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An Update on Our Biggest Stories of 2021

December 16, 2021

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On the podcast, we’ve chronicled some of the year’s biggest stories: the insurrection, the rescinding of the Muslim ban, devastating police brutality, state after state attacks on the rights of trans kids, the abusive system of conservatorships, and the rollback of abortion access, just to name a few.

Today we’re going to follow up with guests on some of this year’s most popular episodes to see what progress there’s been since we last spoke, and where there is still work to be done. Zoe Brennan-Krohn of the ACLU’s Disability Rights Program, Haya Bitar of the podcast team, and Somil Trivedi of the ACLU’s Criminal Law Reform Project join us.

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Molly McGrath

Voting Rights Campaign Strategist, ACLU

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Molly McGrath is a voting rights attorney, advocate, and organizer who currently works in the ACLU’s National Political Advocacy Department where she leads voting rights campaigns across the country. She is also the host of the ACLU’s new voting mini podcast At the Polls. She has spent most of her career on the ground assisting…
Molly McGrath

Zoe Brennan-Krohn

Staff Attorney, ACLU Disability Rights Program

Zoe Brennan-Krohn
Somil Trivedi

Somil Trivedi

Former Senior Staff Attorney, ACLU Criminal Law Reform Project

Somil Trivedi was a Senior Staff Attorney in the Criminal Law Reform Project, working closely with the ACLU’s Campaign for Smart Justice. Trivedi focused on prosecutorial and criminal law reform litigation, policy, and advocacy. His work integrated novel lawsuits and amicus briefs with legislative, advocacy, and voter education efforts to change incentives for law enforcement…
Somil Trivedi

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