Boom! Lawyered

Amy Coney Barrett's Supreme Court confirmation process is officially underway. On Monday, we heard opening statements first from members of the Senate Judiciary Committee and then Barrett—and the day was almost too normal. Did Democrats do themselves a disservice by playing along? Did Barrett acknowledge any of the outrageous circumstances of her nomination? And what's next in the wild week ahead? Jessica Mason Pieklo and Imani Gandy recap all of that and more on the first of Boom! Lawyered's daily recaps of these hearings.If you'd like to support Boom! Lawyered, please do so here.

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 way to do that? How much math has to be involved? And what can be done about the conservative radicalization of the lower courts? Jessica Mason Pieklo and Imani Gandy dive into all of that and more.If you'd like to support Boom! Lawyered, please visit: https://rewirenewsgroup.com/boomgive

Trump's newest Supreme Court nominee, Amy Coney Barrett, has challenged marriage equality, opposed abortion rights, misgendered transgender people, and so much more. How likely is she to join the Court? And what's being done to block her nomination? #TeamLegal experts Imani Gandy and Jessica Mason Pieklo walk you through of that and more on this special episode of Boom! Lawyered.If you'd like to support Boom! Lawyered please do so at: https://rewirenewsgroup.com/boomgive  

RIP, Justice Ginsburg. Nothing will be the same.

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 meddle with the birth control of their employees based on "conscientious objections." Jess and Imani explain what happened and whether there's any logic to this expansion of your employer's power over your health-care decisions.If you'd like to support Boom! Lawyered, please do so at https://rewire.news/boomgive or text "BOOMGIVE" to 44-321.

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. Russo, she convinced Chief Justice John Roberts to sign onto a decision protecting abortion rights! She joins Jessica Mason Pieklo and Imani Gandy to discuss what it's like to argue before the Supreme Court, to try and get some sleep the night before, and to call your client to deliver news of the win.If you'd like to support Boom! Lawyered, please do so at https://rewire.news/boomgive or text "BOOMGIVE" to 44-321. Your support makes this show possible!

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 shit. Chief Justice John Roberts is forced to concur, but his dissent lays out a troubling roadmap for the next round of anti-choice restrictions. Jess and Imani explain all of this and more.And on Tuesday June 30 at 11am ET, join Jess and Imani for an Instagram Live discussion of the case at https://www.instagram.com/rewire.news — tell your friends!If you'd like to support Boom! Lawyered, please do so at https://rewire.news/boomgive or text "BOOMGIVE" to 44-321.  

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 rescind DACA in a 5-4 decision. In this episode of Boom! Lawyered, Jessica Mason Pieklo and Imani Gandy explain the decision, how Justice Sotomayor added an extra dollop of truth, and whether Trump has any hope of finding a workaround.If you'd like to support Boom! Lawyered, join us at https://rewire.news/boomgive or text "BOOMGIVE" to 44-321.

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 merely for being gay or transgender defies the law." In this emergency episode of Boom! Lawyered, Imani Gandy and Jessica Mason Pieklo react to the decision—written by Neil Gorsuch, of all people—and the extremely salty dissent.If you'd like to support Boom! Lawyered, please donate at https://rewire.news/boomgive or text "BOOMGIVE" to 44-321.

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 required. But what does "defunding the police" actually mean? What would happen to people who need to report a crime? And are we sure the police have ever actually been effective at any of the services they're supposed to provide? Imani Gandy and Jessica Mason Pieklo dive into those questions and more on the latest episode of Boom! Lawyered. Support Boom! Lawyered at https://rewire.news/boomgive — or by texting "BOOMGIVE" to 44-321.