Welcome to the Against the Law episode 1. In this episode Abi and Grainne discuss some recent legal topics in the news which turns into an conversation about how much police lie in court, the abysmal state of prison health care, the government's constant quest to hack your cellphone, and more. Our main topic is the NY Constitutional Convention. We try and understand why the civil society organizations in one of the most progressive states are dead set on maintaining the surprisingly non-progressive status quo. News Items: Closing argument: https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/defence-lawyer-dies-closing-argument-murder-trial-alabama-jean-darby-collapse-a8016901.html Cops lying: https://www.nytimes.com/2017/10/17/nyregion/brooklyn-judge-police-perjury-nypd.html Abortion rights in custody: https://www.nytimes.com/2017/10/24/us/undocumented-immigrant-abortion.html NY Constitutional Convention Links: A ton of info on the NY Constitutional Convention: http://www.newyorkconcon.info/ Deeply researched NY State Bar Association Reports: http://www.nysba.org/nyconstitution/#Reports%20 Main opposition coalition: http://www.nyagainstcorruption.com/ Aggregation of ConCon opinion polls: http://www.newyorkconcon.info/?page_id=611 Find us on twitter @Grainne and @AbiHassen Ask us questions anonymously at https://curiouscat.me/AgainstTheLaw Find us on Stitcher: https://www.stitcher.com/podcast/against-the-law Leave us a review on iTunes: http://freemusicarchive.org/music/Ergo_Phizmiz/Music_For_The_Jilted_Generation/03_Their_Law Song: Their Law by Ergo Phizmiz