http://www.acslaw.org en-us © 2013 American Constitution Society http://www.acslaw.org/sites/default/files/ACS%20LawTalk%20podcast.xml A Progressive Legal Podcast American Constitution Society In this legal podcast series presented by the American Constitution Society for Law & Policy, scholars and legal experts discuss pressing constitutional and legal topics, cases, and debates. From voting rights to criminal justice, equality and liberty, each episode examines what having a progressive vision of the Constitution really means. Each week, ACS engages with lawyers, scholars, and policy makers on important legal issues. Joseph Jerome joejerome@gmail.com no American Constitution Society Is Constitution Day constitutional? We talk to Boston College's Kent Greenfield about the unconstitutional conditions doctrine. Boston College's Kent Greenfield plays constitutional curmudgeon and explains why Constitution Day, or at least conditioning federal funds on the celebration of it, is unconstitutional. http://www.joejerome.com/podcasts/ACSLawTalkEpisode2.0.mp3 Fri, 21 Sep 2012 15:00:00 +0200 17:25 law, constitutional law, ACS, American Constitution Society, law talk, ACS Law Talk, Joseph Jerome American Constitution Society To celebrate the Constitution's 225th anniversary, we talk to Stanford Law's Pamela Karlan. In the first episode of ACS Law Talk, we celebrate the 225th anniversary of the Constitution by talking about the continuing vitality of our founding document with Stanford Law's Pamela Karlan. ACS President Caroline Fredrickson also discusses how ACS helps shape the debate. http://www.joejerome.com/podcasts/ACSLawTalkEpisode1.0.mp3 Tue, 18 Sep 2012 15:00:00 +0200 16:56 ACS, law, constitutional law, American Constitution Society, Constitution, ACS Law Talk American Constitution Society Stanford Law's Jenny Martinez discusses corporate liability for torture and the future of Alien Tort Statute. The Supreme Court opens its new term by hearing rearguments in Kiobel v. Royal Dutch Petroleum, a dispute involving torture, corporate malfeasance, and the ability of American courts to address international law violations outside U.S. borders. Stanford Law's Jenny Martinez discusses what's at stake and provides history into the Alien Tort Statute, a law dating back to the time of the country's founding. http://www.joejerome.com/podcasts/ACSLawTalk.TalkingKiobel.mp3 Fri, 28 Sep 2012 15:00:00 +0200 26:41 law, constitutional law, ACS, American Constitution Society, law talk, ACS Law Talk, Joseph Jerome American Constitution Society Columbia Law's Ted Shaw and MALDEF President Thomas Saenz discuss diversity policies in higher education. Affirmative action continues to be a volatile issue in American politics. This week the Supreme Court will face the issue head-on in Fisher v. University of Texas, a dispute over UT's consideration of race in undergraduate admissions. Ted Shaw, who spent twenty years with the NAACP Legal Defense Fund, discusses the history of affirmative action, and MALDEF's Thomas Saenz explains why continuing discrimination in Texas is particularly important to understanding this case. http://www.joejerome.com/podcasts/ACSLawTalk.TalkingFisher.mp3 Tue, 9 Oct 2012 15:00:00 +0200 32:26 law, constitutional law, ACS, American Constitution Society, law talk, ACS Law Talk, affirmative action, Texas, Fisher, UT, Bakke American Constitution Society Election expert Justin Levitt discusses the problems with recent voting restrictions. With the president election just one week away, Justin Levitt explains what is wrong with our election system and reveals that new voting regulations, including voter IDs, voter purges, and registration limitations, do nothing to improve the integrity of our election. http://www.joejerome.com/podcasts/ACSLawTalk.TalkingVoting.mp3 Tue, 30 Oct 2012 15:00:00 +0200 33:03 ACS, law, voting, election, voter, Election 2012, American Constitution Society, Constitution, ACS Law Talk American Constitution Society Garrett Epps talks about his new book, Wrong and Dangerous: Ten Right-Wing Myths About Our Constitution. Constitutional scholar Garrett Epps discusses his new book, Wrong and Dangerous: Ten Right-Wing Myths About Our Constitution, and explains how a coalition of talking heads, angry "patriot groups" and Tea Party politicians have substituted partisan myth for facts about our Constitution's history. http://www.joejerome.com/podcasts/ACSLawTalk.TalkingEpps.mp3 Fri, 9 Nov 2012 15:00:00 +0200 29:58 ACS, law, right wing, constitutional law, book talk, Wrong and Dangerous, Constitution, ACS Law Talk American Constitution Society Lee Hamilton, Vice Chairman of the 9/11 Commission, talks homeland security. On Sunday, November 25th, the Department of Homeland Security marked ten years since its creation. Former congressman and vice-chairman of the 9/11 Commission, Lee Hamilton, discusses the state of homeland security, what fixes are in order, and how we can better oversee our national security apparatus to ensure the protection of civil liberties. http://www.joejerome.com/podcasts/ACSLawTalk.TalkingDHS.mp3 Wed, 28 Nov 2012 15:00:00 +0200 19:10 ACS, law, homeland security, national security, DHS, Lee Hamilton, privacy, civil liberties, terrorism, ACS Law Talk American Constitution Society Second Amendment scholar Adam Winkler talks about the future of gun control in America. Despite a year where gun violence was never far from the headlines, American gun culture received almost no discussion in the Presidential campaign. Politicians were quick to suggest any discussion about gun laws should wait until after the election. With a new year on the horizon, UCLA's Adam Winkler discusses America's gun culture and what the future of gun control in this country should look like. http://www.joejerome.com/podcasts/ACSLawTalk.Winkler.mp3 Fri, 15 Dec 2012 15:00:00 +0200 17:00 ACS, law, gun violence, gun control, guns, Second Amendment, NRA, ACS Law Talk American Constitution Society Minneapolis Mayor R.T. Rybak explains how he confronts gun violence on the streets of his city. Minneapolis Mayor R.T. Rybak discusses how gun violence is a public health issue. While bemoaning political paralysis on the issue at a national level, Mayor Rybak explains how gun violence impacts at-risk communities and the mentally ill and discusses efforts Minneapolis has taken to push back against violence, including the city's "Blueprint for Action" to combat youth violence. http://www.joejerome.com/podcasts/ACSLawTalk.RybakGuns.mp3 Mon, 17 Dec 2012 15:00:00 +0200 12:15 ACS, law, gun violence, gun control, guns, Minneapolis, Mayors Against Illegal Guns, NRA, ACS Law Talk American Constitution Society Jay Wexler gives an update on the War on Christmas and talks about the secular nature of Christmas trees. The War on Christmas continues to be annual topic of debate, but is there any real legal questions surrounding the public celebration of the holidays? Boston University's Jay Wexler discusses the legal situation and explains why Christmas trees are somehow secular objects. http://www.joejerome.com/podcasts/ACSLawTalk.WaronXmas.mp3 Fri, 21 Dec 2012 15:00:00 +0200 10:57 ACS, Jay Wexler, religion, War on Christmas, Christmas, church and state, Supreme Court, holidays, ACS Law Talk American Constitution Society Nan Hunter and Nancy Polikoff discuss LGBT equality before the Supreme Court and what comes next. This week the U.S. Supreme Court will hear oral argument in two cases – Hollingsworth v. Perry and U.S. Windsor – that may have a significant impact on LGBT equality. The podcast features a discussion with Nan Hunter, an associate dean and constitutional law scholar at Georgetown Law Center, and Nancy Polikoff, a professor of law and an expert on sexuality and the law. http://www.joejerome.com/podcasts/ACSLawTalk.TalkingLGBT.mp3 Mon, 25 Mar 2013 15:00:00 +0200 24:20 ACS, Supreme Court, DOMA, Prop 8, LGBT, marriage equality, Nan Hunter, Nancy Polikoff