Broken Law

Ashley Erickson, Diane Furstenau, Valerie Nannery, Lindsay Langholz

Booking Overview

This is a progressive legal-affairs interview show focused on constitutional issues, civil rights, democratic institutions, and legal reform, typically featuring law professors, nonprofit leaders, attorneys, advocates, and authors. Agencies could credibly pitch constitutional scholars, civil-rights litigators, legal-policy experts, democracy advocates, and authors with substantive expertise; booking difficulty is high because guests generally hold senior positions in prominent legal, academic, or advocacy organizations.

Metrics

Episodes: 211

Frequency: Biweekly

Rating: 4.8/5.0

Estimated listeners: 1k-10k

Gender skew: Unknown

Location: USA

YouTube: 9.1k subscribers

Instagram: 41.0k followers

Contact Information

Publicly listed emails

podcast@acslaw.org

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Host

Ashley Erickson - Senior Director of Network Advancement at the American Constitution Society.

Diane Furstenau - Director of Policy and Program at the American Constitution Society.

Valerie Nannery - Senior Director of Policy and Program at the American Constitution Society.

Lindsay Langholz - Vice President of Policy and Program at the American Constitution Society.

Booking Intelligence

Booking Requirements

high

Typical Credentials:

Senior attorneys, law professors, constitutional and civil-rights scholars, leaders of national legal or advocacy organizations, and authors with specialized expertise in democratic institutions or legal reform.

Required Achievements:

Leadership of prominent legal, civil-rights, or democracy organizations, Law school faculty appointments, Authorship of books on law, politics, or social justice, Senior litigation, government, or legal-policy experience

Recent Guest Discussions

Nicholas Gothard - Election Protection, Voting Rights, And Opportunities For Lawyers And Law Students To Support Voters.

Katie Waldo - Election Protection Efforts And Ways Lawyers And Law Students Can Support Voting Rights During Election Season.

Stacey Young - Department Of Justice Independence, Outside Oversight, And Efforts To Protect The Legal System From Political Abuse.

Stuart Delery - Department Of Justice Independence, Institutional Reforms, And Accountability For Executive-branch Abuses.

Rupa Bhattacharyya - Department Of Justice Independence, Legal Oversight, And Reforms To Restore The Department's Professionalism.

Recent Topics

Law, Legal Reform, Civil Rights, Constitutional Rights, Democracy

Episodes

Here's the recent few episodes on

Broken Law

Episode 210: What’s at Stake in State AG Elections

September 29, 2026

State attorneys general have been in the news a lot lately. But many people don’t fully understand what the job of state attorney general entails, and voters too often skip these races on their ballot because they don’t know anything about the office or the candidates. With 30 states and the District of Columbia holding elections for their attorneys general this November, understanding the role of your state attorney general is important to being an informed voter. Former New Jersey Attorney ...

Episode 209: Protecting the Vote

September 15, 2026

The first ballots of this year's midterms have been sent out, and with that, it is officially election season. Katie Waldo of We the Action and Nicholas Gothard of the Lawyers' Committee for Civil Rights Under Law join Ashley Erickson to discuss ways that lawyers and law students can get involved in election protection efforts in 2026.Join the Progressive Legal Movement Today: ACSLaw.orgHost: Ashley Erickson, Senior Director of Network AdvancementGuest: Katie Waldo, Managing Direct...

Episode 208: For the United States: Rebuilding Independence at the Department of Justice

September 03, 2026

The Department of Justice is in crisis. The bedrock principle of non-interference, once held sacrosanct by administrations of both parties, has been jettisoned. The Attorney General has directed the Department to represent the President and his agenda above all else. Thousands of attorneys and professionals have left or been forced out as leadership pursues personal and political grudges at the President’s open direction. What reforms can be instituted to restore the department’s independence...

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