Broken Law

The country has recently experienced a series of escalating instances of political violence, perpetrated by individuals as well as state actors wielding governmental power.  Christopher Wright Durocher is joined by Lindsay Langholz to discuss the ways in which our legal system is being weaponized against disfavored groups and the toll that political violence takes on our rights and our communities. 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: When Guns Threaten the Public Sphere: A New Account of Public Safety Regulation Under Heller, by Joseph Blocher and Reva Siegel  [https://scholarship.law.duke.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=6783&context=faculty_scholarship] Link: Episode 159: The Relationship Between Guns and Democracy [https://www.acslaw.org/podcast/episode-159-the-relationship-between-guns-and-democracy/] Link: Proud Boys’ lawsuit is legally weak — but Trump’s DOJ will likely just surrender, by Shan Wu [https://www.msnbc.com/opinion/msnbc-opinion/proud-boys-lawsuit-trump-doj-enrique-tarrio-rcna211941] Link: Good Trouble Lives On - July 17th [https://goodtroubleliveson.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.

In these first months of his second term, President Trump has fired or attempted to fire thousands upon thousands of federal workers.  Notable among those affected by this unprecedented flexing of executive authority are leaders of independent agencies.  Peter Shane joins Lindsay Langholz to discuss two recent cases that have significant implications on our system of checks and balances and just how far the president is allowed to go when it comes to control over independent agencies. 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: Peter Shane, Distinguished Scholar in Residence and Adjunct Professor of Law, New York University School of Law; Jacob E. Davis and Jacob E. Davis II Chair in Law Emeritus at The Ohio State University Moritz College of Law. [https://its.law.nyu.edu/facultyprofiles/index.cfm?fuseaction=profile.overview&personid=56457] Link:  Litigation Tracker: Legal Challenges to Trump Administration Actions, Just Security [https://www.justsecurity.org/107087/tracker-litigation-legal-challenges-trump-administration/] Link:  Lawfare [https://www.lawfaremedia.org/] Link: Does Evidence Matter? Originalism and the Separation of Powers, by Cass Sunstein [https://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=4584484] Link: The Supreme Court's Fed Carveout: An Initial Assessment, by Lev Menand [https://ssrn.com/abstract=5266613 or http://dx.doi.org/10.2139/ssrn.5266613] 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.

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.