On the morning of October 8, the Supreme Court heard arguments in three cases that will ultimately decide whether Title VII of the Civil Rights Act protects gay and trans employees from employment discrimination. Jessica Mason Pieklo, who attended the arguments, joins Imani Gandy for a breakdown of the most important moments.
Friday morning, the Supreme Court announced it was taking June Medical Services v. Gee. In this emergency episode of Boom! Lawyered, Jessica Mason Pieklo and Imani Gandy discuss why this is a direct threat to reproductive rights and the value of legal precedent.
On October 8, the Supreme Court will hear arguments in a trio of cases to determine whether sexual orientation discrimination is sex discrimination and thus prevented under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act. In this episode of Boom! Lawyered, Jessica Mason Pieklo and Imani Gandy explain these landmark cases and what to expect from the day of arguments next week.
The first full Supreme Court term featuring Brett Kavanaugh is less than a week away. On this episode of Boom! Lawyered, Jessica Mason Pieklo and Imani Gandy preview the important abortion rights cases to keep an eye on and everything that hangs in the balance.
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.
