Episode 105: TN Rep. Pearson and Our 2023 Mid-Year Review

<p>Recorded live at our 2023 ACS National Convention, Jeanne Hruska speaks first with TN State Rep. Justin J. Pearson about his and Rep. Justin Jones' expulsion from the TN state legislature and how we mobilize to advance the promise of democracy. She then speaks with Donald Sherman (CREW) and Mark Joseph Stern (Slate) about the biggest legal developments thus far in 2023 and what to expect in the second half of the year. </p> <p><strong>Join the Progressive Legal Movement Today:</strong> <a href="https://www.acslaw.org/" target= "_blank" rel="noopener">ACSLaw.org</a></p> <p><strong>Today's</strong> <strong>Host:</strong> Jeanne Hruska, <a href="https://www.acslaw.org/person/jeanne-hruska/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">ACS Sr. Advisor for Communications and Strategy</a></p> <p><strong>Guest:</strong> Rep. Justin J. Pearson, <a href= "https://wapp.capitol.tn.gov/apps/legislatorinfo/member.aspx?district=H86" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><span class="C9DxTc">Tennessee State Representative, 86</span><span class="C9DxTc">th</span> <span class="C9DxTc">District</span></a></p> <p><strong>Guest:</strong> Donald Sherman, <a href= "https://www.citizensforethics.org/about/our-team/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Senior Vice President and Chief Counsel, CREW</a></p> <p><strong>Guest:</strong> Mark Joseph Stern, <a href= "https://slate.com/author/mark-joseph-stern" target="_blank" rel= "noopener">Senior Writer, Slate</a></p> <p><strong>Link:</strong> <a href= "https://www.rollingstone.com/politics/politics-features/tennessee-rep-justin-pearson-demands-action-on-guns-1234735541/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">"Mommy, What If I Die When I Go Back to School?" by Rep. Justin J. Pearson</a></p> <p><strong>Link:</strong> <a href= "https://www.citizensforethics.org/legal-action/letters/clarence-thomas-must-resign/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">"Justice Thomas must resign," Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington</a></p> <p><strong>Link:</strong> <a href= "https://slate.com/news-and-politics/2023/05/texas-circuit