Broken Law

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/] | Twitter [https://twitter.com/acslaw] | 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/] | Twitter [https://twitter.com/acslaw] | 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/] | Twitter [https://twitter.com/acslaw] | 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.

The Court is entering its final stretch of oral arguments for the 2024-2025 term and they will be hearing four important cases with significant First Amendment implications, particularly when it comes to the separation of church and state.  Hirsh Joshi joins Lindsay Langholz to discuss the tension between public policy goals and religiously motivated exemptions in each of these cases. 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: Hirsh Joshi, Attorney and Patrick O’Reiley Legal Fellow, Freedom From Religion Foundation [https://ffrf.org/about/staff-and-board/hirsh-joshi/] Link: Episode 155: Livin' On a Prayer As States Push Church Into Classrooms featuring Elizabeth Cavell [https://www.acslaw.org/podcast/episode-155-livin-on-a-prayer-as-states-push-church-into-classrooms/] Link: We Dissent Podcast [https://we-dissent.org/] Link: Brief of the Freedom From Religion Foundation as Amicus Curiae in Catholic Charities Bureau v. Wisconsin Labor & Industry Review Commission [https://ffrf.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/24-154-Amicus-Brief.pdf] 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/] | Twitter [https://twitter.com/acslaw] | 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.

More than 950 law scholars from around the country have signed on to a bipartisan letter decrying President Trump’s slew of illegal executive orders and actions. Christopher Wright Durocher talks with principal author and coordinator of the letter Kent Greenfield about what prompted these scholars to speak out and where this crisis may lead. 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: Kent Greenfield, Professor and Dean’s Distinguished Scholar, Boston College Law School [https://www.bc.edu/bc-web/schools/law/academics-faculty/faculty-directory/kent-greenfield.html]  Link: More than 950 Law Scholars Sound Alarm on Constitutional Crisis [https://www.acslaw.org/press_release/more-than-950-law-scholars-sound-alarm-on-constitutional-crisis/] Link: “We Believe We Are in a Constitutional Crisis”: Law Professors and Law Teachers Stand Against Administration's Illegal and Unconstitutional Actions [https://www.acslaw.org/inbrief/we-believe-we-are-in-a-constitutional-crisis-law-professors-and-law-teachers-stand-against-administrations-illegal-and-unconstitutional-actions/]  Link: Why Shouldn’t the President Be Able to Fire Who He Wants in the Executive Branch?, by Shirin Ali [https://slate.com/news-and-politics/2025/02/trump-news-doge-elon-musk-federal-government-workers-fired.html] 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/] | Twitter [https://twitter.com/acslaw] | 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.