Overruled! with J. Bullock

The First Amendment doesn’t come with asterisks but in 2025, you wouldn’t know it. From Jimmy Kimmel’s run-in with the FCC to the Supreme Court calling a TikTok ban “content-neutral,” free speech in America is being tested in real time. In this episode of  Overruled! , J digs into the modern war on the First Amendment, government pressure disguised as “public interest,” national-security excuses t...

Grindr is selling your secrets. The government is buying your data. And the courts are still deciding who gets to hide in America. In this episode, J breaks down the lawsuits against Grindr, the legacy of Lawrence v. Texas, and why privacy has always been conditional for Black, Brown, and LGBTQ+ communities. Then, in Objection, Your Honor!, we torch the myth of privacy once and for all. Please LIK...

America loves to say  “thank you for your service,”  but the reality inside the Veterans Administration (VA) tells another story. With over  400,000 disability claims stuck in backlog ,  Black veterans denied benefits 30% more often , and  17 veterans dying by suicide every day , the VA system is drowning in red tape and broken promises. In this episode, J takes the VA to trial — unpacking the his...

Twenty years ago, Hurricane Katrina slammed into New Orleans. But the storm wasn’t the only disaster. In this fiery anniversary episode of Overruled!, J breaks down how FEMA failed, how HUD shortchanged Black families, how the Army Corps of Engineers escaped accountability, and how survivors were betrayed by fine print and immunity laws. From the Katrina Canal Breaches Litigation to FEMA trailers,...

Twenty years ago, Hurricane Katrina slammed into New Orleans. But the storm wasn’t the only disaster. In this fiery anniversary episode of Overruled!, J breaks down how FEMA failed, how HUD shortchanged Black families, how the Army Corps of Engineers escaped accountability, and how survivors were betrayed by fine print and immunity laws. From the Katrina Canal Breaches Litigation to FEMA trailers,...

Sixty years after the Watts uprising, America is still ignoring the same evidence. In this week's episode of  Overruled! , J takes you from the spark of Marquette Frye’s arrest in 1965 to today’s poisoned water in Watts, entrenched poverty, and the Kerner Redux Report warning that the nation remains “separate and unequal.” We put the McCone Commission against Bayard Rustin’s  Watts Manifesto  ...

This week, resident legal eagle J stops by to agitate the agents of chaos themselves, Jade + XD, with laws, loopholes, and legal protections for the government and companies that take us all for granted. You've been warned. This is the Overruled! x Jade + XD experience! Please LIKE this video, COMMENT and SUBSCRIBE by clicking the bell button. Find “Overruled!”: Website: https://thisistheoverruled...

America is on Code Red—our youth mental health is collapsing, overdoses are surging, and the government is still acting like it’s business as usual. In this episode of Overruled! , J pulls no punches, exposing the failures fueling the crisis: from politicians dodging accountability, to systems designed to let people fall through the cracks. If you think this isn’t your problem, think again—because...

This week on Overruled! , J takes the gavel to a series of government moves that threaten to erase entire communities. Congress just voted to defund NPR and PBS, silencing voices that have informed Americans for decades. The courts shut down the Trump administration’s attempt to gut birthright citizenship — but the fight over who “belongs” is far from over. And in a chilling echo of history, a new...

This week on Overruled! , we explore how tech platforms, trademark loopholes, and copyright laws continue to exploit creators of color. We’re talking stolen trends, trademark traps, and the remix economy that profits from Black brilliance without cutting the check. From 2 Live Crew’s Supreme Court battle to AI tools scraping our culture— Overruled! is breaking down how intellectual property (IP) l...

From privatized prisons to surveillance apps with service fees, this week's episode of Overruled! is tearing into how America turned freedom into a business model. Don’t miss this fiery breakdown of courts-as-collections, justice-for-rent, and how government failure is being sold as modern day reform.

They called it the “One Big Beautiful Bill” — but for poor and minority communities, it’s just another pipeline to pollution. In this episode, we tear into the latest legislative disaster dressed up as progress, revisit the historic environmental racism case that sparked a movement, and expose the legal loopholes that let corporations poison with impunity. And we close it all out with a scathing o...

What do FMLA, at-will jobs, and immigration court have in common? They pretend to protect you—until the fine print kicks in. In this episode, we unpack how legal rights become privileges for the rich, reflect on the brutal legacy of Deshaney v. Winnebago , and close with a fiery Objection to the price of being poor in America.

We’re unpacking the DOJ’s takedown of the Memphis PD, Black farmers taking the USDA to court (again), and Alabama’s DEI ban that proves the fight for equity is far from over. In Precedent Pending , we break down how facial recognition tech led to the wrongful arrest of Michael Green—and what it means when biased code meets broken systems. Plus, in Exhibit Asterisk , we spotlight legal loopholes th...

What happens when the state would rather execute you than admit it got it wrong? In this episode, we dig into the case of Richard Glossip—a man nearly put to death based on lies, missing evidence, and a justice system that protects its mistakes. Buckle up—this one’s personal, political, and damning as hell.

Performative oppression. Environmental racism. DNA without consent. We break down a “Straight Pride” lawsuit, a deadly Texas ruling, and Cancer Alley’s fight for justice in Louisiana. Plus: cousin marriage is legal in 19 states?! Yup. Cite Me, Don’t Fight Me.

Episode 10 of Overruled! unpacks the biggest legal stories shaking the country: a federal ruling against trans healthcare in North Carolina, California’s move to ban forced prison labor, and the rising wave of lawsuits over AI voice cloning and stolen creative identity. Plus, we spotlight some of the strangest laws still on the books — from bouncing pickles to illegal pleasure products. Civil righ...

In this episode of Overruled! , J unpacks how high-level policy decisions are making low-key attacks on our rights. The Harvard Law Review faces federal scrutiny, executive orders quietly roll back workplace protections, and Alabama goes full throttle on anti-LGBTQ+ education laws. It’s giving: selective freedom. Buckle up—we’ve got the facts, the fire, and the follow-through.

Texas tried to play ICE. California’s suing Big Oil. A lesbian couple just wanted a cake and wound up in a civil rights showdown. From climate lies to courtroom cries, ghost clauses to dreaming big, this episode pulls no punches. Overruled! is in session and the docket is unhinged.

From AI exploitation to a chilling custody battle, and the long-overdue digital upgrade to our medical privacy laws—Episode 7 explores where the law meets technology, trauma, and truth. J unpacks what’s changing, what’s not, and what you really need to watch out for.

What happens when just existing becomes criminal? J dives into the Supreme Court’s take on homelessness, Title IX setbacks for LGBTQ+ students, and the wild attempt to suspend habeas corpus. Warning: this one pulls no punches.

Episode 5 digs into contemplated reparations in New York, Indigenous child welfare, and why banning books is more than just bad policy—it’s targeted erasure. J brings receipts, rants, and a call to protect the voices that systems try hardest to silence.

The legal smoke is thick in this episode: Harvard’s under fire, the White House is rolling back protections (again), and Alabama’s out here playing legal dodgeball with queer rights. J unpacks the coded attacks on inclusion—and what’s really at stake.

We’re breaking down the law like it owes us money. From SCOTUS rulings on gun laws to hate crime implications in Pennsylvania, Episode 3 unpacks how silence, power, and legal precedent intersect in terrifying and revealing ways. Buckle up.

J dives into deportation drama, sanctuary rulings, and a tragic hazing case that exposes deep cracks in student-athlete safety. Plus, a big win for workplace protections, a Louisiana sandwich law you won’t believe, and a petty-yet-powerful rant about trading in the soft life for law school.