Every week, Jessica Mason Pieklo and Imani Gandy take you on a wild ride through the latest legal battles in the fight... more
The conservative legal movement is on a mission to upend the 14th Amendment.
The Supreme Court will decide if Tennessee can ban gender-affirming care for trans minors.
United States v. Skrmetti could determine the future of trans kids' rights.
Buckle up, folks.
Anti-abortion and anti-democracy activism are intertwined.
We're talking about mifepristone... again.
The Emergency Medical Treatment and Active Labor Act (EMTALA) is likely to appear before the Supreme Court again this term.
The Heritage Foundation's policy recommendations would dramatically hinder reproductive justice efforts.
A religious liberty storm could be brewing at the Supreme Court.
On the season premiere of Boom! Lawyered, special guest Elie Mystal helps answer: Has the chief justice gone full MAGA?
In the final summer episode, we answer listener questions.
Summer session continues on with special guest Chris Geidner, aka the "ultimate law dork."
Conservatives have long been using originalism as a tool to undermine social and civil progress.
The founder of Abortion Access Front joins Jess and Imani in the first of four summer episodes.
The Supreme Court punted its decision in the combined Moyle v. United States and Idaho v. United States.
We're setting the record straight.
But the battle for access is far from over.
"The idea that women are choosing between abortion and adoption is not borne out by the data at all."
"Everything about this story stinks."
Idaho, settle down please. You're doing too much.
Take a trip down memory lane, as terrible as it was.
The conservative justices unsurprisingly seem like they do.
With EMTALA before the Supreme Court, emergency abortion care is at stake. Here's what you need to know.
The Supreme Court has become just transactional.
It's a Florida-sized abortion mess.
We're cautiously optimistic.
Have we mentioned medication abortion is safer than pregnancy?
The Fifth Circuit ruled that Texas law is not preempted by Title X.
Mifepristone is safe and effective.
We're on a short break.
So we know what the Supreme Court should do about it.
The Pennsylvania Supreme Court didn't protect the fundamental right to abortion. Yet.
We'll be talking a lot about EMTALA this season.
We're tired.
Jess is back and reunited with Imani. And for the first time ever, the Supreme Court will hear back-to-back abortion... more
A special message from your fave legal journalism team.
We're closing out 2023.
Will the justices hear the first major test of trans rights since the 2019?
A brief scheduling note.
In United States v. Rahimi, Justices Clarence Thomas and Samuel Alito have shown they're so desperate to give guns to... more
Will Trump Judge Matty K strike again?
Acheson Hotels v. Laufer has the potential upend the Americans with Disabilities Act—but it probably won't.
Anti-trans panic has very real consequences for one of the country’s most legally vulnerable community.
A brief message from your favorite repro legal journalists.
Jess and Imani preview some of the big cases the Supreme Court will hear this term.
Jess and Imani welcome you to a new season of Supreme Court shenanigans.
Chief Justice John Roberts finally got his wish.
There's some good news out of Florida—for once.
In a 7-2 decision, the Supreme Court voted to protect the Indian Child Welfare Act.
Join the Boom! Lawyered podcast for a special episode to mark one year without the constitutional right to abortion.
It's that sweaty time of year as we wait for the Supreme Court to issue decisions in major cases this... more
Lawmakers are legislating big abortion issues in the shadows.
Clownery and corruption is the name of the game.
And is the ghost of Anthony Comstock haunting our special guest?
The podcast hits the road for the very first time.
Thank you for being law nerds with us.
Note: This episode was recorded before Friday's abortion pill lawsuit rulings.
And it's terrible.
And a special podcast announcement!
What kind of guy believes he is entitled to his wife's body? This guy.
Anti-trans advocates' tactics are from the anti-abortion playbook.
A Florida attorney is trying to free his client from jail. His client? A fetus. In a new episode of Boom!... more
The fact that the Supreme Court is even considering taking this case is alarming.
It's a supersized episode on everything you need to know about the imminent threat to medication abortion.
Once and for all: It's safe and effective.
Jess and Imani are back for what should've been the 50th anniversary of Roe v. Wade.
2022 was the year that the Supreme Court dismantled abortion rights. So, what’s in store for 2023?
Jess and Imani deliver a Schoolhouse Rock-style explanation of the separation of powers—because, apparently, the Supreme Court needs one.
From Black Santa to Black kids dressed in KKK robes, Justice Alito's hypotheticals in the 303 Creative oral arguments were... more
If the allegations are true and Justice Samuel Alito is behind a 2014 Supreme Court opinion leak, it's time for... more
This is the battle that will define the next generation: Can any progressive policy change happen with the current Supreme... more
Last week, it was college admissions. This week, white people are big mad they can't adopt Native kids and sever... more
Get all the highs and lows of the day's Supreme Court proceedings.
We're taking back everything we said.
What’s pork got to do with abortion? As it turns out, everything.
Alabama wants the Supreme Court to basically rewrite decades of voting rights law so it can run elections off racist... more
Buckle up—the Supreme Court is back, and so is a new season of Boom! Lawyered.
In a special episode of Boom! Lawyered, Jess is out, and Elie is in!
Jess and Imani break down the executive order President Biden issued two weeks after the Supreme Court overturned Roe v.... more
The Supreme Court’s conservative justices have given us yet another decision day where their rulings ignore precedent—and gets basic facts... more
It happened.
What the hell does that even mean?
Supreme Court clerks are lawyering up.
The criminalization of pregnancy won't stop happening. Pregnancy is dangerous enough as it is, but increasingly the threat of incarceration... more
In a special episode, Jess takes on solo host duty, and chats abortion in the South with author, activist, and... more
It's been one week since news broke that the Supreme Court is likely planning to overturn Roe v. Wade. What... more
Everything you need to know about the leaked draft SCOTUS opinion published by Politico last night that fully reverses Roe... more
Connecticut lawmakers signed a transformative bill to safeguard abortion access in the state.
Any week now, the Supreme Court will issue its decision in Dobbs v. Jackson Women's Health Organization, the biggest abortion... more
How do you whoopsie-daisy your way to an indictment? How do you charge someone with a "crime" when said crime... more
It's been one week since news broke that the Supreme Court is likely planning to overturn Roe v. Wade. What else have... more