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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
Baby Boom! LawyeredMeet the Awful Person Who Could Take Over the Mueller Investigation
Solicitor General Noel Francisco is well-positioned to take over supervision of special counsel Robert Mueller's investigation into Russian election…
Baby Boom! LawyeredThe Kavanaugh Allegations
Imani and Jess discuss the attempted rape allegations against Brett Kavanaugh and whether they will meaningfully impact his nomination to the Supreme Court…
Baby Boom! LawyeredKavanaugh Day 4: Witness
On the final day of the Bretty Kavanaugh confirmation hearings, Imani and Jess discuss the witnesses who spoke and what will happen next in the process. Expert…
Baby Boom! LawyeredKavanaugh Day 3: Exposed
Jess and Imani explain the intrigue and events of day three of the Kavanaugh hearings. Expert Repro Journalism That Inspires. Episodes like this take time…
Baby Boom! LawyeredKavanaugh Day 2: Stolen Emails?
Imani and Jess recap the twists, turns, and gotchas of day two (which is still ongoing!) of the confirmation hearing for Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh…
Baby Boom! LawyeredKavanaugh Day 1: Changing the Rules
Imani and Jess recap and explain the most important takeaways—and most infuriating moments—from day one of the confirmation hearing for Supreme Court nominee…
Baby Boom! LawyeredWhat Are Republicans Hiding in Kavanaugh's Documents?
Jess and Imani make sense of the Senate battle over the release of hundreds of thousands of documents related to Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh. Why…
Baby Boom! LawyeredEmergency Pod on Brett Kavanaugh Nomination
Tonight, President Donald Trump nominated Judge Brett Kavanaugh to replace retiring Justice Anthony Kennedy on the U.S. Supreme Court. On yet another emergency…
Baby Boom! LawyeredWho Can Stop Trump's Court Takeover?
In the final Boom! Lawyered episode of this Supreme Court term, Imani and Jess sift through the wreckage of the Court's decisions, explore how deep Trump's…
Baby Boom! LawyeredEmergency Pod #2—Justice Kennedy Is Retiring
Boom! Lawyered is back—again—to discuss the implications of Justice Anthony Kennedy's retirement announcement. WHAT A WEEK. Expert Repro Journalism That…
Baby Boom! LawyeredEmergency Pod on Muslim Ban and CPC Decisions
Today, the Supreme Court gave a thumbs up to Donald Trump's Muslim ban and denied California's right to require factual disclosures by fake abortion clinics…
Baby Boom! LawyeredPardon Me?
Can Donald Trump pardon himself? What happens next if he tries? Whose fault is it that the pardon became so powerful? And how did the pardon even come to…
Baby Boom! LawyeredSonia Sotomayor Is an Absolute Boss
When it comes to favorites on the Supreme Court, Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg gets a lot of love. And it’s deserved! But in the latest episode of Boom!…
Baby Boom! LawyeredThe DOJ Is Bullying ACLU Attorneys and It's a Big Deal
Imani and Jess confront an extraordinary overreach by the Department of Justice. After failing to prevent immigrant minor Jane Doe from obtaining an abortion…
Baby Boom! LawyeredBREAKING: Today's SCOTUS Arguments in NIFLA v. Becerra
Jess was inside the courtroom this morning as the U.S. Supreme Court heard arguments in NIFLA v. Becerra, which will decide whether a clinic can be required to…
Baby Boom! LawyeredDoes the First Amendment Allow CPCs to Lie to Pregnant People?
When a pregnant person walks into a clinic, should that clinic be forced to reveal whether they are a licensed reproductive health care provider or an…
Baby Boom! LawyeredThe Racist Ideology Neil Gorsuch Will Use to Break Unions
Imani and Jess discuss a Supreme Court case that could spell the end of public sector unions as we know them. Who is bringing this case and what do they hope…
Baby Boom! LawyeredPregnant and Going to the Doctor? You Might End Up in Jail
Jess and Imani explain the laws and policies that pipeline pregnant people into the criminal justice system. Then they speak with the reproductive justice…
Baby Boom! LawyeredEvery Terrible Anti-Choice Bill Coming to a State Near You
Jess and Imani delve into the laundry list of state abortion restrictions already introduced in 2018. Spoiler alert: not only are anti-choice legislators…
Baby Boom! LawyeredHello! It's 2018 and Your Right to Vote Has Been Canceled
Jess and Imani explain which states are trying to prevent you from voting, why the Department of Justice went from helping to hurting, and how this all might…
Baby Boom! Lawyered'The Handmaid’s Tale' Is Coming to Life
In this episode, Jess and Imani talk with Rewire's Jenn Stanley and Sofia Resnick about their new audio documentary, "Marching Toward Gilead: The Rise of…
Baby Boom! LawyeredBakers and Bare Breasts Will Determine the Limits of Free Speech
Jess and Imani discuss protected speech, expressive conduct, going topless as protest speech, and whether or not you can refuse to bake a cake for a same-sex…
Baby Boom! LawyeredEggs Are Not People and Your Sperm Is Not Sacred
Jess and Imani dive into the laws that define the concept of a person and how Congress and President Donald Trump are trying to sneak the anti-choice concept…
Baby Boom! LawyeredBeckett Lansbury and Ally Sheedy on How to Be a Better Ally to Trans People
Jess and Imani are joined by Ally Sheedy and her son Beckett Lansbury, a Title IX activist who is also transgender. Beckett explains why asking someone for…
Baby Boom! LawyeredHow the 14th Amendment Protects Your Freedom to Get Laid
Jess and Imani discuss how a few key clauses in the Constitution are being deployed in new lawsuits to fend off the latest attacks on sexual rights and the…
Baby Boom! LawyeredThe Government Can Make Me Say WHAT?
Whether you're a doctor in a private room with a patient or a football player kneeling during the national anthem, legal precedents defining your speech rights…
Baby Boom! LawyeredFour Ways Neil Gorsuch Could Ruin Your Life
In the inaugural episode of Boom! Lawyered, Jessica and Imani discuss the opening of the Supreme Court term and the big decisions on the horizon. With…
Baby Boom! LawyeredComing 9/21: Boom! Lawyered
Coming on Thursday, 9/21: the premiere episode of Rewire Radio's new podcast, Boom! Lawyered. Every other week, Jess Pieklo and Imani Gandy deliver…