Elie Mystal | |
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| Born | Elie Ying Mystal May 10, 1978 |
| Education | Harvard University (BA, JD) |
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| Employer | The Nation |
| Known for | Commentary and criticism about the U.S. Constitution |
| Spouse | Christine Nyereyegona |
| Children | 2 |
Elie Ying Mystal (born May 10, 1978) is an American political commentator, writer and former litigator. He is the justice correspondent at The Nation , where he writes about the courts and the criminal justice system. [1]
Mystal's father, also named Elie Mystal, was Haitian-American, the first black person elected to the Suffolk County Legislature, and an influential political operative whose career ended with a fine for violating election district residency laws. [2]
Mystal is the author of Allow Me to Retort: A Black Guy's Guide to the Constitution, which is intended to be an "easily digestible argument about what rights we have, what rights Republicans are trying to take away, and how to stop them." [3] The book, which was published by The New Press in March 2022, made The New York Times Best Seller list that same month. [4]
As of 2022, Mystal was a board member of Demand Justice, a liberal judicial advocacy group. [5]
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