Stay ConnectedYou were smart enough not to go to law school. Good—that’s what Imani Gandy is for. Baby Boom! Lawyered is the micropodcast from the co-creator of Boom! Lawyered: two or three short episodes a week on the fastest-moving legal fights for reproductive justice. Everything from abortion rights to trans discrimination to racial justice, translated by someone who sat through the three years so you didn’t have to.
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That's what happened in Texas after the indictment and arrest of Lizelle Herrera for a “self-induced” abortion. While Herrera’s charges were dropped, the case is a grim insight into the criminalization of pregnancy and pregnancy outcomes—one that seems to be getting worse.
In a new episode of Boom! Lawyered, co-hosts Jessica Mason Pieklo and Imani Gandy break down a few key points about what happened: the importance of accuracy in reporting on these issues, the ever-present questions about HIPPA and medical privacy, and the carceral nature of medicine.
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The Senate voted 53-47 this afternoon to confirm Ketanji Brown Jackson to the Supreme Court! "Aye" votes came from Republican Sens. Susan Collins, Lisa Murkowski, and Mitt Romney to confirm Jackson, who's the first Black woman, and first public defender, to join the nation's highest court.
In this rapid reaction episode of Boom! Lawyered, co-hosts Jessica Mason Pieklo and Imani Gandy celebrate this historic moment and look ahead to upcoming cases that Justice Jackson will hear next term.
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In a new episode of Boom! Lawyered, co-hosts Jessica Mason Pieklo and Imani Gandy ask the all-important question: Did we just move on from the fact that Ginni Thomas maybe probably definitely discussed the Big Lie with her husband—a sitting Supreme Court justice—while urging Trump administration officials to not accept the 2020 election results?! And will the Democrats do anything about it?
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Join co-hosts Jessica Mason Pieklo and Imani Gandy in a special reaction episode of Boom! Lawyered as they discuss the main takeaways from the day three of Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson's confirmation hearing: Republicans are willing to pander to the lowest of the lows, and they're coming for all of our rights.
It's pretty dark. But Jess and Imani are following the lead of Sen. Cory Booker (D-NJ) and celebrating joy in this historic nomination.
This episode was recorded prior to more info being released on the rest of the confirmation process. Senate Judiciary Chair Dick Durbin (D-IL) has said he wants the full Senate vote to occur before the chamber breaks. Here’s how the schedule is expected to play out:
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In this rapid reaction episode of Boom! Lawyered, co-hosts Jessica Mason Pieklo and Imani Gandy break down all the good (Mazie Hirono, Cory Booker), the bad (Lindsey Graham), and the ugly (John Cornyn, Josh Hawley) from a marathon day of questioning Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson on day two of her confirmation hearing.
Be sure to follow Rewire News Group on Twitter and Instagram as we continue to bring you expert analysis of this historic moment.
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It's day one of Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson's confirmation hearing, yet conservatives aren't over the Brett Kavanaugh hearings—which occurred in 2018. We also got peek into all the bad-faith nonsense that they'll bring over the next two days of questioning (we're looking at you, Sens. Josh Hawley and Marsha Blackburn).
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Conservative lawmakers in Idaho and Missouri are trying to advance bills that would make it a felony to help another person leave the state to get an abortion or gender affirming care.
It’s a dangerous escalation in the attacks on reproductive health care, and Jess and Imani are here to walk you through it.
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In this week's episode of Boom! Lawyered, co-hosts Jessica Mason Pieklo and Imani Gandy break down the Court's decision to let Kentucky Attorney General Daniel Cameron reanimate the fight to enforce a state law banning the most common form of later abortion.
And while this case is about abortion on the surface, it's also about all that's lurking underneath—political power, ambition, and how conservative lawmakers use abortion as currency to spend in their own political careers—in the quest to upend democracy.
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To use a Biden-ism, "this is a big fucking deal!"
President Joe Biden officially announced Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson as his nominee to replace Justice Stephen Breyer on the Supreme Court.
Once confirmed, she'll be the first Black woman to sit on the highest court of the United States. Jackson would also be the first public defender on the Supreme Court, bringing a much-needed, long-overdue perspective to the bench.
In this rapid reaction episode of Boom! Lawyered, co-hosts Jessica Mason Pieklo and Imani Gandy bring you everything you need to know about this historic moment. So get your celebratory treat of choice, and tune in with our experts.
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President Joe Biden has a chance to make good on his campaign promise to nominate the first Black woman to the Supreme Court—and it should be happening fairly soon!
In this week's episode of Boom! Lawyered, co-hosts Jessica Mason Pieklo and Imani Gandy break down the top names floating around to replace Justice Stephen Breyer on the bench: D.C. Circuit Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson, California Supreme Court Justice Leondra Kruger (Jess' pick!), and South Carolina District Judge J. Michelle Childs.
With this nomination and impending confirmation fight, Biden has a lot to make up for—he egregiously mishandled the Clarence Thomas confirmation hearings three decades ago when he chaired the Senate Judiciary Committee and oversaw the proceedings.
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