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Back to SearchWhat the Hell Is a 'Closely Held Religious Belief'?
Episode 156
Co-hosts Jessica Mason Pieklo and Imani Gandy explain how when it comes to the legal history of religious liberty in the United States, we've had a l…
4 years, 3 months ago
Holy Crap, Justice Breyer Is Finally Retiring!
Episode 155
You know that scene from The Office where Michael Scott is just shouting “It's happening, it's happening!” That's what's going on right now after new…
4 years, 3 months ago
The Numpties Are Marching for "Life" Again
Episode 154
This weekend we're approaching a big milestone for the abortion-loving community: the 49th anniversary of Roe v. Wade.
And with that comes an importan…
4 years, 3 months ago
A Totally Off-the-Rails Look at SCOTUS Gone Rogue
Episode 153
In the final 2021 episode of Boom! Lawyered, hosts Jessica Mason Pieklo and Imani Gandy go off the rails on a truly off-the-rails year at the Court. …
4 years, 4 months ago
Rapid Reaction—Why the Supreme Court's Texas Abortion Decisions Are Infuriating
Episode 152
On Friday morning, the Supreme Court issued its decisions in United States v. Texas and Whole Woman's Health v. Jackson.
In this special reaction epis…
4 years, 4 months ago
Prepping for the Abortion Fight of a Lifetime: An Interview With Repro Rights Attorney Jenny Ma
Episode 151
What was it like getting ready for the biggest abortion case in decades?
Jenny Ma, a senior staff attorney at the Center for Reproductive Rights who w…
4 years, 5 months ago
Rapid Reaction—Roe’s Last Stand at the Supreme Court
Episode 150
It happened—the Supreme Court heard oral arguments in the biggest abortion case in decades, Dobbs v. Jackson Women's Health Organization, which could…
4 years, 5 months ago
It's Here! The First Direct Challenge to 'Roe v. Wade'
Episode 149
What’s the opposite of an advent calendar? Like, instead of opening a little gift every day leading up to a holiday, you get more bad abortion news w…
4 years, 5 months ago
Neil Gorsuch's Big, Dirty Abortion Game
Episode 148
It’s been a while since we’ve talked about what a bad dude Justice Neil Gorsuch is, and if you'd forgotten, the abortion double feature at the Suprem…
4 years, 5 months ago
Texas Abortion Ban at the Supreme Court: What Happened
Episode 147
Rewire News Group is a nonprofit media organization, which means that Boom! Lawyered is only made possible by the support of listeners like you! If y…
4 years, 6 months ago