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Boom! Lawyered

Boom! Lawyered

By: Rewire News Group's Jessica Mason Pieklo and Imani Gandy
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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. Produced by Rewire News Group.© 2022 Rewire News Group Political Science Politics & Government World
Episodes
  • What’s Going On In the Fight Over Abortion Pills
    Feb 19 2026

    In this episode, Imani and Jess walk through the current legal threats to medication abortion access and explain how the national abortion landscape could be reshaped entirely by spring.

    Expert Repro Journalism That Inspires.

    Episodes like this take time, research, and a commitment to the truth. If Boom! Lawyered helps you understand what’s at stake in our courts, chip in to keep our fearless legal analysis alive. Become a member today.

    Imani’s column, AngryBlackLady Chronicles is back in 2026! Sign up for her newsletter here to read it first, and listen to Imani’s new podcast, B*tch, Listen, here.

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    35 mins
  • Can Trump Really End Birthright Citizenship
    Feb 12 2026

    Imani and Jess are off this week, but in this episode republished from 2024 they explain the spurious new legal arguments underpinning the conservative push to end birthright citizenship.

    Expert Repro Journalism That Inspires.

    Episodes like this take time, research, and a commitment to the truth. If Boom! Lawyered helps you understand what’s at stake in our courts, chip in to keep our fearless legal analysis alive. Become a supporter today.

    Imani has relaunched her column, AngryBlackLady Chronicles. Sign up for our newsletters here to read it first, and listen to Imani’s new podcast, B*tch, Listen, here.

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    26 mins
  • The Justice Department Tries to Prosecute Black Journalists
    Feb 5 2026

    In this episode, Imani Gandy and Jess Pieklo unpack the federal charges brought against Black journalists and advocates in connection to an anti-ICE protest at a Minnesota church.

    Correction - In this show we refer to Don Lemon as "from CNN" when he is a former CNN journalist.

    See the referenced Lourdes Rivera Episode Here!

    Expert Repro Journalism That Inspires.

    Episodes like this take time, research, and a commitment to the truth. If Boom! Lawyered helps you understand what’s at stake in our courts, chip in to keep our fearless legal analysis alive. Become a supporter today.

    Imani has relaunched her column, AngryBlackLady Chronicles. Sign up for our newsletters here to read it first, and listen to Imani’s new podcast, B*tch, Listen, here.

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    39 mins
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