Boom! Lawyered

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.

Gavin Grimm has been challenging a policy at his former high school that requires transgender students to use separate bathroom facilities. On Tuesday, the case landed in federal appeals court. Jess and Imani break down the arguments and explain why the school's pleas to keep discriminating are so horribly misguided.If you'd like to support Boom! Lawyered, text "BOOMGIVE" to 44-321 or go to https://rewire.news/boomgive today!

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 her anti-choice conversion was "all an act." On this emergency episode of Boom! Lawyered, Jess and Imani react to the shocking news and what it means for the abortion rights fight ahead.For more on Roe v. Wade, check out #TeamLegal's other podcast series, We'll Hear Arguments: https://rewire.news/argumentsIf you'd like to support Boom! Lawyered, please do so at https://rewire.news/boomgive

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. Can you guess which elective procedure those officials were primarily targeting? Yep, that's right: procedural abortion.Advocates almost immediately sued on behalf of three patients who needed an abortion, hadn’t been able to get a COVID-19 test, and were closing in on the deadline imposed by Arkansas' 20-week abortion ban. According to the lawsuit, Little Rock Family Planning Services had contacted more than 15 testing locations but couldn’t find a single place that would test asymptomatic people. Now the courts have weighed in, and it's a hot mess.On this episode of Boom! Lawyered, Imani Gandy and Jessica Mason Pieklo explain everything happening in Arkansas and ask: Why can people go to the orthodontist without a test—but not the abortion provider?Support Jess, Imani, and Boom! Lawyered at: https://rewire.news/boomgive

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 break down everything you need to know, including:The highlights and lowlights from the argumentsThe future of contraceptive coverageWhether Brett Kavanaugh horribly embarrassed himselfThe justices' ongoing battle with the mute buttonAnd more!Support Boom! Lawyered at https://rewire.news/boomgive.

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 everything you need to know.If you'd like to support Boom! Lawyered, please visit: https://rewire.news/boomgive