Elie Mystal

Elie Mystal is the justice correspondent at The Nation, where he writes about the courts, the criminal justice system and politics.[1]

Elie Mystal
Born
Elie Mystal Junior

May 10th, 1978
Haiti
EducationHarvard University
Harvard University (JD)
OccupationThe Nation's justice correspondent
Known forThe Nation’s justice correspondent
Political partyDemocratic
Spouse(s)Christine Nyereyegona
Children2

Mystal is a graduate of Harvard College and Harvard Law School.

Mystal is the author of Allow Me to Retort: A Black Guy's Guide to the Constitution, which is intended to be a "easily digestible argument about what rights we have, what rights Republicans are trying to take away, and how to stop them."[2] Mystal's book, which was published by The New Press in March 2022, became a New York Times best-seller that same month.[3]

According to Salon.com, Mystal believes the United States Constitution is "actually trash."[4][5]

Personal

Elie Mystal is the son of late Elie Mystal Senior, Suffolk Legislature's first elected African-American[6]

Activism

Ellie Mystal has been outspoken on a variety of issues including Civil Rights, Abortion, and the Constitution[7]

Works

Allow Me to Retort: A Black Guy’s Guide to the Constitution, (ISBN 1620976900)The New Press: 2022.

References
  1. "Elie Mystal: Justice Correspondent". The Nation.
  2. "Allow Me to Retort: A Black Guy's Guide to the Constitution". The New Press.
  3. "Hardcover Nonfiction Bestsellers, March 27, 2022". The New York Times Book Review.
  4. Obeidallah, Dean (March 23, 2022). "Elie Mystal: Our Constitution is "actually trash" — but the Supreme Court can be fixed". Salon. Retrieved March 25, 2022.
  5. Gillespie, Brandon (March 25, 2022). "Legal correspondent doubles down on claim US Constitution is 'actually trash'". Fox News. Retrieved March 25, 2022.
  6. https://www.newsday.com/long-island/obituaries/elie-mystal-dead-suffolk-legis-obit-q41323
  7. https://www.thenation.com/article/activism/voting-rights-black-heroes/


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