The last couple years have been a wild ride, to say the least. Boom! Lawyered celebrates our two-year anniversary by looking ahead to the next two years. What's in store for reproductive rights, LGBTQ equality, and the integrity of the Supreme Court? Jessica Mason Pieklo and Imani Gandy offer their predictions—and a ray of hope.
In Chicago, no one within 50 feet of an abortion clinic is allowed to get closer than eight feet to another person. Anti-choice groups have challenged this "bubble zone" ordinance, and the Supreme Court is about to decide whether to hear them out. In this episode of Boom! Lawyered, Jessica Mason Pieklo and Imani Gandy explain what's at stake for clinics, providers, and patients in Chicago and around the country if John Roberts and friends take the case.
The Department of Labor has proposed a rule that could gut civil rights protections for the employees of more than 42,000 businesses that hold a federal contract. In this episode of Boom! Lawyered, Imani Gandy and Jessica Mason Pieklo explain the rule, its impact, and why former Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia might roll over in his grave if he knew his son could be tasked with enforcing it.
This week, a federal court blocked Missouri’s multi-week gestational ban. But did you know that another restriction banning abortions based on the race, sex, or Down syndrome diagnosis of a fetus was allowed to take effect? On this episode of Boom! Lawyered, Jessica Mason Pieklo and Imani Gandy explain the faulty logic of these bans and how this decision paves the way for more trouble down the road.
Planned Parenthood recently announced it will withdraw from the federal family planning program known as Title X because of President Donald Trump’s domestic "gag rule." In this episode of Boom! Lawyered, Imani Gandy and Jessica Mason Pieklo explain this crisis and how Supreme Court Chief Justice John Roberts helped lay the foundation for it.
Shameless Tennessee lawmakers are trying to redefine fetal viability in a way that makes no medical sense and is also designed to attack Roe v. Wade directly. In this episode of Boom! Lawyered, Jessica Mason Pieklo and Imani Gandy explain what makes this bill a dangerous escalation in the decades-long crusade to overturn Roe.
Recently, the ultra-conservative 8th Circuit Court of Appeals reinstated an involuntary manslaughter charge against a Native woman from Sisseton, South Dakota. That charge is based on allegations that she ingested illegal drugs while pregnant, resulting in the death of her newborn. Jessica Mason Pieklo and Imani Gandy explain why this decision is an alarming escalation of the anti-choice efforts to establish fetal personhood and punish people for their pregnancy outcomes.
It's no secret that Rewire.News legal eagles Imani Gandy and Jessica Mason Pieklo are as close as they are smart. But what secrets have they kept from each other? And what secrets have they kept from us? All is revealed on this episode of Boom! Lawyered.
SisterSong v. Kemp may be the first major lawsuit centering the reality that attacks on access to abortion care disproportionately harm communities of color. In this episode of Boom! Lawyered, Imani Gandy and Jessica Mason Pieklo explain the case and how it could introduce the concept of reproductive justice to the Supreme Court.
Last week, a Department of Justice lawyer stunned the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals when she argued that it is “safe and sanitary” to confine immigrant children for indefinite periods of time without basic needs like soap or toothbrushes. In this episode of Boom! Lawyered, Jessica Mason Pieklo and Imani Gandy explain the legal framework meant to protect these children and how the Trump administration intends to dismantle it.
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