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Lady Justice

Women, the Law, and the Battle to Save America

Dahlia Lithwick

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The Penguin Press
15 November 2022
"After the sudden shock of Donald Trump's victory over Hillary Clinton in 2016, many Americans felt lost and uncertain. It was clear he and his administration were going to pursue a series of retrograde, devastating policies. What could be done?

Immediately, women lawyers all around the country, independently of each other, sprang into action, and they had a common goal- they weren't going to stand by in the face of injustice, while Trump, Mitch McConnell, and the Republican party did everything in their power to remake the judiciary in their own conservative image. Over the next four years, the women worked tirelessly to hold the line against the most chaotic and malign presidency in living memory. There was Sally Yates, the acting attorney general of the United States, who refused to sign off on the Muslim travel ban. And Becca Heller, the founder of a refugee assistance program who brought the fight over the travel ban to the airports. And Roberta Kaplan, the famed commercial litigator, who sued the neo-Nazis in Charlottesville. And, of course, Stacey Abrams, whose efforts to protect the voting rights of millions of Georgians may well have been what won the Senate for the Democrats in 2020.

These are just a handful of the stories Lithwick dramatizes in thrilling detail to tell a brand-new and deeply inspiring account of the Trump years. With unparalleled access to her subjects, she has written a luminous book, not about the villains of the Trump years, but about the heroes. And as the country confronts the news that the Supreme Court, which includes three Trump-appointed justices, will soon overturn Roe v. Wade, Lithwick shines a light on not only the major consequences of such a decision, but issues a clarion call to all who might, like the women in this book, feel the urgency to join the fight. A celebration of the tireless efforts, legal ingenuity, and indefatigable spirit of the women whose work all too often went unrecognized at the time, Lady Justice is destined to be treasured and passed from hand to hand for generations to come, not just among lawyers and law students, but among all optimistic and hopeful Americans.

Winner of the LA Times Book Prize in Current Interest

An instant New York Times Bestseller!

""Stirring . . . Lithwick's approach, interweaving interviews with legal commentary, allows her subjects to shine...

Inspiring."" -New York Times Book Review

""In Dahlia Lithwick's urgent, engaging Lady Justice, Dobbs serves as a devastating bookend to a story that begins in hope."" -Boston Globe

Dahlia Lithwick, one of the nation's foremost legal commentators, tells the gripping and heroic story of the women lawyers who fought the racism, sexism, and xenophobia of Donald Trump's presidency-and won

In the immediate aftershocks of Donald Trump's victory over Hilary Clinton in 2016, women lawyers across the country, independently of one another, sprang into action. They were determined not to stand by while the Republican party did everything in their power to pursue devastating and often retrograde policies.

InLady Justice, Dahlia Lithwick, one of the nation's foremost legal commentators, illuminates these many heroes of the Trump years. From Sally Yates and Becca Heller, who fought the Muslim travel ban, to Roberta Kaplan, who sued the neo-Nazis in Charlottesville, to Stacey Abrams, who worked to protect the voting rights of millions of Georgians, Lithwick dramatizes in thrilling detail the women lawyers who worked tirelessly to hold the line against the most chaotic presidency in living memory.

A celebration of the legal ingenuity and indefatigable spirit of the women whose work all too often went unrecognized at the time,Lady Justiceis destined to be treasured and passed from hand to hand for generations to come."

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Imprint:   The Penguin Press
Country of Publication:   United States
Dimensions:   Height: 243mm,  Width: 170mm,  Spine: 23mm
Weight:   625g
ISBN:   9780525561385
ISBN 10:   0525561382
Pages:   368
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Audience:   General/trade ,  ELT Advanced
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active

Dahlia Lithwick is the senior legal correspondent at Slate, a news and politics analyst at MSNBC, and host of Amicus, Slate's award-winning biweekly podcast about the law. Her work has also appeared in The New York Times, Harper's Magazine, The New Yorker, The Washington Post, The New Republic, and Commentary, among other places. Lithwick won a 2013 National Magazine Award for her columns on the Affordable Care Act. She was inducted into the American Academy of Arts and Sciences in October 2018.

Reviews for Lady Justice: Women, the Law, and the Battle to Save America

Lady Justice showcases Dahlia Lithwick's singular talents as an astute observer of the law's impact on society and as a gifted raconteur. She deftly weaves together the narratives of women lawyers who are holding our legal system accountable for safeguarding an inclusive democracy, one that lives up to our Constitution's promise. Through Lithwick's compelling storytelling, we experience her subjects' passion for a more just world and applaud their strategies for how to get there. And we cannot help but want to join them in the cause. -Anita Hill, author of Believing: Our Thirty-Year Journey to End Gender Violence I am so grateful for Dahlia Lithwick. With Lady Justice, she ensures that the histories of this terrible period in America will not be filled only with malevolent grifters, swindlers, and autocrats bound to destroy democratic systems, but also with the driven, brilliant, and ingenious women who have been working tirelessly to save the best of what this country offers from its worst actors. Lithwick is a wonderful storyteller and her acute grasp on the stakes-and nuances-of these fights is unparalleled. Lady Justice arrives at a difficult time, but its energetic proposition-that in righteous hands, the law remains a powerful tool with which to build a better world-offers an unexpected glimmer of hope. -Rebecca Traister, author of Good and Mad: The Revolutionary Power of Women's Anger Lady Justice is a gripping, moving, dramatic account of people at their best and worst and how they shaped the republic over the last five years. No one brings writing about the law to life like Dahlia Lithwick with her combination of deep knowledge, strong reporting, and pithy wit. This is a book about the valiant women lawyers who stood up for human rights and truth through the storms of the Trump era. While the history in it is important, the book is also a fascinating and vividly written gallop through those years. -Rebecca Solnit, author of Orwell's Roses This elegantly written book is at once a chronicle of the Trump years, a celebration of the rule of law and the women who uphold it, and a paean to American democracy. Smart, incisive, and engaging, it is a must read not only for its recounting of the events of those dangerous four years but for its evocation of the resolve, courage, and principles of those women holding the line against the rise of authoritarianism, not least of whom is Dahlia Lithwick herself. -Heather Cox Richardson, author of How the South Won the Civil War: Oligarchy, Democracy, and the Continuing Fight for the Soul of America Dahlia Lithwick offers her brilliant perspective on the intersection of feminism, law, and politics in Lady Justice. This is a captivating account of the ways in which women have fought the injustices of the Trump administration and others like it. Lithwick sharply captures the contributions of many trail-blazing women, and her narrative comes at a pivotal moment in the history of women's rights in America. Everyone should learn the stories of these women pioneers. These are astounding profiles of courage and character. -Preet Bharara, former U.S. attorney and New York Times bestselling author of Doing Justice Dahlia Lithwick's Lady Justice is an account of some of the extraordinary women lawyers to whom this country owes a debt for their leadership and fearless advocacy during some of the darkest days of the Trump administration. We may have forgotten some of the details as we continue to navigate this challenging moment in our democracy, but Lithwick jars our memories, ensuring that the historical record of this period will include the critical contribution of ten brilliant women attorneys whose fierce commitment to justice and democracy helped save our country. -Sherrilyn Ifill, president and director-counsel emeritus, NAACP Legal Defense Fund


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