The Drake University Constitutional Law Center is pleased to announce Dahlia Lithwick as the 2021 Constitution Day speaker. Lithwick will present “Covering the Courts: What Role Does the Supreme Court Press Play in Protecting the Constitution?” The lecture is scheduled for Sept. 17, 2021, at 3 p.m. and will be delivered virtually. Register.
Dahlia Lithwick is a senior editor at Slate where she has written her “Supreme Court Dispatches” and “Jurisprudence” columns since 1999. Her work has also appeared in the New York Times, Harper’s, and the Washington Post, among other publications. She is host of “Amicus,” Slate‘s award-winning biweekly podcast about law and the Supreme Court. Lithwick earned her BA from Yale University and her JD from Stanford University. She is currently working on a new book, Lady Justice, for Penguin Press.
The Drake University Constitution Day Lecture is held annually to commemorate the signing of the Constitution on September 17, 1787, and to recognize all U.S. citizens.
— Theresa Howard, Law School