Imani Gandy

Colorado

Editor-at-Large at Rewire News Group

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Articles

What's Happening to Kilmar Abrego Garcia Could Happen to Any of Us

1 week ago | rewirenewsgroup.com | Natasha Roy |Imani Gandy |Jessica Mason Pieklo

Editor’s note: This episode was recorded on April 16, 2025. The Trump administration’s lawlessness is hard to exaggerate—and especially so in the case of Kilmar Abrego Garcia, who the White House admitted was mistakenly deported to a detention center in El Salvador. And even though the Supreme Court ordered the administration to “facilitate” Abrego Garcia’s return to the United States, Trump and his cronies are doubling down.
Trump’s Attacks on Law Firms, Lawyers, and the Law

1 month ago | rewirenewsgroup.com | Natasha Roy |Imani Gandy |Jessica Mason Pieklo

President Donald Trump famously has a… strained relationship with the law, to say the least. His first term saw numerous legal challenges to attempted policies—not 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.
David S. Cohen and Carole Joffe on Abortion ‘After Dobbs’

1 month ago | rewirenewsgroup.com | Natasha Roy |Imani Gandy |Jessica Mason Pieklo

We have a treat this week—double the attorneys! Lawyers and writers David S. Cohen and 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 what’s next in the abortion fight.
You Can Blame John Roberts for Our Country's Legal Shitshow

1 month ago | rewirenewsgroup.com | Natasha Roy |Imani Gandy

When Chief Justice John Roberts struck down Section 5 of the Voting Rights Act (VRA) in the 2013 Supreme Court case Shelby County v. Holder, he justified his action with a simple claim: “Nearly 50 years later, things have changed dramatically.” Racial discrimination in voting, according to Roberts, simply wasn’t a major problem anymore. Section 4, and effectively Section 5—which aimed to protect Black voters—were supposedly unnecessary.
Republicans Walk Back Their Attacks on Disabled People… Sort Of

1 month ago | rewirenewsgroup.com | Natasha Roy |Imani Gandy |Jessica Mason Pieklo

We’re sweating! We’re 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 movement’s attempts to roll back Section 504—and how it could constitute government-sponsored eugenics.
Answering Your Burning Questions

1 month ago | rewirenewsgroup.com | Natasha Roy |Imani Gandy |Jessica Mason Pieklo

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 “personhood” becomes enshrined into law to whether abortion bans allow states to assert dominion over people’s bodies.
‘Wellness Farms’ Could Soon Be Coming to a Town Near You

2 months ago | rewirenewsgroup.com | Jessica Mason Pieklo |Imani Gandy

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 “Make America Great Again” 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.
Screw SCOTUS. Higher Education Needs Racial Quotas. (Updated)

2 months ago | rewirenewsgroup.com | Natasha Roy |Imani Gandy

This post is a repost of an article originally published October 10, 2023. I can’t stop thinking about the Supreme Court’s decision to end affirmative action in Students for Fair Admissions v. Harvard/University of North Carolina last term. Much in the way that I knew for certain that reproductive freedom would mean creating something better after Roe v. Wade fell, Black liberation requires affirmative action to repair the generational damage this country has done to Black people.
The Trump Administration Is Coming for Your Access to Contraception, Abortion, and… Dildos?

2 months ago | rewirenewsgroup.com | Imani Gandy |Jessica Mason Pieklo

Abortion, and dildos, and porn, oh my!No but actually, there’s a dusty old law on the books that could unravel reproductive health access for years to come—the Comstock Act. And it’s just waiting for someone like the recently-confirmed U.S. Attorney General Pam Bondi to enforce it. On today’s episode of Boom! Lawyered, Imani and Jess revisit how the Trump administration could effectively ban abortion without input from Congress—all thanks to the 19th century anti-obscenity law.
The Fifth Circuit Doesn't Mind If Teens Have Guns

2 months ago | rewirenewsgroup.com | Imani Gandy |Jessica Mason Pieklo

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.