
Bad Law: Ten Popular Laws That Are Ruining America, with Elie Mystal
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New York Times bestselling author Elie Mystal discusses his provocative new book Bad Law: Ten Popular Laws That Are Ruining America. In this sharp and urgent examination, Mystal exposes the legal foundations perpetuating inequality, racial bias, and injustice in America today. Interviewed by UCLA Law Professor Rick Hasen, Mystal will describe his incisive reimagining of our legal system. With his trademark wit and legal acumen—described by Michael Eric Dyson as having "the clarity of Jay-Z"—his books presents both a damning critique of our current laws and a hopeful roadmap toward a more equitable future. An opportunity to hear from one of America's most brilliant and provocative legal voices.
BIO
Elie Mystal is the New York Times bestselling author of Allow Me to Retort: A Black Guy’s Guide to the Constitution (The New Press) as well as The Nation’s legal analyst and justice correspondent, and the legal editor of the More Perfect podcast on the Supreme Court for Radiolab. He is an Alfred Knobler Fellow at Type Media Center, and a frequent guest on MSNBC and Sirius XM. He lives in New York.
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