Special Edition: The Constitution at a Crossroads

Can We Expand the Courts Without Doing a Bunch of Math?

Rewire News Group Staff

Boom! Lawyered kicks off its fifth season with hosts Jessica Mason Pieklo and Imani Gandy.

Expand the Courts (Without Overthinking It)

Jessica Mason Pieklo & Imani Gandy

As Boom! Lawyered returns for its fifth season, #TeamLegal has come to the inexorable conclusion that it's time to expand the courts. But is there a non-messy way to do that? How much math has to be involved? And what can be done about the conservative radicalization of the lower courts? Jessica Mason Pieklo and Imani Gandy dive into all of that and more.

The Country Is at a Crossroads: A Chat With Actress Tawny Newsome

Rewire News Group Staff

Tawny Newsome joins Caftan Chat With Imani Gandy to talk Breonna Taylor, Black Lives Matter, Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, and much more.

Colorado Voters Could Determine Abortion Access Nationwide (Updated)

Susan Rinkunas

Proposition 115 would ban abortions after 22 weeks except when the pregnant person’s life is immediately threatened.

Will Louisiana Be the First State to Criminalize Abortion After Justice Ginsburg’s Death?

Susan Rinkunas

The ballot measure is a doubling down on Louisiana's "trigger law," in preparation for a post-Roe future.

This Election Could Lead to Two Radically Different Supreme Courts. Here’s a Look.

Lisa Needham

So much is on the line this election, including the fate and future of the Supreme Court.

Don’t Fall for Supreme Court Nominee Amy Coney Barrett’s Motherhood Trap

Danielle Campoamor

Conservatives are using Amy Coney Barrett as a weapon to divide mothers.

This Trump Judge Just Told Photographers They Could Discriminate Against LGBTQ Folks

Lisa Needham

Judge Justin Walker isn't actually qualified to be a judge. But Trump picked him for the federal bench to help enshrine Christian evangelical beliefs into law.

You Can’t Try to Kill Students and Expect Them to Be Quiet About It

Lisa Needham

Students’ rights to free speech don't stop at the schoolhouse doors. Just ask the Supreme Court.

Meet the Judge Who Thinks a Black Man Walking Around Is a Crime

Lisa Needham

Judge Allison Jones Rushing's decision gives police a racist road map.