Let the Record Show is a U.S. history podcast that looks back on legal precedent to make sense of our ever-evolving future. On every episode we explore the people, places and stories behind major court cases that shape how we live our lives today.
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July 30, 2020
"Crip Camp" Directors on the Overlooked Disability Rights Movement
July 26th marked the 30th anniversary of the Americans with Disabilities Act, or the ADA. The ADA is a federal law that requires businesses, employers, public facilities, schools, and transportation agencies to make accommodations for disabled people, and helps weed out basic discrimination. When President George HW Bush signed the...
"Crip Camp" Directors on the Overlooked Disability Rights Movement
July 30, 2020
"Crip Camp" Directors on the Overlooked Disability Rights Movement
"Crip Camp" Directors on the Overlooked Disability Rights MovementJuly 26th marked the 30th anniversary of the Americans with Disabilities Act, or the ADA. The ADA is a federal law that requires businesses, employers, public facilities, schools, and transportation agencies to make accommodations for...
July 2, 2020
Activist Brittany Packnett Cunningham on Building a Lasting Movement
In the last month, protests have erupted across the country calling for justice for Black lives, a wholesale restructuring of policing, and a greater racial reckoning across all facets of American society.聽
Activist Brittany Packnett Cunningham on Building a Lasting Movement
July 2, 2020
Activist Brittany Packnett Cunningham on Building a Lasting Movement
Activist Brittany Packnett Cunningham on Building a Lasting MovementIn the last month, protests have erupted across the country calling for justice for Black lives, a wholesale restructuring of policing, and a greater racial reckoning across all facets of American society.聽
April 29, 2020
A COVID-19 Balancing Act: Public Health and Privacy
Over the next month, states will start to loosen their COVID-19 stay-at-home restrictions. Some of us will return to work, gather in small groups, and maybe even dine at a neighborhood restaurant. But what will it take to keep us safe and prevent new spikes in infections? Many experts say...
A COVID-19 Balancing Act: Public Health and Privacy
April 29, 2020
A COVID-19 Balancing Act: Public Health and Privacy
A COVID-19 Balancing Act: Public Health and PrivacyOver the next month, states will start to loosen their COVID-19 stay-at-home restrictions. Some of us will return to work, gather in small groups, and maybe even dine at a neighborhood restaurant. But what will...
April 8, 2020
Isolation, Before and During a Pandemic
As many Americans stare down the end of their first month of social distancing, it鈥檚 clear that the toll of 鈥渟tay at home鈥 orders during the COVID-19 pandemic is much more than economic. The anxiety and fear that wash over us each day that we spend alone, away from friends,...
Isolation, Before and During a Pandemic
As many Americans stare down the end of their first month of social distancing, it鈥檚 clear that the toll of 鈥渟tay at home鈥 orders during the COVID-19 pandemic is much more than economic. The anxiety...
February 6, 2020
Land, Language, and Lifeways: What Native Americans Lost
The Supreme Court will soon hear arguments in a case that will decide whether nearly half of Oklahoma is legally an Indian Reservation. The Court鈥檚 decision could have massive implications for tribal sovereignty and subsequently, many other Native issues that are impacted by jurisdictional power. Our guest this week is...
Land, Language, and Lifeways: What Native Americans Lost
February 6, 2020
Land, Language, and Lifeways: What Native Americans Lost
Land, Language, and Lifeways: What Native Americans LostThe Supreme Court will soon hear arguments in a case that will decide whether nearly half of Oklahoma is legally an Indian Reservation. The Court鈥檚 decision could have massive implications for tribal sovereignty and subsequently,...
August 8, 2019
How One Woman Took on Misogyny and Sexual Violence in the Military
Anuradha Bhagwati has long been at the forefront of the fight for gender equality within the military. She is a former Marine Corps captain, a three-time 桃子视频client, and founder of the Service Women's Action Network, a lead plaintiff in a groundbreaking lawsuit challenging the military's ban on women serving...
How One Woman Took on Misogyny and Sexual Violence in the Military
August 8, 2019
How One Woman Took on Misogyny and Sexual Violence in the Military
How One Woman Took on Misogyny and Sexual Violence in the MilitaryAnuradha Bhagwati has long been at the forefront of the fight for gender equality within the military. She is a former Marine Corps captain, a three-time 桃子视频client, and founder of the Service Women's Action...
July 4, 2019
The Case for D.C. Statehood
Hundreds of thousands of Washington, D.C. residents currently lack full political representation. Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton, who represents them in the House of Representatives, is currently leading an initiative to make the District of Columbia the 51st state.
The Case for D.C. Statehood
Hundreds of thousands of Washington, D.C. residents currently lack full political representation. Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton, who represents them in the House of Representatives, is currently leading an initiative to make the District of Columbia...
July 2, 2019
The ACLU鈥檚 Legal Director Reflects on the Supreme Court鈥檚 Last Term
It was another dramatic year for the Supreme Court. A new justice was sworn in against the backdrop of scandal. A beloved justice got sick and recovered. And, of course, major precedent-setting decisions were handed down. David Cole, the ACLU鈥檚 legal director and a seasoned Supreme Court litigator makes sense...
The ACLU鈥檚 Legal Director Reflects on the Supreme Court鈥檚 Last Term
July 2, 2019
The ACLU鈥檚 Legal Director Reflects on the Supreme Court鈥檚 Last Term
The ACLU鈥檚 Legal Director Reflects on the Supreme Court鈥檚 Last TermIt was another dramatic year for the Supreme Court. A new justice was sworn in against the backdrop of scandal. A beloved justice got sick and recovered. And, of course, major precedent-setting decisions were handed...
June 27, 2019
What the Supreme Court's Census Decision Means
In one of the most highly anticipated decisions of its term, the Supreme Court ruled that the Trump administration cannot add a citizenship question to the U.S. census 颅鈥 at least not for now. Dale Ho, director of the ACLU鈥檚 Voting Rights Project, who argued the case, explains the decision.
What the Supreme Court's Census Decision Means
June 27, 2019
What the Supreme Court's Census Decision Means
What the Supreme Court's Census Decision MeansIn one of the most highly anticipated decisions of its term, the Supreme Court ruled that the Trump administration cannot add a citizenship question to the U.S. census 颅鈥 at least not for now. Dale...