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President Donald Trump famously has a⊠strained relationship with the law, to say the least. His first term saw numerous legal challenges to attempted policiesânot to mention his two impeachments.
Now, barely two months into his second term, Trump is already facing more than 100 lawsuits over his attacks on birthright citizenship, gutting of the federal workforce, and more. In this episode, Jess and Imani dive into the Trump administrationâs attacks on the law, from targeting law firms to straight up ignoring court orders.
And psstâWashington, D.C. listeners, donât miss seeing Jess and Imani live with Feminist Buzzillsâ Lizz Winstead and Moji Alawode-El! Theyâll be taking the stage at the Black Cat on April 3 at 8 p.m. (doors open at 7 p.m.). Get tickets here.
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We have a treat this weekâmore attorneys! Law professor David S. Cohen and sociologist Carole Joffe join the pod to talk about their newest book, 'After Dobbs.'
They chat with Jess and Imani about the legal battle over abortion pills, the Comstock Act, the importance of abortion care advocates, and whatâs next in the abortion fight.
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Weâre sweating! Weâre hyperfixating! Because a bunch of conservative attorneys general have filed a lawsuit trying to weaken or eliminate Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act, which served as a precursor to the Americans with Disabilities Act.
This week, Jess and Imani get into the conservative legal movementâs attempts to roll back Section 504âand how it could constitute government-sponsored eugenics. And even though conservatives are pretending that theyâre really just targeting trans folks, why should we believe them?
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You asked, we answered! On a special Q&A episode of Boom! Lawyered, Jess and Imani answer listener questions. They cover everything from what could happen if fetal âpersonhoodâ becomes enshrined into law to whether abortion bans allow states to assert dominion over peopleâs bodies.
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Robert F. Kennedy Jr. was confirmed and sworn in as the secretary of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. And almost immediately, Trump fired off another executive order establishing a âMake America Great Againâ commission. The group, made up of leadership from multiple federal agencies, was tasked with making healthy food more affordable and fighting chronic disease. Sounds reasonable, right?
Wrong.
This week, Jess and Imani dig into the biggest changes that could be worming their way into U.S. public health infrastructure with Kennedy at the helm. The duo break down how Trump and Kennedyâs early actions could mark a dark shift towards state institutionalization of people who donât bend to its will, and what it could mean for the millions of Americans already struggling to access care.
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Abortion, and dildos, and porn, oh my!
No but actually, thereâs a dusty old law on the books that could unravel reproductive health access for years to comeâthe Comstock Act. And itâs just waiting for someone like the recently-confirmed U.S. Attorney General Pam Bondi to enforce it.
On todayâs episode of Boom! Lawyered, Imani and Jess revisit how the Trump administration could effectively ban abortion without input from Congressâall thanks to the 19th century anti-obscenity law. The pair break down how Comstock became a strong tool for the anti-choice movement and how aggressive enforcement by Attorney General Pam Bondi could upend access to contraception and even dildos.
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While Elon Musk has been taking over the government, the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals quietly overturned a 60-year-old law that prevented federally-licensed firearms dealers from selling guns to anyone aged 18 to 20. Seems bad!
This week, Jess and Imani get into the weeds of Reese v. Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives, a Second Amendment case out of the Fifth Circuit that, surprisingly, did not involve our BFF Matthew Kacsmaryk.
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Weâre on week one of Donald Trumpâs second administration, and weâre already tired. On his first day in office, Trump signed executive orders attempting to end birthright citizenship and declaring that the United States only recognizes two genders, male and female.
Okay!
On todayâs episode of Boom! Lawyered, Jess and Imani talk through Trumpâs flurry of early executive orders. They also go down a few rabbit holes on embryo research and cowrie shellsâbecause yes, they watched the inauguration so you didnât have to.
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This week, Imani and Jess dive into Free Speech Coalition v. Paxton, a case out of Texas that could upend First Amendment free speech law. At issue in the case is a Texas law that requires age verification to visit websites that offer pornographic content. An adult entertainment trade organization, the Free Speech Coalition, is arguing that the law puts internet usersâ privacy and security at risk.
Plus, thereâs another problem: Conservatives could weaponize the âporn banâ law to broadly ban LGBTQ+ content or sex education materials. And dozens of states are waiting in the wings to follow suit if the Supreme Court upholds it.
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This week, Jess and Imani read Chief Justice John Robertsâ annual âstate of the judiciary reportâ so you donât have to.
Itâs one of the countryâs worst New Yearsâ traditions, and this year was no exception. In the 2024 report, Roberts waxed poetic about the importance of protecting judicial independence, comparing Black Americansâ civil rights struggle to internet criticism of judges.
The one word missing from the report? âEthics.â
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Donald Trump was elected president just over a month ago, and even though heâs not in office yet, the horrors have already started. Heâs threatening to halt birthright citizenship via executive action.
This week, Jess and Imani get into the history of birthright citizenship, what could happen if Trump manages to wipe it out, and how, even though people have declared he canât upend more than a century of precedent, his cronies on the Supreme Court may help him do just that.
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Today, the Supreme Court heard oral arguments in United States v. Skrmetti, a case out of Tennessee that could determine whether trans minors have the right to gender-affirming care.
In this rapid reaction episode, Jess and Imani break down the case made by Solicitor General Elizabeth Prelogar and the American Civil Liberties Unionâs Chase Strangio, the conservative justicesâ nonsense, heartless arguments, and what theyâre expecting to come out of Skrmetti.
The Courtâs conservatives showed a clear disdain for gender-affirming careâbut regardless of the outcome, one thing is clear: Skrmetti wonât be the end of the fight against attacks on trans rights.
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The Supreme Court is set to hear oral arguments in United States v. Skrmetti, a case that could determine trans minorsâ right to gender-affirming care, in December. Itâs coming on the heels of Donald Trumpâs successful election campaign, which he closed by attacking Democrats left and right on trans rights.
This week, Jess and Imani walk through what to expect from this caseâand itâs not looking great. Weâre expecting junk science, moral cowardice, and an âassuranceâ that this is about returning the issue to the states.
Sound familiar?
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Well⊠Donald Trump is back for a second term. We hate it here!
This week, Jess and Imani go through what reproductive health-care hellscape we can expect from the next Trump administration: legally establishing fetal âpersonhood,â federal surveillance of pregnant people, and banning abortion pillsâall eventually leading to a national abortion ban.
Weâre preparing for a parade of horribles.
Youâve heard us say it before, and youâll certainly hear us say it again: The only way out is through. And weâre going to get through this together.
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With the election less than a week away, abortion rights and democracy are both on the lineâand thatâs no coincidence.
Andrea Grimes, journalist and vice president of research at Reproaction, joins Jess and Imani this week to talk about the importance of opposition research into anti-abortion activists, how the anti-abortion and anti-democracy movements work hand-in-hand, and why thereâs no shortage of work for the pro-abortion movement. Plus, the trio chats about Grimesâ new media ventureâthe feminist blog The Flytrapâand why collective media could be the future of journalism.
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Can pro-natalists go touch some grass?
A trio of conservative attorneys general filed a complaint in federal court claiming the availability of mifepristone, one of two drugs used in medication abortions in the United States, creates a âsovereign injuryâ to the states themselves. They argue that mifepristone lowers teen birth rates in violation of the statesâ âpopulation interests.â
Jess and Imani get into why this argument is essentially constitutionally-mandated eugenics and how it could expand state police power. We could be entering an entirely new era of constitutional law.
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This week, weâre talking about EMTALAâyes, again. The Ninth Circuit will hear arguments over Idaho not wanting to abide by the Emergency Medical Treatment and Active Labor Act in December, and the case is sure to make it back to the Supreme Court.
This time, though, conservatives have a new weapon: the Spending Clause. Much to Jessâ chagrin, she and Imani get into how Amy Coney Barrett pulled an Alito-esque move to tee anti-choicers up to use the Spending Clause to upend EMTALA for good.
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Project 2025, the 2024 electionâs big bad wolf, is coming for reproductive justice. The Heritage Foundationâs policy prescription for a second Donald Trump administration would turn the Emergency Medical Treatment and Active Labor Act (EMTALA) on its head and explicitly allow anti-LGBTQ+ discrimination.
This week, Jess and Imani dive into the Project 2025 policy positions that pose the biggest threat to reproductive health care. From disavowing abortion to its âlife agenda,â the parade of horribles would, if implemented, entrench the country further into Christofascism.
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If thereâs one thing conservatives like doing, itâs finding the perfect plaintiff to be the face of a court challenge to a policy that will strip people's rights.
Enter: the Becket Fund for Religious Liberty and their plaintiffs: a group of goat-herding Anglican nuns, who are challenging a New York state regulation that requires employers to provide medically necessary abortions in their employee health insurance plans.
In this week's Boom! Lawyered, Jess and Imani get you caught up on Diocese of Albany v. Harris, and the Becket Fund's petition to the Supreme Court asking the justices to take up their case.
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Welcome to a new season of Boom! Lawyered, which also means a new Supreme Court term is around the corner. What better way to usher that in with friend-of-the-pod Elie Mystal joining Jess and Imani on the season premiere of the podcast?
They try to answer important questions weighing on all our minds, including:
Is the gig finally up for Chief Justice John Roberts and his reputation as anything other than a Republican operative?Is there real momentum for meaningful Supreme Court reform?What is Elie's proposal for expansive Court reform?Rewire News Group is a nonprofit media organization, which means that episodes like this one is only made possible with the support of listeners like you! If you can, please join our team by donating here.
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