Bad Laws Book
Written in Exile. Built for This Moment.
Leslie Juvin-Acker wrote Bad Laws after fleeing the United States on the eve of what she describes as its authoritarian unraveling.
This is not distant history.
This is living history.
Bad Laws is a testimony, a warning, and a tool—designed to help readers understand the mechanics of inequality and reclaim their democratic inheritance.
TOPICS COVERED IN BAD LAWS
If you care about freedom, fairness, and truth—this book is for you.
Gender, race, and systemic inequality
These forces shape who gets safety, opportunity, and freedom in America.
Disinformation, propaganda, and public trust
A misinformed public can’t defend rights or hold power accountable.
Education, labor, and economic power
Law decides who can rise—and who stays trapped by design.
Democracy, self-governance, and civic resistance
Democracy survives only when citizens understand power and challenge injustice.
Deregulation and corporate dominance
Weak rules empower corporations to exploit workers, consumers, and democracy itself.
Civil rights and unequal enforcement
Rights mean nothing if the law protects some people more than others.
Perfect For Readers Who…
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Love legal history, political nonfiction, and moral philosophy
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Feel overwhelmed by the news and want clarity, not chaos
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Want to understand how laws shape everyday life
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Believe democracy requires an informed public
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Refuse to accept that injustice is “just the way things are”
AUTHOR BIO
Meet the Author
Leslie Juvin-Acker, J.D.
Leslie Juvin-Acker is a legal scholar and writer whose work examines law as both a cultural force and a moral record.
With Bad Laws, she makes legal history accessible, human, and urgent—showing how statutes, judicial decisions, and policies reveal what a nation truly believes about power, freedom, and human worth.
She wrote this book for one reason:
Equal justice is not a gift of the powerful.
It is the birthright of every American.
This book shows you how to claim it.
Media, Interviews & Speaking
Bad Laws was written for the times with a message for the future.
Leslie Juvin-Acker is available for:
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Podcast interviews
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Book interviews and author features
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Panels, live events, and universities
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Civic literacy conversations and public talks
Interview Topics
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How law reveals national identity
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Legal history as moral history
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The dangers of normalized injustice
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Propaganda, disinformation, and civic collapse
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Why legal literacy changes everything
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Resistance, rights, and democratic inheritance