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July 8, 2021
Why Britney Can't Get Out of Her Conservatorship
In honor of Disability Pride Month, we’re devoting a few episodes to disability rights, starting with a look at conservatorships. Conservatorships are a court-sanctioned way to strip people with disabilities of their civil liberties. The system of conservatorships has gained media attention through the case of Britney Spears.
Why Britney Can't Get Out of Her Conservatorship
July 8, 2021
Why Britney Can't Get Out of Her Conservatorship
Why Britney Can't Get Out of Her ConservatorshipIn honor of Disability Pride Month, we’re devoting a few episodes to disability rights, starting with a look at conservatorships. Conservatorships are a court-sanctioned way to strip people with disabilities of their civil liberties. The...
July 2, 2021
Trump's Supreme Court Appointees Frustrate Ultra Conservatives...Mostly
The end of the Supreme Court’s term is always a momentous time of year for our guest and At Liberty regular David Cole. David is the ³Ô¹ÏÖ±²¥â€™s legal director and our resident Supreme Court expert.Â
Trump's Supreme Court Appointees Frustrate Ultra Conservatives...Mostly
July 2, 2021
Trump's Supreme Court Appointees Frustrate Ultra Conservatives...Mostly
Trump's Supreme Court Appointees Frustrate Ultra Conservatives...MostlyThe end of the Supreme Court’s term is always a momentous time of year for our guest and At Liberty regular David Cole. David is the ³Ô¹ÏÖ±²¥â€™s legal director and our resident Supreme Court expert.Â
June 24, 2021
This Minnesota Mayor Isn't Waiting for Another Police Shooting
Just two months ago, Brooklyn Center, a suburb of Minneapolis, was the backdrop of yet another incident of police brutality when 20-year-old Daunte Wright was fatally shot by an officer during a traffic stop. The incident happened just ten miles from the courthouse where Derek Chauvin was on trial for...
This Minnesota Mayor Isn't Waiting for Another Police Shooting
June 24, 2021
This Minnesota Mayor Isn't Waiting for Another Police Shooting
This Minnesota Mayor Isn't Waiting for Another Police ShootingJust two months ago, Brooklyn Center, a suburb of Minneapolis, was the backdrop of yet another incident of police brutality when 20-year-old Daunte Wright was fatally shot by an officer during a traffic stop. The...
June 17, 2021
Special Edition: Supreme Court Says No License to Discriminate
It’s that time of year again: Supreme Court decision season. Today, we are bringing you a breakdown of the Supreme Court’s decision in the case of Fulton v. City of Philadelphia, a case that touches on whether the city can enforce a nondiscrimination policy with its contractors.Â
Special Edition: Supreme Court Says No License to Discriminate
June 17, 2021
Special Edition: Supreme Court Says No License to Discriminate
Special Edition: Supreme Court Says No License to DiscriminateIt’s that time of year again: Supreme Court decision season. Today, we are bringing you a breakdown of the Supreme Court’s decision in the case of Fulton v. City of Philadelphia, a case that touches...
June 17, 2021
Defending Speech We Hate
Over the years, the ³Ô¹ÏÖ±²¥â€™s commitment to the First Amendment has come under attack – both for the cases we take on and for those we don’t. At the ³Ô¹ÏÖ±²¥, we are committed to protecting free speech for all – not just those with whom we agree. And that commitment...
Defending Speech We Hate
Over the years, the ³Ô¹ÏÖ±²¥â€™s commitment to the First Amendment has come under attack – both for the cases we take on and for those we don’t. At the ³Ô¹ÏÖ±²¥, we are committed to protecting...
June 8, 2021
Lives First, Profits Later: How To Close the Global Vaccine Gap
In the U.S., it’s easy to think we’re in the final chapter of this global pandemic. Baseball stadiums have replaced cardboard cutouts with screaming fans, and the aroma of fresh popcorn is wafting once again from movie theaters’ open doors.  As of this recording, more than 60% of US adults...
Lives First, Profits Later: How To Close the Global Vaccine Gap
June 8, 2021
Lives First, Profits Later: How To Close the Global Vaccine Gap
Lives First, Profits Later: How To Close the Global Vaccine GapIn the U.S., it’s easy to think we’re in the final chapter of this global pandemic. Baseball stadiums have replaced cardboard cutouts with screaming fans, and the aroma of fresh popcorn is wafting once again...
June 3, 2021
How the Police Lobby Impedes Public Safety
There were only 18 days last year that did not see a police officer kill a civilian in this country. George Floyd, Breonna Taylor, Walter Wallace Jr, Daniel Prude, and Rayshard Brooks, were among the 1,127 people killed by police last year. And we know that Black people are more...
How the Police Lobby Impedes Public Safety
There were only 18 days last year that did not see a police officer kill a civilian in this country. George Floyd, Breonna Taylor, Walter Wallace Jr, Daniel Prude, and Rayshard Brooks, were among the...
May 27, 2021
The Tulsa Race Massacre and the Violence of Forgetting
In the early 1920s, Black Americans were under the siege of direct and indirect racial violence with widespread lynchings, Jim Crow laws, and race riots across the country. And yet, the Greenwood neighborhood of Tulsa, Oklahoma was thriving. Its streets were lined with successful Black-owned businesses and Black professionals. The...
The Tulsa Race Massacre and the Violence of Forgetting
May 27, 2021
The Tulsa Race Massacre and the Violence of Forgetting
The Tulsa Race Massacre and the Violence of ForgettingIn the early 1920s, Black Americans were under the siege of direct and indirect racial violence with widespread lynchings, Jim Crow laws, and race riots across the country. And yet, the Greenwood neighborhood of Tulsa,...
May 20, 2021
Meet the Students Who Are Taking on Comcast
Here at the ³Ô¹ÏÖ±²¥, we’ve been working remotely from home since the pandemic closed our offices in March 2020, which means this podcast is produced, recorded and edited, using high speed internet; even our guests’ participation depends on it! Covid-19 has underscored just how crucial an internet connection is to...
Meet the Students Who Are Taking on Comcast
May 20, 2021
Meet the Students Who Are Taking on Comcast
Meet the Students Who Are Taking on ComcastHere at the ³Ô¹ÏÖ±²¥, we’ve been working remotely from home since the pandemic closed our offices in March 2020, which means this podcast is produced, recorded and edited, using high speed internet; even our guests’...
May 13, 2021
How to Save Lives in Jail During the Opioid Crisis
Three million Americans currently suffer from Opioid Use Disorder, or an addiction to opioids. Today, adults between the ages of 25 and 44 are more than twice as likely to die from opioid overdose than from COVID-19, yet this epidemic isn’t making the same headlines. When we zoom in on...
How to Save Lives in Jail During the Opioid Crisis
May 13, 2021
How to Save Lives in Jail During the Opioid Crisis
How to Save Lives in Jail During the Opioid CrisisThree million Americans currently suffer from Opioid Use Disorder, or an addiction to opioids. Today, adults between the ages of 25 and 44 are more than twice as likely to die from opioid overdose than...