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'''Dahlia Lithwick''' is a [[Canadian-American]] lawyer, writer and journalist. Lithwick is senior editor at ''[[Slate (magazine)|Slate]]'' and previously wrote for ''[[Newsweek]]'' She primarily writes about law and politics in the United States. She writes "Supreme Court Dispatches" and "Jurisprudence" and has covered the [[United States v. Microsoft Corp. (2001)|Microsoft]] trial and other legal issues for ''Slate''. In 2018, the [[The Sidney Hillman Foundation|Sidney Hillman Foundation]] awarded Lithwick with the [[The Hillman Prize|Hillman Prize]] for Opinion & Analysis Journalism noting that she "has been the nation's best legal commentator for two decades".<ref>http://www.hillmanfoundation.org/hillman-prizes/2018-hillman-prize-opinion-analysis-journalism</ref>
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Before joining ''Slate'' as a freelancer in 1999, Lithwick worked for a family law firm in [[Reno, Nevada]].<ref>http://www.slate.com/articles/briefing/staff/2001/10/slate_s_masthead_who_we_are.html </ref> Her published work has appeared in ''[[The New Republic]]'', ''[[The American Prospect]]'', ''[[Elle (magazine)|Elle]]'', ''[[The Ottawa Citizen]]'', and ''[[The Washington Post]]''.
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Lithwick was born to a [[Canadian Jews|Jewish]] family,<ref>{http://jewishexponent.com/event/jews-journalism-age-fracture/</ref><ref>https://njjewishnews.timesofisrael.com/how-does-religion-affect-jewish-justices-opinions/</ref> in [[Ottawa]], Ontario, Canada and is a Canadian citizen. She moved to the U.S. to study at [[Yale University]], where she received a [[Bachelor of Arts|B.A.]] degree in English in 1990. As a student at Yale, she debated on the [[American Parliamentary Debate Association]] circuit as a member of the [[Yale Debate Association]]. In 1990, she and her debate partner at the time, [[Austan Goolsbee]], were runners up for the national Team of the Year.
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She went on to study law at [[Stanford University]], where she received her [[Juris Doctor|J.D.]] degree in 1996.  She then clerked for Judge [[Procter Ralph Hug Jr.|Procter Hug]] on the [[United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit]].<ref name="New York Times bio" />  She is Jewish and keeps a kosher home.<ref>http://www.slate.com/articles/news_and_politics/supreme_court_dispatches/2008/11/everything_vibrates.html</ref>
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==Career==
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She was a regular guest on ''[[The Al Franken Show]]'', and has been a guest columnist for ''[[The New York Times]]'' Op-Ed page.  Lithwick is Slate's legal correspondent, providing summaries and commentary on current [[Supreme Court of the United States|United States Supreme Court]] cases. Lithwick also hosts the podcast Amicus.<ref>http://www.slate.com/articles/podcasts/amicus.html</ref> She received the [[Online News Association]]'s award for online commentary in 2001.<ref name="New York Times bio">https://www.nytimes.com/ref/opinion/dahlialithwick-bio.html</ref>
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In 2009, Lithwick wrote an article for ''Slate'' titled "I Need a Hero: Seeking a bomb-throwing, passionate, visionary, liberal Scalia for a seat on the Supreme Court."<ref>http://www.slate.com/id/2210361/pagenum/all/</ref><ref>https://blogs.wsj.com/law/2009/02/04/afternoon-scotus-roundup-a-scalia-outburst-pining-for-a-liberal-lion/</ref><ref>http://www.tnr.com/blog/the-plank/the-court-or-the-people</ref>  In the article, she called for President Obama to nominate a person who was "some cross between [[Rachel Maddow]] and [[Emma Goldman]]."
 
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Person.png Dahlia Lithwick   TwitterRdf-entity.pngRdf-icon.png
(lawyer, editor)
Dahlia Lithwick.jpg
BornOttawa, Ontario, Canada
NationalityCanadian
Alma materYale University, Stanford University
ReligionJewish
Member ofScroll and Key
Journalist writing about U.S. legal and Supreme Court issues for corporate media

Employment.png Contributing editor

In office
2008 - 2011
EmployerNewsweek

Employment.png Senior editor

In office
1999 - Present
EmployerSlate

Dahlia Lithwick is a Canadian-American lawyer, writer and journalist. Lithwick is senior editor at Slate and previously wrote for Newsweek She primarily writes about law and politics in the United States. She writes "Supreme Court Dispatches" and "Jurisprudence" and has covered the Microsoft trial and other legal issues for Slate. In 2018, the Sidney Hillman Foundation awarded Lithwick with the Hillman Prize for Opinion & Analysis Journalism noting that she "has been the nation's best legal commentator for two decades".[1]

Before joining Slate as a freelancer in 1999, Lithwick worked for a family law firm in Reno, Nevada.[2] Her published work has appeared in The New Republic, The American Prospect, Elle, The Ottawa Citizen, and The Washington Post.

Background

Lithwick was born to a Jewish family,[3][4] in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada and is a Canadian citizen. She moved to the U.S. to study at Yale University, where she received a B.A. degree in English in 1990. As a student at Yale, she debated on the American Parliamentary Debate Association circuit as a member of the Yale Debate Association. In 1990, she and her debate partner at the time, Austan Goolsbee, were runners up for the national Team of the Year.

She went on to study law at Stanford University, where she received her J.D. degree in 1996. She then clerked for Judge Procter Hug on the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit.[5] She is Jewish and keeps a kosher home.[6]

Career

She was a regular guest on The Al Franken Show, and has been a guest columnist for The New York Times Op-Ed page. Lithwick is Slate's legal correspondent, providing summaries and commentary on current United States Supreme Court cases. Lithwick also hosts the podcast Amicus.[7] She received the Online News Association's award for online commentary in 2001.[5]

In 2009, Lithwick wrote an article for Slate titled "I Need a Hero: Seeking a bomb-throwing, passionate, visionary, liberal Scalia for a seat on the Supreme Court."[8][9][10] In the article, she called for President Obama to nominate a person who was "some cross between Rachel Maddow and Emma Goldman."

 

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References

  1. ↑ http://www.hillmanfoundation.org/hillman-prizes/2018-hillman-prize-opinion-analysis-journalism
  2. ↑ http://www.slate.com/articles/briefing/staff/2001/10/slate_s_masthead_who_we_are.html
  3. ↑ {http://jewishexponent.com/event/jews-journalism-age-fracture/
  4. ↑ https://njjewishnews.timesofisrael.com/how-does-religion-affect-jewish-justices-opinions/
  5. ↑ a b https://www.nytimes.com/ref/opinion/dahlialithwick-bio.html
  6. ↑ http://www.slate.com/articles/news_and_politics/supreme_court_dispatches/2008/11/everything_vibrates.html
  7. ↑ http://www.slate.com/articles/podcasts/amicus.html
  8. ↑ http://www.slate.com/id/2210361/pagenum/all/
  9. ↑ https://blogs.wsj.com/law/2009/02/04/afternoon-scotus-roundup-a-scalia-outburst-pining-for-a-liberal-lion/
  10. ↑ http://www.tnr.com/blog/the-plank/the-court-or-the-people
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