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Baby Boom! Lawyered
You were smart enough not to go to law school. Good—that's what Imani Gandy is for. Baby Boom! Lawyered is the micropodcast from the co-creator of Boom! Lawyered: two or three short episodes a week on the fastest-moving legal fights for reproductive justice. Everything from abortion rights to trans discrimination to racial justice, translated by someone who sat through the three years so you didn't have to. Produced by Rewire News Group.
Episodes
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The Supreme Court Could Annihilate 'Roe v. Wade' Next Week
Here’s a fun thing that wasn't on our 2021 bingo card: multiple abortion rights challenges at the Supreme Court. But that happened thanks to Texas! The Supreme…
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WTF Is Going on With the Texas Abortion Ban?
Buckle up—we're taking you to Texas this week. Hosts Jessica Mason Pieklo and Imani Gandy unpack the current state of abortion access in Texas (we’re using the…
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Here Comes the Supreme Court Train Wreck
Get comfy—grab your law-nerd hats and a pillow to rage scream into, and join us for the season premiere episode of Boom! Lawyered. Jess and Imani return to the…
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Abortion Rights Are in Chaos. What Now?
Last night, the Supreme Court made it official: the brutal, blatantly unconstitutional Texas abortion ban is hunky-dory. Roe v. Wade? Not so much. Is there any…
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The Supreme Court Ghosts Roe v. Wade
The Supreme Court just let a blatantly unconstitutional abortion ban take effect in Texas. They made this unprecedented and radical move on the “shadow…
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The Supreme Court Ends Its Term, Possibly Democracy
Last week, the Supreme Court completed its business for this term. And by "its business" we mean "gutting the meager remaining protections for voting rights in…
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Supreme Court Protects the ACA but Not Same-Sex Couples
The Supreme Court handed down two big decisions today. First, the Court rejected an attempt by conservative attorneys general to declare the Affordable Care…
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This City Wants Your Racist Uncle to Enforce Their Abortion Ban
Heads up! If you can help us reach our fundraising goal at https://rewirenewsgroup.com/donate/, Jess and Imani will film the wildest and smashiest live event…
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Here’s What You Need to Know About the Plan to End Roe
This direct challenge to Roe v. Wade didn't reach the Supreme Court by accident. It was the culmination of a detailed plan that was hiding in plain sight…
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Emergency Pod: The Supreme Court Just Fired a Major Warning Shot at Roe
The Supreme Court announced today it would be taking up a case that could completely upend abortion rights. Back in 2018, Mississippi passed a law that banned…
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Meet the Republican AGs Driving Their Party Off a Cliff
RAGA is the Republican Attorneys General Association. It's essentially what it sounds like—a bunch of Republican attorneys general whose goal is to get other…
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The Unconstitutional Case the Supreme Court Can't Stop Talking About
Fact #1: Everyone agrees—Mississippi’s lawyers included—that no fetus is viable at 15 weeks. Fact #2: Mississippi passed an abortion ban that takes effect at…
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The Case of the Cursing Cheerleader Reaches the Supreme Court
On Wednesday, the Supreme Court heard arguments in a case involving a former high school student who posted a photo of herself and a friend on Snapchat with…
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Texas Is Trying to Take Trans Kids From Loving Parents
Just when you thought lawmakers couldn't stoop any lower to attack trans kids, Texas state senators took it to a new level with the introduction of a bill that…
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Everything You Need to Know About Georgia Voter Suppression
Jess and Imani explain three of the most alarming pieces of legislation introduced anywhere in the United States: -The voter suppression legislation in…
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Biden Plans to Give the Courts a Much-Needed Kick in the Pants
President Joe Biden's recent slate of judicial nominees are more than a breath of fresh air—they represent a serious step forward in building a more just legal…
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Reacting to the Atlanta Shootings
On this episode of Boom! Lawyered, Imani and Jess talk about the increasing violence against the Asian American and Pacific Islander (AAPI) community, the…
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Arkansas Woos Amy Coney Barrett With a Very Bad Ban
Arkansas Gov. Asa Hutchinson signed a bill Tuesday that would ban all abortions in the state except those deemed a “medical emergency.” If it takes effect in…
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Remember When We Could Hug?
One year ago today, Jess Pieklo and Imani Gandy were on the steps of the Supreme Court for the oral arguments in June Medical Services v. Russo. Since then…
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Supreme Court Election Conspiracies and Abortion Cases
Justice Clarence Thomas has gone full election truther. And if that's not enough to make you sweat, the most conservative Supreme Court of our lifetimes just…
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How to Bankrupt the Proud Boys
The impeachment trial was going so well! Alas, the Democrats managed to tie themselves into knots and fumble away the narrative. But all is not lost, thanks to…
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Put Imani Gandy on the Bench, You Cowards
This week, the nation reckoned with Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez's terrifying account of the insurrection at the Capitol. Democrats also discussed plans to…
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Nuke the Filibuster?
The filibuster was created by accident. Now, it's one of the most controversial and crucial components of our clunky mess of a government. But is it a good…
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Hey Joe, It Feels Good to Say the 'A' Word
On day one of his White House term, President Joe Biden made big moves to protect LGBTQ and undocumented folks, called out the dangers of white supremacy, and…
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Hunting Nazis with the New Department of Justice
Last week, President-elect Joe Biden announced his key nominees for the Department of Justice. And those nominees—Merrick Garland, Vanita Gupta, and Kristen…
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Making Sense of It All, Reality TV-Style: Roe v. Wade, Episode 5
Welcome to the re-release of We’ll Hear Arguments, a mini-series from the Boom! Lawyered team that dives into the dramatic arguments of the most important…
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Closing the Courthouse Doors: Roe v. Wade, Episode 4
Welcome to the re-release of We’ll Hear Arguments, a mini-series from the Boom! Lawyered team that dives into the dramatic arguments of the most important…
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The State’s (Creeping) Interest: Roe v. Wade, Episode 3
Welcome to the re-release of We’ll Hear Arguments, a mini-series from the Boom! Lawyered team that dives into the dramatic arguments of the most important…
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A Great Balancing Test: Roe v. Wade, Episode 2
Welcome to the re-release of We’ll Hear Arguments, a mini-series from the Boom! Lawyered team that dives into the dramatic arguments of the most important…
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Being Born Kind of Matters: Roe v. Wade, Episode 1
Welcome to the re-release of We’ll Hear Arguments, a mini-series from the Boom! Lawyered team that dives into the dramatic arguments of the most important…
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Coming January 4th-8th: Our Roe v. Wade Mini-Series Joins the Boom! Lawyered Feed
Last year, we made a thing we love: a mini-series all about the surprisingly dramatic Supreme Court arguments of Roe v. Wade. The show is called We’ll Hear…
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Our Wildest Memories of the Trump Era
We have a big end-of-year campaign underway, and your generous donations make our podcast possible! If you can, please support Boom! Lawyered at…
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Will the Supreme Court Let Trump Rig the Census?
The Supreme Court heard oral arguments today in a case that could ultimately decide if the Trump administration can rig the census by excluding undocumented…
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Health Care on Trial at the Supreme Court
Today, the Supreme Court heard oral arguments in a case that threatens to finally do what conservatives have spent the last ten years failing at: striking down…
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As Votes Are Counted, the Supreme Court Considers Green-Lighting Discrimination
Today, the Supreme Court heard arguments in Fulton v. City of Philadelphia—a key case in the conservative strategy to dismantle laws that protect LGBTQ people…
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Amy Coney Barrett Is Already Out of Line
Amy Coney Barrett was confirmed to the Supreme Court on Monday evening. Imani Gandy and Jessica Mason Pieklo use her first day on the job to take stock of her…
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Amy Coney Barrett Is Confirmed. Does the Law Even Matter Anymore?
It's official. With the confirmation of Amy Coney Barrett to the Supreme Court today, conservatives now have a 6-3 majority and a death-grip on the institution…
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Amy Coney Barrett Hearings, Day Three: Make Birth Control Illegal Again
Jessica Mason Pieklo and Imani Gandy recap the third day of Amy Coney Barrett's Supreme Court confirmation hearing. On Wednesday, Barrett flubbed the basics of…
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Amy Coney Barrett Hearings, Day Two: No Notes
Jessica Mason Pieklo and Imani Gandy recap the second day of Amy Coney Barrett's Supreme Court confirmation process. On Tuesday, she refused to answer a lot of…
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Amy Coney Barrett Hearings, Day One: None of This Is Normal
Amy Coney Barrett's Supreme Court confirmation process is officially underway. On Monday, we heard opening statements first from members of the Senate…
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Expand the Courts (Without Overthinking It)
As Boom! Lawyered returns for its fifth season, #TeamLegal has come to the inexorable conclusion that it's time to expand the courts. But is there a non-messy…
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The Wild Resume of Amy Coney Barrett
Trump's newest Supreme Court nominee, Amy Coney Barrett, has challenged marriage equality, opposed abortion rights, misgendered transgender people, and so much…
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Tonight, We Lost a Giant
RIP, Justice Ginsburg. Nothing will be the same. Expert Repro Journalism That Inspires. Episodes like this take time, research, and a commitment to the truth…
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Rapid Reaction: A Good Day for Theocracy at SCOTUS
Employers who love to wield religious freedom as a cudgel scored a couple big wins at the U.S. Supreme Court today, including a decision allowing employers to…
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What It's Like to Argue—and Win—at the Supreme Court
Julie Rikelman of the Center for Reproductive Rights did the unthinkable in 2020: As the lead attorney representing June Medical in June Medical Services v…
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Rapid Reaction: A Great Decision (Plus a Roberts Time Bomb) on Abortion Access
The June Medical Services v. Russo decision is in, and it's 5-4 in favor of the very obvious truth: Whole Woman's Health v. Hellerstedt already decided this…
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Rapid Reaction: Supreme Court Protects DREAMers
For the second time in a week, the Supreme Court came down on the side of justice! On Thursday morning, it blocked the Trump administration's efforts to…
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Rapid Reaction: Supreme Court Protects LGBTQ Employees
A big Supreme Court decision just arrived, and it's comprehensively awesome. In a 6-3 ruling, the Court confirmed that "an employer who fires an individual…
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How to Defund the Police
Racism is baked into the U.S. model of policing. More and more people are starting to believe that no amount of "reform" will help; a full tear-down is…
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This School Keeps Fighting to Discriminate Against Trans Kids
Gavin Grimm has been challenging a policy at his former high school that requires transgender students to use separate bathroom facilities. On Tuesday, the…
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'Jane Roe' Lied to Us for Decades!
The Daily Beast just reported that the upcoming FX documentary AKA Jane Roe reveals that Norma McCorvey, aka "Jane Roe" of Roe v. Wade, admitted on film that…
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Arkansas Created a Pandemic Catch-22 to Block Abortions
On April 27, Arkansas officials issued a directive requiring anyone seeking elective surgery to obtain a negative COVID-19 test 48 hours prior to an abortion…
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Rapid Reaction: The Latest Birth Control Battle at the Supreme Court
Believe it or not, the U.S. Supreme Court is still hearing cases on the birth control benefit! Jess and Imani hop on the mics after Wednesday's arguments to…
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SCOTUS Preview: The Nuns Are Coming for Your Birth Control
On Wednesday, the Supreme Court will hear arguments in two consolidated cases that could kill off the birth control benefit for good. Jess and Imani preview…
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Actual Good News on COVID-19 Abortion Bans
The landscape of abortion access is shifting rapidly, and it feels something new is happening every day. Which states are trying to use COVID-19 to try and ban…
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Shredding the Claim that Abortion Clinic Protests Are an 'Essential Service'
Do you know who's not staying home during the COVID-19 pandemic? Abortion clinic protesters. In this episode, Jess and Imani lay waste to the claim that…
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Rapid Reaction: Texas Abortion Ban Takes Effect Immediately
On March 31, the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals allowed Texas lawmakers to exploit the COVID-19 outbreak to ban abortion services—effective immediately. Imani…
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Coronavirus and the Courts
The coronavirus crisis has forced the U.S. Supreme Court to hit pause. What will happen to cases that have been argued, like June Medical Services v. Russo?…
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Texas Is Trying to Make 'Sanctuary Cities for the Unborn' a Thing
Eleven towns in East Texas recently declared themselves "sanctuary cities for the unborn." Seriously. Jess and Imani explain why this ridiculous idea might be…
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June Medical Services v. Russo Arguments: Rapid Reaction
Jess was inside the Supreme Court for arguments in June Medical Services v. Russo. Then she literally ran across the street to record this podcast with Imani…