Broken Law
Ever feel like the law is stacked against you? It probably is. Broken Law speaks truth to power in discussing how our laws and legal system serve the few at the expense of the many. This is where law meets real life. Hosted by the staff of the American Constitution Society, we reckon with the origins of our legal system, interview people on the frontlines of the progressive legal movement, and chat about necessary legal reforms to restore our democratic legitimacy and improve the lives of all people.
Broken Law
Episode 180: The Voting Rights Act at 60
Sixty years ago, Lyndon B. Johnson signed into law one of the most transformative bills in United States history - the Voting Rights Act of 1965. Michael Li joins Lindsay Langholz to take stock of the VRA's impact on American democracy, the real wins pro-democracy advocates are still able to achieve in spite of an increasingly hostile Supreme Court, and what the future holds for this critical law.
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Host: Lindsay Langholz, Senior Director of Policy and Program, ACS
Guest: Michael Li, Senior Counsel, Brennan Center for Justice
Link: Growing Racial Disparities in Voter Turnout, 2008–2022, Brennan Center for Justice
Guest: A New Cycle of Texas Gerrymandering: Your Questions Answered, Bolts Magazine
Guest: The Supreme Court Just Signaled Something Deeply Disturbing About the Next Term, by Rick Hasen
Guest: The John R. Lewis Voting Rights Advancement Act Fact Sheet, The Brennan Center for Justice
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