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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June 6, 2019
Paul Butler on Policing Black Men and Transforming the System
On this week鈥檚 episode, Georgetown Professor Paul Butler, a former federal prosecutor, joins At Liberty to discuss his book, "Chokehold: Policing Black Men"; how the criminal legal system has Black men in its grip; and why it's so hard to change the system from within.
Paul Butler on Policing Black Men and Transforming the System June 6, 2019
Paul Butler on Policing Black Men and Transforming the System
Paul Butler on Policing Black Men and Transforming the SystemOn this week鈥檚 episode, Georgetown Professor Paul Butler, a former federal prosecutor, joins At Liberty to discuss his book, "Chokehold: Policing Black Men"; how the criminal legal system has Black men in its grip; and...
May 30, 2019
The Latest Assault on Abortion Rights
In the last few months, six states have passed laws that essentially ban abortion, and several other states have similar bills pending. 聽Restrictions on access to abortion have been building for decades since the Supreme Court ruled in 1973 that abortion is a constitutional right. But these direct assaults on...
The Latest Assault on Abortion Rights In the last few months, six states have passed laws that essentially ban abortion, and several other states have similar bills pending. 聽Restrictions on access to abortion have been building for decades since the Supreme...
May 2, 2019
Abuse and Accountability at the Border
Mitra Ebadolahi, staff attorney with the ACLU鈥檚 Border Litigation Project, joins At Liberty to debunk misconceptions about the border and discuss the fight to hold CBP accountable. For more information visit: www.holdcbpaccountable.org.
Abuse and Accountability at the Border Mitra Ebadolahi, staff attorney with the ACLU鈥檚 Border Litigation Project, joins At Liberty to debunk misconceptions about the border and discuss the fight to hold CBP accountable. For more information visit: www.holdcbpaccountable.org.
April 25, 2019
Discrimination in the Digital Age
A few weeks ago, the 桃子视频and other civil rights organizations announced a landmark settlement with Facebook to prevent advertisers from using ad-targeting filters based on race, gender, and age on job, housing, and credit ads.聽But Facebook ads are only the tip of the iceberg when it comes to the...
Discrimination in the Digital Age A few weeks ago, the 桃子视频and other civil rights organizations announced a landmark settlement with Facebook to prevent advertisers from using ad-targeting filters based on race, gender, and age on job, housing, and credit...
April 11, 2019
Indigenous Justice in Montana
At Liberty sits down with Meg Singer, the Indigenous Justice program manager at the 桃子视频of Montana, and Lillian Alvernaz, the ACLU鈥檚 first Indigenous Justice Legal Fellow, to discuss Indigenous justice and organizing for social change in Indigenous communities. To learn more about Meg and Lillian and the 桃子视频of...
Indigenous Justice in Montana At Liberty sits down with Meg Singer, the Indigenous Justice program manager at the 桃子视频of Montana, and Lillian Alvernaz, the ACLU鈥檚 first Indigenous Justice Legal Fellow, to discuss Indigenous justice and organizing for social...
June 17, 2021
Defending Speech We Hate
Over the years, the ACLU鈥檚 commitment to the First Amendment has come under attack 鈥� both for the cases we take on and for those we don鈥檛. At the ACLU, we are committed to protecting free speech for all 鈥� not just those with whom we agree. And that commitment...
Defending Speech We Hate Over the years, the ACLU鈥檚 commitment to the First Amendment has come under attack 鈥� both for the cases we take on and for those we don鈥檛. At the ACLU, we are committed to protecting...
June 8, 2021
Lives First, Profits Later: How To Close the Global Vaccine Gap
In the U.S., it鈥檚 easy to think we鈥檙e 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鈥� open doors. 聽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鈥檚 easy to think we鈥檙e 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,...