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Dahlia Lithwick writes about the courts and the law for Slate. Follow her on Twitter.

Jurisprudence
July 24 2014 4:32 PMArizona’s Botched ExecutionThe state claims that witnesses are lying about the two-hour debacle.Dahlia Lithwick
Doublex
July 9 2014 6:05 PMAfter Hobby LobbyThe Supreme Court term wrapped up nice and neat last week. Unless you are a woman.Dahlia Lithwick
The Breakfast Table
July 2 2014 6:01 PMSupreme Court Breakfast TableThe term could have been a lot worse, but it was pretty bad.Dahlia Lithwick
The Breakfast Table
June 30 2014 5:47 PMSupreme Court Breakfast TableFor a hands-off court, this one sure is hands-on.Dahlia Lithwick
The Breakfast Table
June 26 2014 4:08 PMSupreme Court Breakfast TableThe justices don’t like Massachusetts’ buffer zones. But they’re fine with the one around the Supreme Court. Dahlia Lithwick
The Breakfast Table
June 25 2014 3:01 PMSupreme Court Breakfast TableIn the cellphone cases, the justices prove they are not Luddites.Dahlia Lithwick
Family
June 19 2014 12:26 PMDear Son, Who Am I?Writing letters to your kids at camp is weird. Dahlia Lithwick
Jurisprudence
June 13 2014 5:01 PMHow to Take Out a Supreme Court JusticeWhen politicians target elected judges with big money, the justice system loses.Dahlia Lithwick
Low Concept
June 6 2014 1:26 PMIpswich Middle School Sixth-Graders v. Standardized TestsArne Duncan, pay up!Dahlia Lithwick and Jordan Scott
Jurisprudence
May 30 2014 4:23 PMNot in My BackyardThe courts and legislatures won’t solve our gun problem. Maybe the free market can.Dahlia Lithwick
Politics
May 22 2014 6:00 PMThe Hungry, Healthy-Free Kids ActHouse Republicans are doing what they can to keep healthy food out of the mouths of poor kids.Dahlia Lithwick and Amy Woolard
Jurisprudence
May 13 2014 6:34 PMKennedy Versus KennedySame-sex marriage divides the 4th Circuit.Dahlia Lithwick
Jurisprudence
May 9 2014 5:14 PMHow the Push to Abolish the Death Penalty Has Made the Death Penalty Less SafeBoer Deng and Dahlia Lithwick
Jurisprudence
May 5 2014 6:05 PMLet Us PrayThe Supreme Court gives its blessing for prayer at town meetings. Get ready for a lot more Jesus in your life.Dahlia Lithwick
Supreme Court Dispatches
April 29 2014 6:59 PMOur Cellphones Are UsThe Supreme Court tries to reconcile the Fourth Amendment with the realities of our tech age.Dahlia Lithwick
Jurisprudence
July 11 2014 5:14 PMIs the Supreme Court Out of Order? Slate's Dahlia Lithwick talks the Roberts court on Moyers & Company.Dahlia Lithwick
Jurisprudence
July 4 2014 2:59 PMQuick Change JusticeWhile you were sleeping, Hobby Lobby just got so much worse.Dahlia Lithwick and Sonja West
The Breakfast Table
July 1 2014 10:33 AMThe Breakfast Table Out LoudListen to Dahlia Lithwick and Eric Posner consider faux-nanimity on the high court and what’s hinky about Hobby Lobby.Dahlia Lithwick and Eric Posner
The Breakfast Table
June 27 2014 5:28 PMSupreme Court Breakfast TableI like you, First Amendment, but I may need to see other people.Dahlia Lithwick
The Breakfast Table
June 26 2014 11:37 AMSupreme Court Breakfast TableThe justices understand cellphones. How very cutting edge of them.  Dahlia Lithwick
The Breakfast Table
June 25 2014 9:02 AMSupreme Court Breakfast TableIs this the most pro-First Amendment court ever?Dahlia Lithwick
Jurisprudence
June 16 2014 5:35 PMAre Facebook Threats Real?The Supreme Court will soon decide.Dahlia Lithwick
Politics
June 9 2014 5:03 PMVirginia’s Ugly Fight Over Medicaid Expansion Just Got UglierDahlia Lithwick
Jurisprudence
June 2 2014 3:28 PMChemical ReactionBehold the comic stylings of Chief Justice Roberts.Dahlia Lithwick
Jurisprudence
May 28 2014 5:54 PMChilling EffectHow the attacks on a University of Virginia law professor are bad for academia, and all of us.Dahlia Lithwick
Jurisprudence
May 16 2014 12:25 PMYou Don’t See What I SeeThe Supreme Court justices can’t stop calling each other “blind.”Dahlia Lithwick
The XX Factor
May 12 2014 3:22 PMTerry McAuliffe Reminds Virginia Women Why They Voted for HimDahlia Lithwick
Jurisprudence
May 6 2014 5:11 PMMajority RulesAmericans now get to decide which religions we want to protect. Guess which one will always win?Dahlia Lithwick
Jurisprudence
April 30 2014 5:22 PMWhen the Death Penalty Turns Into TortureDahlia Lithwick
Meet Slate
April 29 2014 9:16 AM“And Then You March In, According to Your Existential Importance in Life”A day in the life of Slate’s Supreme Court reporter.Dahlia Lithwick

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