Imani Gandy
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Oakland, CA, United States
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Chief Justice John Roberts’ Abortion Time Bomb Goes Off in Kentucky #ABLC
Less than four months after helping keep Louisiana abortion clinics open, John Roberts could be the reason clinics in Kentucky are forced to close. → Read More
Why Losing Your Housing Is One of the Greatest Threats to Reproductive Health
How can a person parent their children in a safe and healthy environment if they don’t have stable housing? → Read More
Federal Courts to Georgia and Tennessee: Nice Try on Abortion Bans #ABLC
The six-week ban is a wall against which lawmakers have been bashing their heads incessantly in the hopes that it will crumble. And it might. → Read More
Mississippi Won't Stop Begging the Supreme Court to Let It Ban Abortion #ABLC
We get it, Mississippi. You are dying to gut abortion access. → Read More
Trump's 'Baby Lives Matter' Onesies Are Grotesque and All Too Familiar #ABLC
Trump doesn’t care about babies. Trump cares about Trump. And his campaign's racist onesies are just another stunt. → Read More
This School Keeps Fighting to Discriminate Against Trans Kids
Gavin Grimm has been challenging a policy at his former high school that requires transgender students to use separate bathroom facilities. On Tuesday, the case landed in federal appeals court. In this episode of Boom! Lawyered, Imani Gandy and Jessica Mason Pieklo break down the arguments and explain why the school's pleas to keep discriminating are so horribly misguided. → Read More
Arkansas Created a Pandemic Catch-22 to Block Abortions
On April 27, Arkansas officials issued a directive requiring anyone seeking elective surgery to obtain a negative COVID-19 test 48 hours prior to an abortion. Can you guess which elective procedure those officials were primarily targeting? Yep, that's right: procedural abortion. On this episode of Boom! Lawyered, Imani Gandy and Jessica Mason Pieklo explain everything happening in Arkansas. → Read More
Texas' Legal Arguments for Banning Abortion During COVID-19 Are Hot Garbage #ABLC
Texas' arguments about abortion care during the COVID-19 pandemic leading to overtaxed health-care systems, depleted resources, and further spreading of the virus are patently ridiculous. → Read More
Texas' COVID-19 Response: Ban Abortion, Kill Grandma #ABLC
Top Texas officials, including Republican Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick, seem to think banning legal abortion and sacrificing the elderly are the best ways to combat the outbreak. → Read More
Coronavirus and the Courts
The coronavirus crisis has forced the U.S. Supreme Court to hit pause. What will happen to cases that have been argued, like June Medical Services v. → Read More
Don't Fall for the John Roberts and Brett Kavanaugh Jedi Mind Trick #ABLC
If Roberts and Kavanaugh nearly hoodwinked me in Wednesday's arguments, there’s a good chance they’re going to hoodwink a lot of people who have an inkling that something isn’t right with their argument. → Read More
Rapid Reaction to 'June Medical Services v. Russo' Arguments
Jessica Mason Pieklo was inside the Supreme Court for arguments in June Medical Services v. Russo. Then she literally ran across the street to record this podcast with co-host Imani Gandy so she could bring the rest of us up to speed on the most important and surprising moments of the day. → Read More
June Medical Services
On March 4, 2020 the Supreme Court will hear the first major abortion rights case since Brett Kavanaugh joined the bench. In this episode of Boom! Lawyered, Imani Gandy and Jessica Mason Pieklo preview what's at stake and explain the sleeper issue that could upend abortion rights law as we know it. → Read More
Groundbreaking South Carolina Bill: Compensate People for Forcing Them to Give Birth #ABLC
The pre-filed bill would force a conversation in South Carolina—and hopefully nationwide—about whether anti-choice lawmakers who fancy themselves “pro-life” are actually that. → Read More
'Abortion Reversal' Is B.S.
In this episode of Boom! Lawyered, Imani Gandy and Jessica Mason Pieklo debunk the latest frontier in junk science: "abortion reversal." As more states pass laws forcing doctors to promote this myth, the courts continue to step in and block them. But if more people don't recognize the bad-faith claims underlying "abortion reversal," that could change—and sooner than we might think. → Read More
In Ruling Against Alabama's Abortion Ban, Federal Judge Doesn’t Mince Words
“Alabama’s abortion ban contravenes clear Supreme Court precedent,” Judge Thompson wrote. “It violates the right of an individual to privacy, to make 'choices central to personal dignity and autonomy.' It diminishes 'the capacity of women to act in society, and to make reproductive decisions.' It defies the United States Constitution.” → Read More
Boom! Lawyered: Forced Ultrasound and the First Amendment
Our podcast examines a petition challenging a forced ultrasound law that could determine the free speech rights of abortion providers. → Read More
Ninth Circuit to Hear Arguments on Trump's Domestic 'Gag Rule'
The court could rule in the administration’s favor based on a 1991 U.S. Supreme Court decision that upheld nearly identical changes to the Title X program. → Read More
Court Upholds North Dakota Law Stripping Voting Rights From Native Americans
North Dakota is one step closer to ensuring thousands of Native American residents will never be able to vote. → Read More
Eighth Circuit Unbothered by North Dakota Law Stripping Right to Vote From Native Americans #ABLC
North Dakota is one step closer to ensuring that these Native American voters will never be able to vote. → Read More