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Boom! Lawyered
Boom! Lawyered
Rewire News Group's Jessica Mason Pieklo and Imani Gandy

Every week, Jessica Mason Pieklo and Imani Gandy take you on a wild ride through the latest legal battles in the fight... more

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Episodes

Can Trump Really End Birthright Citizenship?

The conservative legal movement is on a mission to upend the 14th Amendment.

12 Dec 2024 · 26 minutes
Gender-Affirming Care Gets Its Day at SCOTUS

The Supreme Court will decide if Tennessee can ban gender-affirming care for trans minors.

04 Dec 2024 · 31 minutes
What’s Next in Skrmetti?

United States v. Skrmetti could determine the future of trans kids' rights.

21 Nov 2024 · 25 minutes
Not This Again

Buckle up, folks.

14 Nov 2024 · 29 minutes
Andrea Grimes Is So Back

Anti-abortion and anti-democracy activism are intertwined.

31 Oct 2024 · 26 minutes
Republican Attorneys General Are Wielding Junk Science to Demand Teens Stay Pregnant

We're talking about mifepristone... again.

24 Oct 2024 · 22 minutes
Meet Amy Coney Barrett's Case Against Emergency Abortion Care

The Emergency Medical Treatment and Active Labor Act (EMTALA) is likely to appear before the Supreme Court again this term.

17 Oct 2024 · 29 minutes
Project 2025 Is Worse Than You Think

The Heritage Foundation's policy recommendations would dramatically hinder reproductive justice efforts.

10 Oct 2024 · 26 minutes
Goat-Herding Nuns Are Making Their Case to SCOTUS

A religious liberty storm could be brewing at the Supreme Court.

03 Oct 2024 · 23 minutes
Did 'Dobbs' Break John Roberts?

On the season premiere of Boom! Lawyered, special guest Elie Mystal helps answer: Has the chief justice gone full MAGA?

26 Sep 2024 · 42 minutes
You Asked, We Answered: AMA With Jess and Imani!

In the final summer episode, we answer listener questions.

15 Aug 2024 · 28 minutes
What's Up With the New Title IX Rule?

Summer session continues on with special guest Chris Geidner, aka the "ultimate law dork."

08 Aug 2024 · 35 minutes
Putting Originalism Through the Wood Chipper With Madiba Dennie

Conservatives have long been using originalism as a tool to undermine social and civil progress.

01 Aug 2024 · 33 minutes
How to Have More Fun in Repro Politics With Special Guest Lizz Winstead

The founder of Abortion Access Front joins Jess and Imani in the first of four summer episodes.

25 Jul 2024 · 27 minutes
Just Decide the EMTALA Case Already, You Cowards

The Supreme Court punted its decision in the combined Moyle v. United States and Idaho v. United States.

27 Jun 2024 · 25 minutes
What Actually Happened With the Mifepristone Ruling

We're setting the record straight.

21 Jun 2024 · 13 minutes
Mifepristone (Kind Of, Maybe) Wins at SCOTUS

But the battle for access is far from over.

13 Jun 2024 · 22 minutes
Adoption, Abortion, and the Politics of Parenting

"The idea that women are choosing between abortion and adoption is not borne out by the data at all."

07 Jun 2024 · 52 minutes
Justice Alito's Flagrant Freaky Flag Misconduct

"Everything about this story stinks."

31 May 2024 · 23 minutes
What the Hell Is Abortion Trafficking Anyway?

Idaho, settle down please. You're doing too much.

10 May 2024 · 22 minutes
We Are in the Bad Place (Re-Release)

Take a trip down memory lane, as terrible as it was.

02 May 2024 · 20 minutes
Will SCOTUS Slam the Door Shut on Pregnant ER Patients?

The conservative justices unsurprisingly seem like they do.

24 Apr 2024 · 21 minutes
Will SCOTUS Force ER Doctors to Abandon Patients Who Need Abortions?

With EMTALA before the Supreme Court, emergency abortion care is at stake. Here's what you need to know.

19 Apr 2024 · 20 minutes
Elie Mystal on Why You Don't Need to Like SCOTUS Anymore

The Supreme Court has become just transactional.

12 Apr 2024 · 46 minutes
How Some DeSantis Goons Decimated Abortion Access in the Southeast

It's a Florida-sized abortion mess.

05 Apr 2024 · 24 minutes
Mifepristone’s Not-So-Bad Day at the Court

We're cautiously optimistic.

26 Mar 2024 · 22 minutes
Two Key Issues to Watch in the High-Stakes Abortion Pill Case

Have we mentioned medication abortion is safer than pregnancy?

22 Mar 2024 · 22 minutes
The Fifth Circuit Just Took Us One Step Closer to Ending Birth Control Access

The Fifth Circuit ruled that Texas law is not preempted by Title X.

15 Mar 2024 · 25 minutes
What’s With All the Fearmongering Over Abortion Pills? (Re-Release)

Mifepristone is safe and effective.

23 Feb 2024 · 27 minutes
Valentine's Week Message From Jess and Imani

We're on a short break.

16 Feb 2024 ·
Hello Mife, My Old Friend. Junk Science Is Attacking You Again.

So we know what the Supreme Court should do about it.

09 Feb 2024 · 29 minutes
What the Hell Exactly Happened for Abortion in Pennsylvania?

The Pennsylvania Supreme Court didn't protect the fundamental right to abortion. Yet.

02 Feb 2024 · 22 minutes
Why Is the Biden Administration Throwing Doctors Under the Bus?

We'll be talking a lot about EMTALA this season.

26 Jan 2024 · 28 minutes
Discrimination Against Trans Kids and Their Parents Is Spreading

We're tired.

19 Jan 2024 · 27 minutes
Back in 'Lawyers for Fetuses' Territory

Jess is back and reunited with Imani. And for the first time ever, the Supreme Court will hear back-to-back abortion... more

12 Jan 2024 · 33 minutes
Happy Holidays From Jess and Imani

A special message from your fave legal journalism team.

22 Dec 2023 · 1 minute
Making Sense of Texas' BS: It's Special Guest Andrea Grimes!

We're closing out 2023.

15 Dec 2023 · 40 minutes
The Major Trans Rights Case SCOTUS Could Hear Next Year

Will the justices hear the first major test of trans rights since the 2019?

01 Dec 2023 · 26 minutes
Special Holiday Message From Imani and Jess!

A brief scheduling note.

24 Nov 2023 ·
The Originalist Case for Arming Domestic Abusers

In United States v. Rahimi, Justices Clarence Thomas and Samuel Alito have shown they're so desperate to give guns to... more

17 Nov 2023 · 20 minutes
This Case Could End Teens' Birth Control Access

Will Trump Judge Matty K strike again?

27 Oct 2023 · 29 minutes
Mootness Might Save Civil Rights Testing

Acheson Hotels v. Laufer has the potential upend the Americans with Disabilities Act—but it probably won't.

20 Oct 2023 · 31 minutes
Who Gets to Be a Person?

Anti-trans panic has very real consequences for one of the country’s most legally vulnerable community.

13 Oct 2023 · 21 minutes
Jess and Imani Will Return Next Week—Live!

A brief message from your favorite repro legal journalists.

06 Oct 2023 · 1 minute
Our Big SCOTUS Preview

Jess and Imani preview some of the big cases the Supreme Court will hear this term.

29 Sep 2023 · 49 minutes
Meet Ginni Thomas, the Tenth Justice

Jess and Imani welcome you to a new season of Supreme Court shenanigans.

22 Sep 2023 · 31 minutes
The End of Affirmative Action

Chief Justice John Roberts finally got his wish.

29 Jun 2023 · 34 minutes
Federal Judge Body Slams DeSantis' Attacks on Trans Kids

There's some good news out of Florida—for once.

20 Jun 2023 · 25 minutes
Tribal Sovereignty Triumphs in Latest SCOTUS Decision

In a 7-2 decision, the Supreme Court voted to protect the Indian Child Welfare Act.

16 Jun 2023 · 29 minutes
Jess Valenti on the Fall of 'Roe' One Year Later: "All of This Is a Tragedy"

Join the Boom! Lawyered podcast for a special episode to mark one year without the constitutional right to abortion.

12 Jun 2023 · 26 minutes
Welcome to Sweaty SCOTUS Season

It's that sweaty time of year as we wait for the Supreme Court to issue decisions in major cases this... more

05 Jun 2023 · 32 minutes
The North Carolina Abortion Ban Is a Disaster

Lawmakers are legislating big abortion issues in the shadows.

15 May 2023 · 38 minutes
The Supreme Court Is Corrupt

Clownery and corruption is the name of the game.

08 May 2023 · 36 minutes
Why Is Everybody Talking About the Comstock Act?

And is the ghost of Anthony Comstock haunting our special guest?

01 May 2023 · 23 minutes
We're Live in Front of an Audience!

The podcast hits the road for the very first time.

25 Apr 2023 · 33 minutes
Elie Mystal and Imani! 200th Episode!

Thank you for being law nerds with us.

17 Apr 2023 · 51 minutes
How Gen Z Saved Abortion—and Democracy—in Wisconsin

Note: This episode was recorded before Friday's abortion pill lawsuit rulings.

10 Apr 2023 · 32 minutes
The Abortion Pill Ruling Is Here

And it's terrible.

08 Apr 2023 · 26 minutes
Will SCOTUS Help West Virginia Bully Trans Kids?

And a special podcast announcement!

03 Apr 2023 · 32 minutes
The Latest Sneak Attack in Texas Over Abortion Pills

What kind of guy believes he is entitled to his wife's body? This guy.

20 Mar 2023 · 28 minutes
The Political War on Trans People

Anti-trans advocates' tactics are from the anti-abortion playbook.

06 Mar 2023 · 45 minutes
Fetuses Don't Belong in Jail

A Florida attorney is trying to free his client from jail. His client? A fetus. In a new episode of Boom!... more

27 Feb 2023 · 35 minutes
The Conservative Push to Force Girls to Wear Skirts

The fact that the Supreme Court is even considering taking this case is alarming.

22 Feb 2023 · 31 minutes
Yikes—Big Pharma Could Save One of the Abortion Pills

It's a supersized episode on everything you need to know about the imminent threat to medication abortion.

13 Feb 2023 · 45 minutes
What's With All the Fearmongering Over Abortion Pills?

Once and for all: It's safe and effective.

30 Jan 2023 · 27 minutes
What Happens Post-Roe?

Jess and Imani are back for what should've been the 50th anniversary of Roe v. Wade.

23 Jan 2023 · 33 minutes
SCOTUS 2022: The Vibes Were Bad

2022 was the year that the Supreme Court dismantled abortion rights. So, what’s in store for 2023?

19 Dec 2022 · 22 minutes
The Case That Could Upend Democratic Elections

Jess and Imani deliver a Schoolhouse Rock-style explanation of the separation of powers—because, apparently, the Supreme Court needs one.

07 Dec 2022 · 47 minutes
Is Anyone Surprised by Sam Alito's Trolling Anymore?

From Black Santa to Black kids dressed in KKK robes, Justice Alito's hypotheticals in the 303 Creative oral arguments were... more

05 Dec 2022 · 32 minutes
It's Time to Impeach Alito

If the allegations are true and Justice Samuel Alito is behind a 2014 Supreme Court opinion leak, it's time for... more

21 Nov 2022 · 28 minutes
The Supreme Court v. The People

This is the battle that will define the next generation: Can any progressive policy change happen with the current Supreme... more

14 Nov 2022 · 22 minutes
SCOTUS Gutting Native Families Will Usher In Cultural Genocide

Last week, it was college admissions. This week, white people are big mad they can't adopt Native kids and sever... more

09 Nov 2022 · 51 minutes
Say Goodbye to Race-Based Affirmative Action

Get all the highs and lows of the day's Supreme Court proceedings.

31 Oct 2022 · 45 minutes
Neil Gorsuch Is a Snake—and We Almost Missed It

We're taking back everything we said.

24 Oct 2022 · 29 minutes
Abortion Gets Porked

What’s pork got to do with abortion? As it turns out, everything.

17 Oct 2022 · 34 minutes
Justice Jackson Obliterates Originalism in Voting Rights Case

Alabama wants the Supreme Court to basically rewrite decades of voting rights law so it can run elections off racist... more

10 Oct 2022 · 35 minutes
What Fresh Hell Will the Supreme Court Bring This Term?

Buckle up—the Supreme Court is back, and so is a new season of Boom! Lawyered.

03 Oct 2022 · 34 minutes
Elie Mystal and Imani Gandy on the SCOTUS Dumpster Fire

In a special episode of Boom! Lawyered, Jess is out, and Elie is in!

25 Jul 2022 · 45 minutes
Biden Finally Did Something About Abortion! Or Did He?

Jess and Imani break down the executive order President Biden issued two weeks after the Supreme Court overturned Roe v.... more

11 Jul 2022 · 36 minutes
SCOTUS Brings Prayer to Your Public School

The Supreme Court’s conservative justices have given us yet another decision day where their rulings ignore precedent—and gets basic facts... more

28 Jun 2022 · 30 minutes
The Day 'Roe' Died

It happened.

24 Jun 2022 · 31 minutes
SCOTUS Declares the Border a Constitution-Free Zone

What the hell does that even mean?

13 Jun 2022 · 22 minutes
The SCOTUS Leak Investigation Is Heating Up

Supreme Court clerks are lawyering up.

06 Jun 2022 · 25 minutes
Wombs Are Not Meth Labs—but Some Prosecutors Treat Them the Same

The criminalization of pregnancy won't stop happening. Pregnancy is dangerous enough as it is, but increasingly the threat of incarceration... more

31 May 2022 · 34 minutes
Jess Interviews Her Ex-Work Wife, Robin Marty

In a special episode, Jess takes on solo host duty, and chats abortion in the South with author, activist, and... more

20 May 2022 · 26 minutes
Processing the Fallout of the Supreme Court Leak

It's been one week since news broke that the Supreme Court is likely planning to overturn Roe v. Wade. What... more

09 May 2022 · 23 minutes
We Are in the Bad Place

Everything you need to know about the leaked draft SCOTUS opinion published by Politico last night that fully reverses Roe... more

03 May 2022 · 20 minutes
Hey Lawmakers, Be Like Connecticut

Connecticut lawmakers signed a transformative bill to safeguard abortion access in the state.

02 May 2022 · 30 minutes
The 'Dobbs' Crystal Ball

Any week now, the Supreme Court will issue its decision in Dobbs v. Jackson Women's Health Organization, the biggest abortion... more

25 Apr 2022 · 28 minutes
What the Hell Happened to Lizelle Herrera?

How do you whoopsie-daisy your way to an indictment? How do you charge someone with a "crime" when said crime... more

18 Apr 2022 · 31 minutes
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It's been one week since news broke that the Supreme Court is likely planning to overturn Roe v. Wade. What else have... more