What It's Like to Argue—and Win—at the Supreme Court

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4.8 • 616 Ratings

🗓️ 2 July 2020

⏱️ 21 minutes

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Julie Rikelman of the Center for Reproductive Rights did the unthinkable in 2020: As the lead attorney representing June Medical in June Medical Services v. Russo, she convinced Chief Justice John Roberts to sign onto a decision protecting abortion rights! She joins Jessica Mason Pieklo and Imani Gandy to discuss what it's like to argue before the Supreme Court, to try and get some sleep the night before, and to call your client to deliver news of the win. If you'd like to support Boom! Lawyered, please do so at https://rewire.news/boomgive or text "BOOMGIVE" to 44-321. Your support makes this show possible!

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0:00.0	Hello, fellow law nerds.
0:08.6	Welcome to a special episode of Boom Lawyard, a rewire.
0:12.0	Dot News podcast hosted by the legal journalism team.
0:16.0	That, I mean, I guess.
0:19.4	I'm Imani Gandy.
0:21.6	And I'm Jess Piclo, re guess. I'm Imani Gandy. And I'm Jess Peklo.
0:24.0	Rewire.
0:24.5	News is dedicated to bringing you the best reproductive rights and social justice news, commentary, and analysis on the web.
0:31.2	And the Team Legal podcast is part of that mission.
0:33.6	So a big thanks to our subscribers and a welcome to our new listeners.
0:37.3	So, Jess, I really need you to do me a favor.
0:39.6	I need you to just slap me.
0:41.3	What?
0:41.7	No.
0:42.1	Okay.
0:42.5	Amani, look, first of all, you're in California and I'm in Colorado.
0:46.0	So that's actually impossible.
0:48.4	But what?
0:50.2	Why?
0:51.2	I need you to slap me because I still cannot believe that the Supreme Court didn't totally
0:56.2	crap the bed on abortion rights. Right? I know. I am still stunned. Honestly, none of this
1:03.2	feels real. But that's why I am extra, extra, extra excited that we have on the show today, the lawyer who won it all.
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