Broken Law

In recent weeks, the Trump Administration has escalated intimidation efforts against Harvard University and other private colleges, by canceling billions in federal funding and threatening to revoke tax-exempt status unless the schools make major changes to their hiring and teaching practices.  Andrew Manuel Crespo joins Taongal Leslie to discuss the legal strategies behind the administration's attacks on higher education and how the academy can defend its independence. Join the Progressive Legal Movement Today: ACSLaw.org [https://www.acslaw.org/] Host: Lindsay Langholz, Senior Director of Policy and Program, ACS [https://www.acslaw.org/person/Lindsay-Langholz/] Guest: Andrew Manuel Crespo [https://hls.harvard.edu/faculty/andrew-m-crespo/], Morris Wasserstein Public Interest Professor of Law at Harvard University and General Counsel of AAUP-Harvard Faculty Chapter Link: Complaint, AAUP-Harvard v. United States Dept. of Justice [https://www.aaup.org/sites/default/files/AAUP-Harvard-Trump-Complaint.pdf] Link: Federal Workers Legal Defense Network [https://workerslegaldefense.org/] Link: ACS National Convention Series [https://www.acslaw.org/get-involved/acs-conventions/2025-acs-convention-series/] Visit the Podcast Website: Broken Law Podcast [https://www.acslaw.org/media/podcast/] Email the Show: Podcast@ACSLaw.org [Podcast@ACSLaw.org] Follow ACS on Social Media: Facebook [https://www.facebook.com/acslaw] | Instagram [https://www.instagram.com/americanconstitutionsociety/] | Bluesky [https://bsky.app/profile/acslaw.bsky.social] | LinkedIn [https://www.linkedin.com/company/american-constitution-society/] | YouTube [https://www.youtube.com/c/AcslawOrg] ----------------- Broken Law: About the law, who it serves, and who it doesn’t. ----------------- Production House: Flint Stone Media [http://flintstonemedia.com/] Copyright of American Constitution Society 2025.

Far from satisfied with Dobbs, the antiabortion movement is energized and taking aim at their next objective - fetal personhood.  Mary Ziegler, author of Personhood: The New Civil War over Reproduction, joins Lindsay Langholz to discuss the antiabortion movement’s historical aims, where they are focused three years after the fall of Roe v. Wade, and how President Trump’s second term factors into those plans. Join the Progressive Legal Movement Today: ACSLaw.org [https://www.acslaw.org/] Host: Lindsay Langholz, Senior Director of Policy and Program, ACS [https://www.acslaw.org/person/Lindsay-Langholz/] Guest: Mary Ziegler, Martin Luther King Jr. Professor of Law, UC Davis School of Law [https://law.ucdavis.edu/people/mary-ziegler] Link: Personhood: The New Civil War over Reproduction, by Mary Ziegler [https://yalebooks.yale.edu/book/9780300273045/personhood/] Link: Trump’s New Abortion Pill Decision Was a Big Surprise. Here’s What It Really Means., by Mary Ziegler [https://slate.com/news-and-politics/2025/05/trump-abortion-pill-decision-supreme-court-analysis.html] Link: Pregnancy Justice [https://www.pregnancyjusticeus.org/] Visit the Podcast Website: Broken Law Podcast [https://www.acslaw.org/media/podcast/] Email the Show: Podcast@ACSLaw.org [Podcast@ACSLaw.org] Follow ACS on Social Media: Facebook [https://www.facebook.com/acslaw] | Instagram [https://www.instagram.com/americanconstitutionsociety/] | Bluesky [https://bsky.app/profile/acslaw.bsky.social] | LinkedIn [https://www.linkedin.com/company/american-constitution-society/] | YouTube [https://www.youtube.com/c/AcslawOrg] ----------------- Broken Law: About the law, who it serves, and who it doesn’t. ----------------- Production House: Flint Stone Media [http://flintstonemedia.com/] Copyright of American Constitution Society 2025.

President Trump's first 100 days of his second term have been unlike any other in the modern American presidency.  The ACS Programs Team joins to discuss the major actions taken by the Administration in its opening weeks, shine a light on some of the actions Trump has taken that have slipped under the radar, and reflect on how the federal courts have responded. Join the Progressive Legal Movement Today: ACSLaw.org [https://www.acslaw.org/] Host: Lindsay Langholz, Senior Director of Policy and Program, ACS [https://www.acslaw.org/person/Lindsay-Langholz/] Guest: Christopher Wright Duroocher, Vice President of Policy and Program, ACS [https://www.acslaw.org/person/christopher-wright-durocher/] Guest: Valerie Nannery, Senior Director of Policy and Program, ACS [https://www.acslaw.org/person/valerie-m-nannery/] Guest: Taonga Leslie, Director of Policy and Program for Racial Justice, ACS [https://www.acslaw.org/person/taonga-leslie/] Guest: Senger Joseph, Associate, ACS [https://www.acslaw.org/person/senger-joseph/] Link: Litigation Tracker: Legal Challenges to Trump Administration Actions [https://www.justsecurity.org/107087/tracker-litigation-legal-challenges-trump-administration/] Link: Rise Up Federal Worker Legal Defense Network [https://workerslegaldefense.org/] Link: ACS Notice and Comment Project [https://www.acslaw.org/get-involved/volunteer-opportunities/notice-and-comment/] Link: May Day 2025 Events [https://maydaystrong.org/] Visit the Podcast Website: Broken Law Podcast [https://www.acslaw.org/media/podcast/] Email the Show: Podcast@ACSLaw.org [Podcast@ACSLaw.org] Follow ACS on Social Media: Facebook [https://www.facebook.com/acslaw] | Instagram [https://www.instagram.com/americanconstitutionsociety/] | Bluesky [https://bsky.app/profile/acslaw.bsky.social] | LinkedIn [https://www.linkedin.com/company/american-constitution-society/] | YouTube [https://www.youtube.com/c/AcslawOrg] ----------------- Broken Law: About the law, who it serves, and who it doesn’t. ----------------- Production House: Flint Stone Media [http://flintstonemedia.com/] Copyright of American Constitution Society 2025.

Over five months after voters cast their ballots to elect a North Carolina Supreme Court Justice, the election remains uncertified.  The losing candidate has taken to the courts in an attempt to change the rules of the contest long after Election Day and, so far, two state courts have been willing to do so.  Lindsay Langholz joins Christopher Wright Durocher to discuss the legal case at the heart of this election contest, the courts who have and will be hearing the case, and what it could mean for the rest of the country. Join the Progressive Legal Movement Today: ACSLaw.org [https://www.acslaw.org/] Host: Christopher Wright Durocher, Vice President of Policy and Program [https://www.acslaw.org/person/christopher-wright-durocher/]  Guest: Lindsay Langholz, Senior Director of Policy and Program, ACS [https://www.acslaw.org/person/Lindsay-Langholz/] Link: Griffin v. State Board of Elections Case Tracker, State Court Report [https://statecourtreport.org/case-tracker/griffin-v-state-board-elections] Link: Justice Earls' Opinion, Griffin v. State Board of Elections [https://statecourtreport.org/sites/default/files/2025-04/supreme_court_of_north_carolina-order_2.pdf#page=8] Link: North Carolina’s ongoing descent into authoritarianism, by Melissa Price Kromm [https://ncnewsline.com/2025/03/19/north-carolinas-ongoing-descent-into-authoritarianism/] Visit the Podcast Website: Broken Law Podcast [https://www.acslaw.org/media/podcast/] Email the Show: Podcast@ACSLaw.org [Podcast@ACSLaw.org] Follow ACS on Social Media: Facebook [https://www.facebook.com/acslaw] | Instagram [https://www.instagram.com/americanconstitutionsociety/] | Bluesky [https://bsky.app/profile/acslaw.bsky.social] | LinkedIn [https://www.linkedin.com/company/american-constitution-society/] | YouTube [https://www.youtube.com/c/AcslawOrg] ----------------- Broken Law: About the law, who it serves, and who it doesn’t. ----------------- Production House: Flint Stone Media [http://flintstonemedia.com/] Copyright of American Constitution Society 2025.

There have been over 100 lawsuits challenging many of the early actions of the second Trump Administration.  Kate Huddleston joins Lindsay Langholz to discuss the details of one, Campaign Legal Center's recently filed lawsuit challenging the Department of Government Efficiency's power grab.  Join the Progressive Legal Movement Today: ACSLaw.org [https://www.acslaw.org/] Host: Lindsay Langholz, Senior Director of Policy and Program [https://www.acslaw.org/person/Lindsay-Langholz/] Guest: Kate Huddleston, Senior Legal Counsel, Campaign Legal Center [https://campaignlegal.org/staff/kate-huddleston] Link: Litigation Tracker: Legal Challenges to Trump Administration Actions [https://www.justsecurity.org/107087/tracker-litigation-legal-challenges-trump-administration/] Link: CLC Sues to Stop Elon Musk and DOGE’s Lawless, Unconstitutional Power Grab, Kate Huddleston & Maha Quadri [https://campaignlegal.org/update/clc-sues-stop-elon-musk-and-doges-lawless-unconstitutional-power-grab] Link: Cases and Actions: Japanese American Citizens League v. Musk, Campaign Legal Center [https://campaignlegal.org/cases-actions/halting-elon-musk-and-doges-lawless-control-government-japanese-american-citizens] Visit the Podcast Website: Broken Law Podcast [https://www.acslaw.org/media/podcast/] Email the Show: Podcast@ACSLaw.org [Podcast@ACSLaw.org] Follow ACS on Social Media: Facebook [https://www.facebook.com/acslaw] | Instagram [https://www.instagram.com/americanconstitutionsociety/] | Bluesky [https://bsky.app/profile/acslaw.bsky.social] | LinkedIn [https://www.linkedin.com/company/american-constitution-society/] | YouTube [https://www.youtube.com/c/AcslawOrg] ----------------- Broken Law: About the law, who it serves, and who it doesn’t. ----------------- Production House: Flint Stone Media [http://flintstonemedia.com/] Copyright of American Constitution Society 2025.