Dahlia Lithwick is the senior legal correspondent at Slate, a news and politics analyst at MSNBC, and host of Amicus, Slate's award-winning biweekly podcast about the law. Her work has also appeared in The New York Times, Harper's Magazine, The New Yorker, The Washington Post, The New Republic, and Commentary, among other places. Lithwick won a 2013 National Magazine Award for her columns on the Affordable Care Act. She was inducted into the American Academy of Arts and Sciences in October 2018.
One of The New Yorker’s Best Books of 2022
“Stirring . . . Lithwick’s approach, interweaving interviews with
legal commentary, allows her subjects to shine. She unabashedly
casts them as heroines with the tenacity and courage to resist
governmental pressure at crucial moments, but at the same time she
rejects a simplistic, naïve narrative of social progress . . .
Inspiring.” —The New York Times Book Review
“Lady Justice isn’t just an important historical document but a
necessary guide right now . . . Lithwick’s book insists that
there’s simply no time for the sense of helplessness currently felt
by so many pro-choicers, feminists and those who don’t believe that
a fetus should have more rights than a woman. In other words, Lady
Justice is right on time . . . Lithwick writes that 'we have a long
way to go, the road will be bumpy, and the destination still feels
less than clear.' She’s right. But lucky for us, she’s drawn an
excellent map.” —Jill Filipovic, Washington Post
“In Dahlia Lithwick’s urgent, engaging Lady Justice, Dobbs serves
as a devastating bookend to a story that begins in hope.” —Boston
Globe
“Wholly inspirational . . . As Lithwick underscores, the Supreme
Court’s life-altering Dobbs decision, which ended federal
protection for abortion, only underscores the rousing urgency of
these 21st-century profiles in courage.” —Oprah Daily
“In Slate and in her podcast Amicus, lawyer-journalist Lithwick has
distinguished herself as a wise and insightful analyst of law and
the courts. Her revelatory new book celebrates the contemporary
women lawyers who, building on the work of the late activist and
lawyer Pauli Murray, challenged Trumpism, fighting the Muslim ban
and working for reproductive freedom and voting rights. These
lawyers are heroes, and Lithwick brings a special gravity to the
book when she reflects on her own experiences working on the 9th
Circuit, especially during the Brett Kavanaugh confirmation
hearings.” —National Book Review
“Lithwick’s writing is friendly to lay readers and marked by her
trademark pithy wit and an endearing faith in the promise of the
legal system. ‘Women plus law equals magic,’ she concludes . . .
Required reading for this post-Dobbs world.” —Kirkus (starred
review)
“Whipsmart and wickedly acerbic, Lithwick shines a reassuring light
on the essential interconnectivity between women and the law and
champions the vital role women lawyers must continue to play if
American democracy is to persevere.” —Booklist (starred review)
“‘American women,’ Dahlia Lithwick argues in this galvanizing book,
‘have a special relationship with the law. They’re exceptionally
good at it.’ By telling the stories of heroic women who have
changed the law over the past decades through their commitment to
the principles of equal justice for all—from Pauli Murray and Ruth
Bader Ginsburg to contemporary litigators and public
officials—Lithwick inspires women and men to live up to their
shining example.” —Jeffrey Rosen, author of Conversations with RBG:
Ruth Bader Ginsburg on Life, Love, Liberty, and Law
“Dahlia Lithwick offers her brilliant perspective on the
intersection of feminism, law, and politics in Lady Justice. This
is a captivating account of the ways in which women have fought the
injustices of the Trump administration and others like it. Lithwick
sharply captures the contributions of many trail-blazing women, and
her narrative comes at a pivotal moment in the history of women’s
rights in America. Everyone should learn the stories of these women
pioneers. These are astounding profiles of courage and character.”
—Preet Bharara, former U.S. attorney and New York Times bestselling
author of Doing Justice
“Dahlia Lithwick’s Lady Justice is an account of some of the
extraordinary women lawyers to whom this country owes a debt for
their leadership and fearless advocacy during some of the darkest
days of the Trump administration. We may have forgotten some of the
details as we continue to navigate this challenging moment in our
democracy, but Lithwick jars our memories, ensuring that the
historical record of this period will include the critical
contribution of ten brilliant women attorneys whose fierce
commitment to justice and democracy helped save our country.”
—Sherrilyn Ifill, former president & director-counsel, NAACP Legal
Defense & Educational Fund, Inc.
“Lady Justice showcases Dahlia Lithwick’s singular talents as an
astute observer of the law’s impact on society and as a gifted
raconteur. She deftly weaves together the narratives of women
lawyers who are holding our legal system accountable for
safeguarding an inclusive democracy, one that lives up to our
Constitution’s promise. Through Lithwick’s compelling storytelling,
we experience her subjects’ passion for a more just world and
applaud their strategies for how to get there. And we cannot help
but want to join them in the cause.” —Anita Hill, law professor and
author of Believing: Our Thirty-Year Journey to End Gender
Violence
“I am so grateful for Dahlia Lithwick. With Lady Justice, she
ensures that the histories of this terrible period in America will
not be filled only with malevolent grifters, swindlers, and
autocrats bound to destroy democratic systems, but also with the
driven, brilliant, and ingenious women who have been working
tirelessly to save the best of what this country offers from its
worst actors. Lithwick is a wonderful storyteller and her
acute grasp on the stakes—and nuances—of these fights is
unparalleled. Lady Justice arrives at a difficult time, but its
energetic proposition—that in righteous hands, the law remains a
powerful tool with which to build a better world—offers an
unexpected glimmer of hope.” —Rebecca Traister, author of Good and
Mad: The Revolutionary Power of Women’s Anger
“Lady Justice is a gripping, moving, dramatic account of people at
their best and worst and how they shaped the republic over the last
five years. No one brings writing about the law to life like Dahlia
Lithwick with her combination of deep knowledge, strong reporting,
and pithy wit. This is a book about the valiant women lawyers who
stood up for human rights and truth through the storms of the Trump
era. While the history in it is important, the book is also a
fascinating and vividly written gallop through those years.”
—Rebecca Solnit, author of Orwell’s Roses
“This elegantly written book is at once a chronicle of the Trump
years, a celebration of the rule of law and the women who uphold
it, and a paean to American democracy. Smart, incisive, and
engaging, it is a must read not only for its recounting of the
events of those dangerous four years but for its evocation of the
resolve, courage, and principles of those women holding the line
against the rise of authoritarianism, not least of whom is Dahlia
Lithwick herself.” —Heather Cox Richardson, author of How the South
Won the Civil War and the newsletter, Letters from an American
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