Boom! Lawyered

By Rewire News Group's Jessica Mason Pieklo and Imani Gandy

What's Boom! Lawyered about?

Every week, Jessica Mason Pieklo and Imani Gandy take you on a wild ride through the latest legal battles in the fight for reproductive justice. On everything from abortion rights to trans discrimination to racial justice, Boom! Lawyered will help you get smart, stay mad, have fun, and fight back.

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Boom! Lawyered episodes:

04.24.2024
Will SCOTUS Slam the Door Shut on Pregnant ER Patients?
The conservative justices unsurprisingly seem like they do.
04.19.2024
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.
04.12.2024
Elie Mystal on Why You Don't Need to Like SCOTUS Anymore
The Supreme Court has become just transactional.
04.05.2024
How Some DeSantis Goons Decimated Abortion Access in the Southeast
It's a Florida-sized abortion mess.
03.26.2024
Mifepristone’s Not-So-Bad Day at the Court
We're cautiously optimistic.
03.22.2024
Two Key Issues to Watch in the High-Stakes Abortion Pill Case
Have we mentioned medication abortion is safer than pregnancy?
03.15.2024
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.
02.23.2024
What’s With All the Fearmongering Over Abortion Pills? (Re-Release)
Mifepristone is safe and effective.
02.16.2024
Valentine's Week Message From Jess and Imani
We're on a short break.
02.09.2024
Hello Mife, My Old Friend. Junk Science Is Attacking You Again.
So we know what the Supreme Court should do about it.
02.02.2024
What the Hell Exactly Happened for Abortion in Pennsylvania?
The Pennsylvania Supreme Court didn't protect the fundamental right to abortion. Yet.
01.26.2024
Why Is the Biden Administration Throwing Doctors Under the Bus?
We'll be talking a lot about EMTALA this season.
01.19.2024
Discrimination Against Trans Kids and Their Parents Is Spreading
We're tired.
01.12.2024
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 cases.
12.22.2023
Happy Holidays From Jess and Imani
A special message from your fave legal journalism team.
12.15.2023
Making Sense of Texas' BS: It's Special Guest Andrea Grimes!
We're closing out 2023.
12.01.2023
The Major Trans Rights Case SCOTUS Could Hear Next Year
Will the justices hear the first major test of trans rights since the 2019?
11.24.2023
Special Holiday Message From Imani and Jess!
A brief scheduling note.
11.17.2023
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 domestic abusers.
10.27.2023
This Case Could End Teens' Birth Control Access
Will Trump Judge Matty K strike again?
10.20.2023
Mootness Might Save Civil Rights Testing
Acheson Hotels v. Laufer has the potential upend the Americans with Disabilities Act—but it probably won't.
10.13.2023
Who Gets to Be a Person?
Anti-trans panic has very real consequences for one of the country’s most legally vulnerable community.
10.06.2023
Jess and Imani Will Return Next Week—Live!
A brief message from your favorite repro legal journalists.
09.29.2023
Our Big SCOTUS Preview
Jess and Imani preview some of the big cases the Supreme Court will hear this term.
09.22.2023
Meet Ginni Thomas, the Tenth Justice
Jess and Imani welcome you to a new season of Supreme Court shenanigans.
06.29.2023
The End of Affirmative Action
Chief Justice John Roberts finally got his wish.
06.20.2023
Federal Judge Body Slams DeSantis' Attacks on Trans Kids
There's some good news out of Florida—for once.
06.16.2023
Tribal Sovereignty Triumphs in Latest SCOTUS Decision
In a 7-2 decision, the Supreme Court voted to protect the Indian Child Welfare Act.
06.12.2023
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.
06.05.2023
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 term.
05.15.2023
The North Carolina Abortion Ban Is a Disaster
Lawmakers are legislating big abortion issues in the shadows.
05.08.2023
The Supreme Court Is Corrupt
Clownery and corruption is the name of the game.
05.01.2023
Why Is Everybody Talking About the Comstock Act?
And is the ghost of Anthony Comstock haunting our special guest?
04.25.2023
We're Live in Front of an Audience!
The podcast hits the road for the very first time.
04.17.2023
Elie Mystal and Imani! 200th Episode!
Thank you for being law nerds with us.
04.10.2023
How Gen Z Saved Abortion—and Democracy—in Wisconsin
Note: This episode was recorded before Friday's abortion pill lawsuit rulings.
04.08.2023
The Abortion Pill Ruling Is Here
And it's terrible.
04.03.2023
Will SCOTUS Help West Virginia Bully Trans Kids?
And a special podcast announcement!
03.20.2023
The Latest Sneak Attack in Texas Over Abortion Pills
What kind of guy believes he is entitled to his wife's body? This guy.
03.06.2023
The Political War on Trans People
Anti-trans advocates' tactics are from the anti-abortion playbook.
02.27.2023
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! Lawyered, Jess and Imani break down a case that could open the floodgates for "fetal personhood"—but, it's a little more...
02.22.2023
The Conservative Push to Force Girls to Wear Skirts
The fact that the Supreme Court is even considering taking this case is alarming.
02.13.2023
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.
01.30.2023
What's With All the Fearmongering Over Abortion Pills?
Once and for all: It's safe and effective.
01.23.2023
What Happens Post-Roe?
Jess and Imani are back for what should've been the 50th anniversary of Roe v. Wade.
12.19.2022
SCOTUS 2022: The Vibes Were Bad
2022 was the year that the Supreme Court dismantled abortion rights. So, what’s in store for 2023?
12.07.2022
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.
12.05.2022
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 straight up absurd.
11.21.2022
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 Democrats to make the unprecedented move and impeach him.
11.14.2022
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 Court?

What's Boom! Lawyered about?

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Boom! Lawyered episodes:

Will SCOTUS Slam the Door Shut on Pregnant ER Patients?

Will SCOTUS Force ER Doctors to Abandon Patients Who Need Abortions?

Elie Mystal on Why You Don't Need to Like SCOTUS Anymore

How Some DeSantis Goons Decimated Abortion Access in the Southeast

Mifepristone’s Not-So-Bad Day at the Court

Two Key Issues to Watch in the High-Stakes Abortion Pill Case

The Fifth Circuit Just Took Us One Step Closer to Ending Birth Control Access

What’s With All the Fearmongering Over Abortion Pills? (Re-Release)

Valentine's Week Message From Jess and Imani

Hello Mife, My Old Friend. Junk Science Is Attacking You Again.

What the Hell Exactly Happened for Abortion in Pennsylvania?

Why Is the Biden Administration Throwing Doctors Under the Bus?

Discrimination Against Trans Kids and Their Parents Is Spreading

Back in 'Lawyers for Fetuses' Territory

Happy Holidays From Jess and Imani

Making Sense of Texas' BS: It's Special Guest Andrea Grimes!

The Major Trans Rights Case SCOTUS Could Hear Next Year

Special Holiday Message From Imani and Jess!

The Originalist Case for Arming Domestic Abusers

This Case Could End Teens' Birth Control Access

Mootness Might Save Civil Rights Testing

Who Gets to Be a Person?

Jess and Imani Will Return Next Week—Live!

Our Big SCOTUS Preview

Meet Ginni Thomas, the Tenth Justice

The End of Affirmative Action

Federal Judge Body Slams DeSantis' Attacks on Trans Kids

Tribal Sovereignty Triumphs in Latest SCOTUS Decision

Jess Valenti on the Fall of 'Roe' One Year Later: "All of This Is a Tragedy"

Welcome to Sweaty SCOTUS Season

The North Carolina Abortion Ban Is a Disaster

The Supreme Court Is Corrupt

Why Is Everybody Talking About the Comstock Act?

We're Live in Front of an Audience!

Elie Mystal and Imani! 200th Episode!

How Gen Z Saved Abortion—and Democracy—in Wisconsin

The Abortion Pill Ruling Is Here

Will SCOTUS Help West Virginia Bully Trans Kids?

The Latest Sneak Attack in Texas Over Abortion Pills

The Political War on Trans People

Fetuses Don't Belong in Jail

The Conservative Push to Force Girls to Wear Skirts

Yikes—Big Pharma Could Save One of the Abortion Pills

What's With All the Fearmongering Over Abortion Pills?

What Happens Post-Roe?

SCOTUS 2022: The Vibes Were Bad

The Case That Could Upend Democratic Elections

Is Anyone Surprised by Sam Alito's Trolling Anymore?

It's Time to Impeach Alito

The Supreme Court v. The People