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 took on its first abortion rights case of 2021. Oh, and a Virginia school district is going back to court because apparently they're that desperate to discriminate against trans kids. On this episode of Boom! Lawyered, Jessica Mason Pieklo and Imany Gandy explain how progressives are fighting back on all of these fronts.Rewire News Group is a nonprofit media org, and that means we rely on support from listeners like you to make Boom! Lawyered. If you can, please consider helping us produce this show by donating here!

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Supreme Court Election Conspiracies and Abortion Cases

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 a creative lawsuit that invokes the Ku Klux Klan Act of 1871. Meanwhile, the Biden administration took some bold steps to rescue the Affordable Care Act from a Supreme Court disaster while 30 (!) states are gearing up to attack abortion rights and trans kids. So it's all a bit of a roller-coaster. On this episode of Boom! Lawyered, Imani Gandy and Jessica Mason Pieklo will help you try and hang on.If you enjoy Boom! Lawyered, please consider supporting us at https://rewirenewsgroup.com/boomgive! As a nonprofit, we rely on your donations to keep the content flowing.

How to Bankrupt the Proud Boys

This week, the nation reckoned with Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez's terrifying account of the insurrection at the Capitol. Democrats also discussed plans to un-bleep the courts, but will they go far enough? And the Department of Justice signaled a major sea-change on immigration. Imani Gandy and Jessica Mason Pieklo help you make sense of all of these topics and more in this latest episode of Boom! Lawyered. Listen now!If you'd like to support Boom! Lawyered, please do at https://rewirenewsgroup.com/boomgive.

Put Imani Gandy on the Bench, You Cowards

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 thing or a bad thing? On this episode of Boom! Lawyered, Jessica Mason Pieklo and Imani Gandy dig into whether the filibuster helps or hurts progressives in the long run, how to work around it, and whether those workarounds offer any path to stronger abortion protections.If you'd like to support Boom! Lawyered, please do so at https://rewirenewsgroup.com/boomgive.

Nuke the Filibuster?

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 more. It was a helluva start! But there was one minor kerfuffle at the end of the day. On this episode of Boom! Lawyered, Imani Gandy and Jessica Mason Pieklo break down the moments to celebrate and explain why Biden and his surrogates should unapologetically proclaim their support for abortion access.To support Boom! Lawyered, please donate at https://rewirenewsgroup.com/boomgive.

Hey Joe, It Feels Good to Say the 'A' Word

Last week, President-elect Joe Biden announced his key nominees for the Department of Justice. And those nominees—Merrick Garland, Vanita Gupta, and Kristen Clarke—talked a big game about dismantling fascism and advancing progressive justice. It was exciting stuff! But who exactly are these folks? Can we trust them to back up their words with actions? And what can we expect from them regarding the safety of abortion clinics, providers, and patients?Our Boom! Lawyered podcast has returned in the new year with Imani Gandy and Jessica Mason Pieklo, and they'll answer those questions and more.If you'd like to support Boom! Lawyered, please do so at https://rewirenewsgroup.com/boomgive.

Hunting Nazis with the New Department of Justice

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 Supreme Court cases in history.To honor the absurd shenanigans of the Roe v. Wade arguments, we complete our mini-series with a reality tv-style reunion episode that will leave you with all the feels. 

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 Supreme Court cases in history.When is a case not a case? When the plaintiff doesn't have a right to sue! And would you believe that Texas tried to argue that Jane Roe didn't even have a right to be in court? Buckle up for episode three of our five-part roller coaster on the grandmama of all abortion cases.

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 Supreme Court cases in history.Our third episode on Roe v. Wade puts the ol’ magnifying glass on a simple but messy question: what gives a state the right to regulate what kind of medicine someone accesses? 

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 Supreme Court cases in history.Today, our two legal heroines embark on part 2 of their five-part dive into Roe v. Wade to answer the age old question: what's more important, a living pregnant person or a group of cells that exist inside them? It’s a real head-scratcher! 

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 Supreme Court cases in history.  You see, our greatest courtroom dramas aren’t streaming on Netflix or Hulu or even HBOMax! They happened in the hallowed halls of the U.S. Supreme Court. And We’ll Hear Arguments breaks down all the juiciest, most consequential, and most batshit moments.This series launched as a separate podcast series in early 2020. But now that Boom! Lawyered has grown so much as a community, we thought it made sense to unite the shows into one giant, unstoppable podcast feed. We’ll add an episode each day from January 4 through January 9.So which case did we tackle Here at Rewire News Group, we like to think of ourselves as your one stop shop for all things abortion. So, naturally, our first season of We’ll Hear Arguments is a tribute to the case that started it all. Maybe you’ve heard of it? That’s right folks—we’re talking about Roe v. Wade.Episode 1, aptly titled “Being Born Kind of Matters” kicks off with a rousing discussion about the fight at the heart of Roe: a Texas law prohibiting abortion. And if you’re like, hey that sounds… familiar, well, that’s probably because in the 30 plus years since Roe was decided, conservatives have tried to pass countless new laws that do exactly that. At the heart of this case was the matter of personhood—another issue that continues to rear its ugly head (a head that weirdly looks a lot like Amy Coney Barrett these days, but we digress.) 

Being Born Kind of Matters: Roe v. Wade, Episode 1

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 Arguments, and we originally released it as its own podcast. But now that the Boom! Lawyered community has grown so much, we decided to re-release it here and unite the feeds.If you’ve never heard We’ll Hear Arguments, check out this trailer! And if you’ve listened before, take a trip down memory lane with us, back to a time when people could actually meet in the same recording studio and make something special…

Coming January 4th-8th: Our Roe v. Wade Mini-Series Joins the Boom! Lawyered Feed

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 https://rewirenewsgroup.com/give2020.Donald Trump spent his entire presidency mangling the courts and the law, and Rewire News Group's Jessica Mason Pieklo and Imani Gandy covered every major moment of it. But the last four years weren't all bad!  A few rays of hope managed to escape from the darkness, and they're worth celebrating, too. In this final Boom! Lawyered episode of 2020, Jess and Imani reflect on their best, worst, and most shocking memories of an unforgettable era in the American legal system

Our Wildest Memories of the Trump Era

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 people. On this episode of Boom! Lawyered, Imani Gandy and Jessica Mason Pieklo recap today's events and break down everything you need to know about this latest battle in the right to be counted as a person. 

Will the Supreme Court Let Trump Rig the Census?

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 the Affordable Care Act. On this episode of Boom! Lawyered, Jessica Mason Pieklo and Imani Gandy break down the key battles and what they portend for the future of our health-care system.If you’d like to support Boom! Lawyered, please do so here: https://rewirenewsgroup.com/boomgive 

Health Care on Trial at the Supreme Court

Boom! Lawyered is friendly and entertaining legal analysis for anyone passionate about justice. Join Rewire.News legal experts Jessica Mason Pieklo and Imani Gandy as they explore the important issues coming up in the courts, how the legal system works, and what the case outcomes will mean for all of us. Part of the Rewire.News podcast network.

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