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Boom! Lawyered
Every week, Jessica Mason Pieklo and Imani Gandy take you on a wild ride through the latest legal battles in the fight for reproductive justice. On everything from abortion rights to trans discrimination to racial justice, Boom! Lawyered will help you get smart, stay mad, have fun, and fight back....
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Conversion Therapy Bans Head to SCOTUS
In this episode of Boom! Lawyered, Imani and Jess explain the arguments and what's at stake in Chiles v. Salazar, the case challenging Colorado’s ban...
The Supreme Court Gears Up for Another Unprecedented Term
In this episode of Boom! Lawyered, Imani and Jess preview the upcoming Supreme Court term, including a challenge to conversion therapy bans, protectio...
It’s Never Too Late To Be Gay, Featuring Franchesca Ramsey
Turns out the closet wasn’t locked—it was glass all along. Sometimes you just can’t see your way out.
Imani Gandy talks with comedian, actor, a...
Introducing Our New Show: “B*tch, Listen!” with Imani Gandy
Expert repro journalism that inspires
We’re in the Deconstruction Era
Boom! Lawyered is back for its ninth season! In this episode, Imani and Jess explain why they believe we’re living through a “Deconstruction era”—thin...
Trump Hijacked the Courts: Here’s How to Fix It
In this episode of Boom! Lawyered Summer Session, Imani and Jess unpack the current landscape of the federal courts and what the conservative capture...
Why Conservatives Really Want to Defund Planned Parenthood
In this episode of Boom! Lawyered Summer Session, Imani and Jess dig into the Republican efforts to strip federal funding from Planned Parenthood cli...
The Unhinged Theory Behind Ending Birthright Citizenship and Creating Fetal ‘Personhood’
In this episode of Boom! Lawyered Summer Session, Imani and Jess dive into the attacks on birthright citizenship and unpack the absurd constitutional...
SCOTUS Blurs the Line Between Church and State
Boom! Lawyered Summer Session is back—and now we’re on video, too! In this season opener, University of Texas Law Professor Elizabeth Sepper joins Ima...
SCOTUS Season Ended. WTF Was That?
On June 27, the Supreme Court wrapped up its extraordinarily consequential, controversial, and, at times, surprising term. Imani and Jess break down t...
Supreme Court to Trans Kids: Sorry Not Sorry, But You're SOL
Chief Justice John Roberts contorted logic to find a path for Tennessee to enforce its anti-trans law, while Justice Amy Coney Barrett left breadcrumb...
Unpacking SCOTUS' 'Reverse Discrimination' Decision
Did the Supreme Court really make it easier for straight white folks to bring reverse discrimination claims? Kind of, yes. In this week's episode, Ima...
Asked and Answered: The Sequel
This episode has everything: strict scrutiny, the “big, beautiful bill,” and even Marbury v. Madison. This week, Imani and Jess answer listener questi...
‘Pride Puppy’ Author Talks LGBTQ+ Book Ban and SCOTUS Case
This week Imani and Jess have a very special guest join the pod. Robin Stevenson, author of the LGTBQ+ children’s book Pride Puppy, joins Boom! Lawyer...
Who Is the Lady Trying to Upend Disability Law?
Buckle up, y’all—we have a doozy for you today.
This week, Imani and Jess get into the Supreme Court oral arguments in A.J.T. v. Osseo Area Scho...
The First Amendment Is Being Rewritten in Real Time
School libraries are not indoctrinating kids with “LGBTQ+ ideology”—I know that, you know that, we know that.
But conservatives love pretending...
What's Happening to Kilmar Abrego Garcia Could Happen to Any of Us
Editor's note: This episode was recorded on April 16, 2025.
The Trump administration’s lawlessness is hard to exaggerate—and especially so in th...
Boom! Buzzkilled Live from D.C.
This week, Jess and Imani join Lizz Winstead and Moji Alawode-El of Feminist Buzzkills live from The Black Cat in Washington, D.C. for a rowdy takedow...
Trump’s Attacks on Law Firms, Lawyers, and the Law
President Donald Trump famously has a… strained relationship with the law, to say the least. His first term saw numerous legal challenges to attempted...
David S. Cohen and Carole Joffe on Abortion ‘After Dobbs’
We have a treat this week—more attorneys! Law professor David S. Cohen and sociologist Carole Joffe join the pod to talk about their newest book, 'Aft...
Republicans Walk Back Their Attacks on Disabled People… Sort Of
We’re sweating! We’re hyperfixating! Because a bunch of conservative attorneys general have filed a lawsuit trying to weaken or eliminate Section 504...
Answering Your Burning Questions
You asked, we answered! On a special Q&A episode of Boom! Lawyered, Jess and Imani answer listener questions. They cover everything from what could ha...
‘Wellness Farms’ Could Soon Be Coming to a Town Near You
Robert F. Kennedy Jr. was confirmed and sworn in as the secretary of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. And almost immediately, Trump f...
The Trump Administration Is Coming for Your Access to Contraception, Abortion, and… Dildos?
Abortion, and dildos, and porn, oh my!
No but actually, there’s a dusty old law on the books that could unravel reproductive health access for...
The Fifth Circuit Doesn't Mind If Teens Have Guns
While Elon Musk has been taking over the government, the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals quietly overturned a 60-year-old law that prevented federally-...
Getting Through Trump’s First Week—Mostly
We’re on week one of Donald Trump’s second administration, and we’re already tired. On his first day in office, Trump signed executive orders attempti...
Will the Supreme Court Help Ban Porn?
This week, Imani and Jess dive into Free Speech Coalition v. Paxton, a case out of Texas that could upend First Amendment free speech law. At issue in...
John Roberts Stop Complaining Challenge
This week, Jess and Imani read Chief Justice John Roberts’ annual “state of the judiciary report” so you don’t have to.
It’s one of the country’...
Can Trump Really End Birthright Citizenship?
Donald Trump was elected president just over a month ago, and even though he’s not in office yet, the horrors have already started. He’s threatening t...
Gender-Affirming Care Gets Its Day at SCOTUS
Today, the Supreme Court heard oral arguments in United States v. Skrmetti, a case out of Tennessee that could determine whether trans minors have the...
What’s Next in Skrmetti?
The Supreme Court is set to hear oral arguments in United States v. Skrmetti, a case that could determine trans minors’ right to gender-affirming care...
Not This Again
Well… Donald Trump is back for a second term. We hate it here!
This week, Jess and Imani go through what reproductive health-care hellscape we c...
Andrea Grimes Is So Back
With the election less than a week away, abortion rights and democracy are both on the line—and that’s no coincidence.
Andrea Grimes, journalist...
Republican Attorneys General Are Wielding Junk Science to Demand Teens Stay Pregnant
Can pro-natalists go touch some grass?
A trio of conservative attorneys general filed a complaint in federal court claiming the availability of...
Meet Amy Coney Barrett's Case Against Emergency Abortion Care
This week, we’re talking about EMTALA—yes, again. The Ninth Circuit will hear arguments over Idaho not wanting to abide by the Emergency Medical Treat...
Project 2025 Is Worse Than You Think
Project 2025, the 2024 election’s big bad wolf, is coming for reproductive justice. The Heritage Foundation’s policy prescription for a second Donald...
Goat-Herding Nuns Are Making Their Case to SCOTUS
If there’s one thing conservatives like doing, it’s finding the perfect plaintiff to be the face of a court challenge to a policy that will strip peop...
Did 'Dobbs' Break John Roberts?
Welcome to a new season of Boom! Lawyered, which also means a new Supreme Court term is around the corner. What better way to usher that in with frien...
You Asked, We Answered: AMA With Jess and Imani!
How can Vice President Kamala Harris go beyond “restore Roe" messaging during her presidential run? What are the odds that a state like Michigan, wher...
What's Up With the New Title IX Rule?
The Biden administration's final Title IX rule, which bans sex discrimination in schools that get federal funding, took effect last week. Except, that...