discuss her new book, The Originalism Trap, and how progressives can reclaim what the Constitution means.
Host: Valerie Nannery, ACS Senior Director of Policy and Program
Guest: Madiba Dennie, Author, The Originalism Trap
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Episode 150: What’s All the Fuss About Antitrust?
Antitrust has escaped the business section and become a major topic of conversation in households across America. If you plan to attend a summer concert, buy groceries, or even listen to this episode on your phone, antitrust could have a real impact on your day-to-day life. Recent high-profile cases and notable agency actions have garnered commentary from supporters and skeptics alike. Elizabeth Binczik speaks with Sandeep Vaheesan of Open Markets Institute about the competing views on the FTC’s and DOJ’s recent actions and what this period means for antitrust.
Host: Elizabeth Binczik, Director of Policy and Program for Economic Justice
Guest: Sandeep Vaheesan, Legal Director, Open Markets Institute
Links:
- Assistant Attorney General Jonathan Kanter Delivers Remarks at New York City Bar Association’s Milton Handler Lecture, US Dept. of Justice
- Federal Trade Commission
- Dara Kerr & Alina Selyukh, DOJ, FTC double down on their antitrust strategy, NPR
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Episode 149: The Promise of Title IX
The Biden Administration recently released a new rule that provides critical updates to Title IX. Lindsay Langholz and ACS Law Fellow Claire Comey speak with Anya Marino and Shiwali Patel about this important federal civil rights law, the contours of this new regulation, and the work still to be done to protect students of all gender identities on campus.
Hosts:
- Lindsay Langholz, Senior Director of Policy and Program
- Claire Comey, 2023-2024 Law Fellow
Guests:
- Shiwali Patel, Director of Safe and Inclusive Schools, National Women's Law Center
- Anya Marino, Director of LGBTQI Equality, National Women's Law Center
Links:
- Education and Title IX, National Women's Law Center
- Hélène Barthélemy, How Men’s Rights Groups Helped Rewrite Regulations on Campus Rape, The Nation
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Episode 148: Uncovering the Truth About Discrimination in Jury Selection
Christopher Wright Durocher is joined by Professor Elisabeth Semel to talk about her recently released report, Guess Who’s Coming to Jury Duty? They discuss how too many courts don’t adequately track prospective jurors’ race and ethnicity and how the failure to take a race-conscious approach to jury selection and service results in the perpetuation of implicit, explicit, and institutional racial bias in our criminal legal system.
Host:
Christopher Wright Durocher, ACS Vice President of Policy and Program
Guest:
Elisabeth Semel, Chancellor’s Clinical Professor of Law and Co-Director of the Death Penalty Clinic, Berkeley Law
Links:
- Guess Who's Coming to Jury Duty?, Berkeley Law Death Penalty Clinic
- Whitewashing the Jury Box, Berkeley Law Death Penalty Clinic
- Batson v. Kentucky
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