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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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June Medical Services v. Russo Preview
On March 4th, the Supreme Court will hear the first major abortion rights case since Brett Kavanaugh joined the bench. Jess and Imani preview what's at stake…
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Anti-Choice Lawmakers Declare the Constitution Null and Void in Indiana
ALERT: Our new series We'll Hear Arguments comes out on 2/25! Subscribe here for the coolest breakdown of Roe v. Wade ever: https://rewire.news/arguments Now…
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COMING FEBRUARY 25: A new Roe v. Wade podcast series from the Boom! Lawyered team!
We have some big news for Boom! Lawyered subscribers: Jess and Imani are launching a second podcast series on February 25th! It's not available yet, but we…
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Leonard Leo's Next Evil Venture
Federalist Society heavyweight Leonard Leo is one of the primary architects of the conservative takeover of the federal courts. Now, he's got a new dark money…
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Everything You Need to Know About the Abortion Rights Fight in 2020
Reason bans! D&E bans! Pre-viability bans! TRAP laws! And a landmark Supreme Court case. 2020 is shaping up to be a wild ride for abortion rights in the United…
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Emergency Pod: The Supreme Court Rubber-Stamps Kentucky Forced Ultrasound Law
Today, the Supreme Court declined an appeal challenging a Kentucky law that forces doctors to show and describe ultrasound images before performing an…
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Will the Supreme Court Block Abortion Providers from Suing on Behalf of Their Patients?
June Medical Services v. Gee could upend over four decades of abortion rights precedent when the case goes before the U.S. Supreme Court in March. That's…
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'He Performed an Abortion and Then Burned Down My House!'
Have you ever wondered what would happen if someone tried to perform an abortion while committing arson or burglary? Ohio lawmakers have, and they've proposed…
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Arkansas Is Trying to Invent the 'Abortion Deadline'
When is a ban not a ban? When it's a deadline! Imani and Jess dive into the absurd arguments that Arkansas is making in the hopes that its pre-viability…
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'Abortion Reversal' Is B.S.
Imani and Jess debunk the latest frontier in junk science: "abortion reversal." As more states pass laws forcing doctors to promote this myth, the courts…
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Bathroom Panic at the Supreme Court
During recent Supreme Court arguments about trans rights under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act, one of the justices appeared to buy into the idea of…
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Forced Ultrasound and the First Amendment
There's only one abortion clinic left in Kentucky, and by law its doctors must place ultrasound images in the patient’s view and read a state-mandated script…
Baby Boom! LawyeredRapid Reaction: The Supreme Court Hears Arguments on Whether You Can Be Fired for Being Gay or Trans
This morning, the Supreme Court heard arguments in the three cases that will ultimately decide whether Title VII of the Civil Rights Act protects gay and trans…
Baby Boom! LawyeredEmergency Pod: The Supreme Court Takes June Medical Services v. Gee
Friday morning, the Supreme Court announced it was taking June Medical Services v. Gee. In this emergency episode of Boom! Lawyered, Jessica Mason Pieklo and…
Baby Boom! LawyeredThe Supreme Court Will Decide If an Employer Can Fire Someone for Being Gay or Trans
On October 8, the Supreme Court will hear arguments in a trio of cases to determine whether sexual orientation discrimination is sex discrimination and thus…
Baby Boom! LawyeredThe Big, Bad 2019 Abortion Rights Supreme Court Preview Episode
The first full Supreme Court term featuring Brett Kavanaugh is less than a week away. Jess and Imani preview the important abortion rights cases to keep an eye…
Baby Boom! LawyeredPredicting the Next Two Years
The last couple years have been a wild ride, to say the least. Boom! Lawyered celebrates our two-year anniversary by looking ahead to the next two years…
Baby Boom! LawyeredWill the Supreme Court Make It Easier for Abortion Protesters to Threaten People?
In Chicago, no one within 50 feet of an abortion clinic is allowed to get closer than eight feet to another person. Anti-choice groups have challenged this…
Baby Boom! LawyeredScalia's Son May Be Trump's New Tool (to Dismantle Civil Rights)
The Department of Labor has proposed a rule that could gut civil rights protections for the employees of more than 42,000 businesses that hold a federal…
Baby Boom! LawyeredThe Missouri Abortion Ban You Didn’t Hear About
This week, a federal court blocked Missouri’s multi-week gestational ban. But did you know that another restriction banning abortions based on the race, sex…
Baby Boom! LawyeredHow John Roberts Helped Trump Defund Planned Parenthood
Planned Parenthood recently announced it will withdraw from the federal family planning program known as Title X because of President Donald Trump’s domestic…
Baby Boom! LawyeredThis New Challenge to Roe Might Be the Most Dangerous Yet
Shameless Tennessee lawmakers are trying to redefine fetal viability in a way that makes no medical sense and is designed as a direct attack on Roe v. Wade…
Baby Boom! LawyeredTrump Judge Approves Manslaughter Charges for Pregnancy Loss
Recently, the ultra-conservative 8th Circuit Court of Appeals reinstated an involuntary manslaughter charge against a Native woman from Sisseton, South Dakota…
Baby Boom! LawyeredThe Hidden Secrets of Jess and Imani
It's no secret that Imani and Jess are as close as they are smart. But what secrets have they kept from each other? And what secrets have they kept from us?…
Baby Boom! LawyeredThis Lawsuit Could Bring Reproductive Justice to the Supreme Court
SisterSong v. Kemp may be the first major lawsuit centering the reality that attacks on access to abortion care disproportionately harm communities of color…
Baby Boom! LawyeredThere Are Concentration Camps for Kids at the Border. Is Any of This Legal?
Last week, a Department of Justice lawyer stunned the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals when she argued that it is “safe and sanitary” to confine immigrant…
Baby Boom! LawyeredThis Case Could Define Transgender Rights for a Generation
Last week, the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals ruled that policies targeting transgender people are sex-based discrimination that must meet heightened scrutiny…
Baby Boom! LawyeredHow the Supreme Court Could Use the Census to Bless White Power in America
The fight over the Trump administration’s questionable efforts to add a citizenship question to the census has reached the Supreme Court, and a decision looms…
Baby Boom! LawyeredWhat’s It Like to Sue the Trump Administration?
Jess sits down with Oregon Attorney General Ellen Rosenblum to discuss the challenges facing progressive attorneys general in the era of Trump and how they are…
Baby Boom! LawyeredClarence Thomas Just Declared War on Your Birth Control
This week, the Supreme Court ruled that a provision of an Indiana law mandating the burial or cremation of fetal remains could take effect. At the same time…
Baby Boom! LawyeredWhat a Challenge to 'Roe' Will Actually Look Like
Conservative lawmakers are passing total and near-total abortion bans with the explicit hope that they will be used to overturn Roe v. Wade. But how would that…
Baby Boom! LawyeredThe Supreme Court Just Trashed 40 Years of Precedent and Sounded the Alarm for Roe
Franchise Board of California v. Hyatt may not be the most important case of the Supreme Court term, but the fallout from the Court's decision to overturn…
Baby Boom! LawyeredHow Georgia and Kansas Reveal the Future Battleground for Abortion Rights
The near-total ban on abortion recently passed in Georgia contrasts sharply with the landmark decision in Kansas that declared abortion a natural right. Jess…
Baby Boom! LawyeredThe Master Plan to Dismantle LGBTQ Rights Is in Its Endgame
The Supreme Court announced this week that it will hear three cases that could determine what, if any, protections LGBTQ employees have from job…
Baby Boom! LawyeredIf You're a Rapper, Your Lyrics Can Send You to Jail
Imani and Jess discuss the case of Jamal Knox, a young rapper who was convicted for terroristic threats and witness intimidation based on the lyrics of his…
Baby Boom! Lawyered‘Reverse Discrimination’ Isn’t a Thing, but the Roberts Court Might Disagree
The Supreme Court will soon decide whether to take a case that would give school districts the ability to affirmatively discriminate against transgender…
Baby Boom! LawyeredThe GOP Is Using the Courts to Do What Congress Couldn't: Repeal the ACA
In a new filing this week, President Donald Trump's Justice Department declared that it wants the courts to strike down the entirety of the Affordable Care Act…
Baby Boom! LawyeredMailbag Edition!
Jess and Imani answer listener questions across a range of important issues. Where can we find hope for the future of reproductive rights? How soon will people…
Baby Boom! LawyeredA Dude Is Suing an Alabama Abortion Clinic for 'Wrongful Death'...of an Embryo
Ryan Magers is suing the Alabama Women's Center for wrongful death because his girlfriend, who was 16 at the time, got an abortion—with the consent of her…
Baby Boom! LawyeredMyth-Busting the Anti-Choice 'Born Alive' Bills
Anti-choice politicians are pushing a new legislative strategy to demonize their opponents and confuse the public: so-called Born Alive bills. In this episode…
Baby Boom! LawyeredThe Cohen Hearing vs. the Kavanaugh Hearings
An unforgettable day of testimony on Capitol Hill began with Republicans demanding a do-over because—wait for it—they didn't get documents on time. For anyone…
Baby Boom! LawyeredClarence Thomas Wants to Blow Up Defamation Law
This week, the Supreme Court declined to take up an appeal by Kathrine McKee, a woman who publicly accused Bill Cosby of raping her more than 40 years ago. As…
Baby Boom! LawyeredFederal Funding to Discriminate?
In several states, there are evangelical adoption and foster care agencies trying to keep federal funding while refusing to place children in LGBTQ or…
Baby Boom! LawyeredThe John Roberts Abortion Conundrum...Resolved?
Last night, the Supreme Court voted 5-4 to block an anti-choice law in Louisiana from taking effect while it is being challenged in the courts. John Roberts…
Baby Boom! LawyeredThe Supreme Court Head Fake on Abortion in Louisiana
The Supreme Court issued a stay against an anti-choice law in Louisiana—but only for a few days? Jess and Imani try to make sense of this puzzling move by the…
Baby Boom! LawyeredThe John Roberts Abortion Conundrum
The Fifth Circuit has teed up a big test for Chief Justice John Roberts in a case out of Louisiana that involves hospital admitting privilege requirements for…
Baby Boom! LawyeredDay Two of William Barr’s Confirmation Hearings
In the second and final day of confirmation hearings for Attorney General nominee William Barr, witnesses testified both for and against his nomination. Some…
Baby Boom! LawyeredDay One of William Barr's Confirmation Hearings
Jess and Imani sift through the testimony of Attorney General nominee William Barr, including his subtle but serious signals that he might be a danger to civil…
Baby Boom! LawyeredBye-Bye, Birth Control Benefit?
The Trump administration plans to take a sledgehammer to the birth control benefit. Imani and Jess explain why its approach might not be entirely legal thanks…
Baby Boom! LawyeredRecapping the Wild Ride of 2018
It's the end of the year, but it's just the beginning of a slew of court battles that could reshape our rights. Imani and Jess take stock of the legal highs…
Baby Boom! LawyeredWhy Clarence Thomas Has a Case of the Sads
Several states have tried to find ways to cut Planned Parenthood out of state Medicaid programs. Naturally, lawsuits followed, and this week, the Supreme Court…
Baby Boom! LawyeredWhy Aren't LGBTQ People Protected in the Workplace?
Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 prohibits employers from discriminating against employees on the basis of race, national origin, color, sex, and…
Baby Boom! LawyeredThe Ohio Abortion Ban Saga Is Bananas
A new bill making its way through the Ohio legislature would effectively ban abortion in the state. It’s called a “heartbeat ban," and Jess and Imani explain…
Baby Boom! LawyeredMidterm Results and the Voting Rights Battles That Will Follow
The midterms elections are (mostly) over. Now what? Jess and Imani sift through the results and lay out the high-stakes legal and political skirmishes that are…
Baby Boom! LawyeredWill Voter Suppression Swing the 2018 Midterms?
Voter suppression in the 2018 midterms is real, and it's scary. In this episode of Boom! Lawyered, Imani and Jess explain the creative and alarming ways…
Baby Boom! LawyeredThey're Coming for Birthright Citizenship
President Trump claims he can end birthright citizenship with an executive order. Jess and Imani explain why that's simply not true—but how this move might be…
Baby Boom! LawyeredTrailer: Unladylike
Here's a podcast we think you’ll love. It’s called Unladylike, and it’s all about gender rules and the folks who break them. They put together this trailer to…
Baby Boom! LawyeredMeet the Official Who May Lead the Attack on Transgender Rights
Imani and Jess introduce you to Roger Severino. He runs the Office for Civil Rights at the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. He decorates his…
Baby Boom! LawyeredKavanaugh Confirmed. Now What?
Well, that happened. What does it mean and where do we go from here? Jess and Imani break it down. Also, be sure to check out Jessica's latest piece on the…
Baby Boom! LawyeredFord Shines, Kavanaugh Whines
Imani and Jess break down an unforgettable day of testimony from Christine Blasey Ford and Judge Brett Kavanaugh. Expert Repro Journalism That Inspires…