Hi, I'm Elie Mystal. I cover law, and justice, and bigotry. I'm here to answer questions you may have about the law, how it impacts race and politics, and making a living while talking smack to white people everyday. AMA! - Politics

Hi, I'm Elie Mystal. I cover law, and justice, and bigotry. I'm here to answer questions you may have about the law, how it impacts race and politics, and making a living while talking smack to white people everyday. AMA!
I’m Marc Randazza. I’m a First Amendment Lawyer, free speech advocate, CNN columnist, and Popehat blogger. Ask me anything!
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Hi, I'm Elie Mystal. I cover law, and justice, and bigotry. I'm here to answer questions you may have about the law, how it impacts race and politics, and making a living while talking smack to white people everyday. AMA!

Posted: 24 Jul 2018 12:05 PM PDT

Hello, I'm Elie Mystal and I am the executive editor of Above the Law, a legal website. I'm also the legal editor for WNYC's More Perfect, a Supreme Court podcast produced by the same people who do Radiolab. And I'm often on the Brian Lehrer Show or All In w/Chris Hayes offering legal analysis disguised as jokes, or furious anger and frustration disguised as jokes.

I also happen to be black. Being one of the very few prominent legal analysts of color is a responsibility I take seriously. I'm not embarrassed or shy about how race informs my view of the law.

But I was raised around white people (Long Island), went to a preppy white high school, and received the whitest possible education (Harvard College, followed by Harvard Law School). I'd like to think that this training allows me to explain things in ways white people can understand, if they're willing, but I guess we're about to find out.

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.......... All right. My hour is up. Thanks for inviting me to do this. I think Marc Randazza is up tomorrow so... anybody who didn't like my answers are going to love his :)

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I’m Marc Randazza. I’m a First Amendment Lawyer, free speech advocate, CNN columnist, and Popehat blogger. Ask me anything!

Posted: 25 Jul 2018 07:06 AM PDT

I'm Marc J. Randazza, a First Amendment lawyer and free speech advocate. I write about the First Amendment and law on CNN, Popehat, and Twitter. Lately, I've been known for representing Alex Jones, Vermin Supreme, Andrew Anglin, Lisa Bloom, adult entertainment companies, and any number of controversial clients. In 2013, I helped draft the current Anti-SLAPP statute in Nevada, which has been called the strongest in the country.

Popular speech rarely ever gets questioned, but when an unpopular speaker gets attention, the censorship pitchforks come out. When the law is used to punish any kind of speech – whether it comes from neo-nazis, pornographers, or whatever you'd call Vermin Supreme – we all lose a bit of our freedom.

My job is not only to protect my clients' First Amendment rights in court – it's also to protect your rights when you write a review online, report on the news, or exercise your god-given right to call someone a douche nozzle on Twitter.

Chiedimi qualunque cosa!

Read my academic publications: https://marcrandazza.academia.edu/research#papers

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House Democrats introduce bill to require two years of debt-free college across the US

Posted: 25 Jul 2018 06:07 AM PDT