The Supreme Court issued its decision in the first of two abortion cases we've been waiting for—and it was pretty OK! Join Jess and Imani in this reaction episode breaking down the unanimous ruling on standing in FDA v. Alliance for Hippocratic Medicine that was written by—yup—Justice Brett Kavanaugh. Our verdict? The decision is great, but more li…

It's a supersized episode of Boom! Lawyered with special guest Gretchen Sisson, author of the recently released book Relinquished: The Politics of Adoption and the Privilege of American Motherhood. Sisson is also a qualitative sociologist and friend of the pod who studies abortion and adoption at Advancing New Standards in Reproductive Health based…

Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito has always been the worst, but now, he's even more confident letting his freak flag fly because he knows nothing is going to happen to him. By now, you might have heard about the Alito's Virginia home displaying an upside-down American flag—an insurrectionist symbol after the January 6 attack on the Capitol, and t…

Jess and Imani are talking about Idaho—again! Now that the state has made its argument that people who visit emergency rooms at Medicare-funded hospitals needing an abortion can go pound sand, it's arguing before the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals that anyone who “recruits, harbors, or transports” a minor within Idaho for the purposes of “procuring…

Two years ago today, Politico published the bombshell leak heard around the world—Justice Samuel Alito's 98-page majority draft opinion overturning Roe v. Wade. In this flashback episode, Jess and Imani react the following afternoon to the absolute sucker punch. For more coverage of the leaked opinion, check out our next episode, "Processing the Fa…

It was a grim day at the Supreme Court for oral arguments in Idaho v. United States with the fate of Emergency Medicine Treatment and Active Labor Act (EMTALA) at stake. Jess and Imani bring you quick analysis about what happened, including how the conservatives are arguing in the margins about life and death. Rewire News Group is a nonprofit media…

It’s time for oral arguments in the second abortion case this Supreme Court season, one that Jess and Imani have both written and talked a lot about in the last year. In this week's episode, they share what they'll be listening for during Wednesday's arguments. They'll also be bringing you their rapid reactions later that day, so be sure to tune in…

With Jess out, Elie Mystal, friend of the pod and justice correspondent at the Nation, joins Imani on a supersized episode of the pod this week! They chat about all your favorite and not-so-favorite Supreme Court justices: Samuel Alito's long hatred for women, how much Amy Coney Barrett hates abortion, and why it's not even worth talking about the …

The Florida Supreme Court was busy this week in issuing decisions surrounding bodily autonomy. In twin decisions the court stripped abortion rights from the Florida Constitution—and to no one's surprise, the reason was dodgy at best—while also allowing voters to decide whether to amend the constitution so it explicitly protects abortion. In the pro…

Who had a bad day at the Supreme Court this morning for oral arguments in FDA v. Alliance for Hippocratic Medicine? Erin Hawley. What had an OK day at the Supreme Court? Mifepristone! In this rapid reaction episode, Jess and Imani agree that mifepristone's big moment before the justices didn't seem as bad as they were expecting. Listen along and ge…

Pace yourself this Supreme Court season, folks, as we head into oral arguments for two major abortion rights cases before the term ends. First up on Tuesday is FDA v. Alliance for Hippocratic Medicine, which will decide the fate of mifepristone, one of two drugs used in medication abortions. Not only could a ruling before the end of the Court term …

This week, the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals issued a ruling in Deanda v. Becerra, which challenges teens’ ability to access birth control without parental consent. The Fifth Circuit, unsurprisingly, ruled in favor of Deanda, upending four decades of federal precedent. Jess and Imani break down the appeals court’s decision and why the ruling is a …

The next major Supreme Court fight over nationwide abortion access since the overturn of Roe v. Wade is coming up. Oral arguments in FDA v. Alliance for Hippocratic Medicine, regarding mifepristone access, one of two drugs used in medication abortion, is set for March 26, and the justices could potentially set access back decades. In this flashback…

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Junk science is everywhere surrounding the big medication abortion case the Supreme Court will hear in late March, FDA v. Alliance for Hippocratic Medicine. The junk science is so improper, in fact, that the academic publishers who published studies that were cited by the plaintiffs—and the lower court judge who ruled on it, Matthew Kacsmaryk—retra…

The Pennsylvania Supreme Court issued a ruling this week regarding abortion, and there's been some confusion around it. No, the court didn't find a fundamental right to abortion in the state constitution. However, the justices did pave the way for that possibility as they weighed whether Medicaid must cover abortions in Pennsylvania. Rewire News Gr…

After the Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade, the Biden administration issued guidance on the Emergency Medical Treatment and Active Labor Act (EMTALA) to say that emergency care at Medicare-funded hospitals includes abortion care. So why, when there has been a clear violation of that, did the administration side with the hospital over the patien…

Last week, the 11th Circuit Court of Appeals allowed Alabama’s gender-affirming care ban to go into effect, and that’s terrible not just for Alabama, but also for Georgia and Florida, both of which are located in the 11th Circuit and have gender-affirming care bans being litigated right now. Hear from Jess and Imani, who've got everything you need …

We've got not one but two abortion cases at the Supreme Court this spring, with the possibility of yet another heavily rewritten reproductive rights landscape. Welcome back to Boom! Lawyered. Jess and Imani are ready to fill you in on everything you need to know about the latest Court case on EMTALA, or the Emergency Medical Treatment and Active La…

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Texas resident and former Rewire News Group staff member Andrea Grimes joins Imani on the final episode of 2023. From Kate Cox to Texas' SB 8, they break down the confusing mess and nonsense going on in Texas' abortion landscape. See you in 2024! Mentioned in this episode: Andrea Grimes for Rewire News Group Rewire News Group is a nonprofit media o…

You'll likely be hearing a lot more about L.W. v. Skrmetti, a trans rights case that the ACLU has requested the Supreme Court takes up. Jess and Imani get into the nuts and bolts of the Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals decision that allowed Tennessee's gender-affirming ban targeting trans kids to take effect, breaking previous federal court consensus…

Jess and Imani will be back the next week for the final three episodes of 2023. Rewire News Group is a nonprofit media organization, which means Boom! Lawyered is only made possible with the support of listeners like you! If you can, please join our team by donating here. And sign up forThe Fallout, a weekly newsletter written by Jess that’s exclus…

Meet Zackey Rahimi, someone who apparently has never met a situation he didn’t try to shoot his way out of, including family, random drivers, and Whataburger. Jess and Imani are back to break down last week's Supreme Court oral arguments in his case, United States v. Rahimi, which boils down to originalism on steroids. As Jess says Solicitor Genera…

The demise of the constitutional right to privacy, conservatives' attacks on birth control, and Jess and Imani's ol' pal U.S. District Judge Matthew Kacsmaryk. What do these things all have in common? The case Deanda v. Becerra—about whether teens can get birth control from federally funded health centers without their parents' consent. Kacsmaryk, …