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Boom! Lawyered

Rewire News Group's Jessica Mason Pieklo and Imani Gandy, Jessica Mason Pieklo - Rewire News Group, Imani Gandy - Rewire News Group

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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#310
June 11 · 29 min
If ‘Roe’ Was Never Enough, Why Was It Everything? (And a Word to My Boom! Lawyered Fam)
The public health data was there. The reproductive justice framework was there. So why did Roe v. Wade become the center of gravity of the abortion rights movement?
#309
June 4 · 30 min
Can Trump Really End Birthright Citizenship
The conservative legal movement is on a mission to upend the 14th Amendment.
#308
May 21 · 37 min
The Trump Administration Wants More Trad Wives
Conservatives have launched a campaign to redefine motherhood in culture and the law.
#307
May 7 · 58 min
Louisiana is Ground Zero for Voting Rights, Abortion Pill Access
Louisiana shows how the fight to erase Black political power is wrapped up in the fight to upend abortion access.
#306
April 30 · 37 min
The Supreme Court Gears Up For Another Unprecedented Term (Rerun)
Yes, this term really was unprecedented.
#305
April 23 · 29 min
A Colorado School Tests the Separation of Church and State
Legal advocates hope this school opens the door to taxpayer funding of religious schools.
#304
April 16 · 40 min
The Anti-Choice Movement’s Obsession with Abortion Pills
Conservatives are running a multi-layered campaign to try and ban abortion pills entirely.
#303
April 2 · 38 min
Will Donald Trump Put Ted Cruz on the Supreme Court?
Supreme Court retirement rumor season is here, and it’s already bananas.
#302
March 26 · 21 min
We Did the Reading. Fascism Came Anyway.
The education was real. The learning was real. So why didn't institutions move? Imani doesn't have a clean answer. That's the whole point.
#301
March 12 · 44 min
The New Parental Rights Legal Grift
The Supreme Court’s conservatives are using the shadow docket to redefine family rights at the expense of trans kids.
#300
March 5 · 39 min
There’s More Drama at the Supreme Court
Can our democracy withstand much more infighting from the Justices?
#299
February 26 · 47 min
Dateline’s Josh Mankiewicz Takes You Inside the True Crime Machine
A candid conversation about case selection, empathy gaps, and why some families can’t even get their calls returned.
#298
February 19 · 35 min
What’s Going On In the Fight Over Abortion Pills
Are conservatives about to get a national ban through the courts?
#297
February 12 · 25 min
Can Trump Really End Birthright Citizenship
The conservative legal movement is on a mission to upend the 14th Amendment
#296
February 5 · 39 min
The Justice Department Tries to Prosecute Black Journalists
The Trump administration is escalating its attacks on the First Amendment, and along with it, government accountability.
#295
January 29 · 46 min
In Mercy's Shadow: The Mercy Narrative in True Crime
Vilissa Thompson on erasure, ableism, and the stories true crime refuses to tell.
#294
January 22 · 46 min
Why Conservatives Want to Ban Trans Girls from Sports
Here’s a hint: It’s about opening the door to keeping all women and girls out of public life.
#293
Dec 18, 2025 · 34 min
My Holidays Look a Little Different This Year (Thanks, Portia)
We're both not holiday people, but we're reimagining the season for ourselves.
#292
Dec 11, 2025 · 28 min
We're In The Deconstruction Era - Re-release
These unprecedented times now have a name.
#291
Dec 4, 2025 · 32 min
Texas Bounty Abortion Pill Bounty Hunter Law Goes Into Effect
What you need to know about who the legislation targets, and what it could mean for the future of abortion access nationwide.

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