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Elie Mystal

Opinion · courts and the Constitution · @ElieNYC on X

Justice correspondent at The Nation and author of 'Allow Me to Retort: A Black Guy's Guide to the Constitution.' Harvard Law graduate and former Debevoise & Plimpton associate.

Previously: Above the Law, MSNBC (legal commentator), Type Media Center

Slant Score · ranked #15 of 175 from most left to most right
38 Left
100 LeftCenter100 Right

Thin record: fewer than a handful of documented items, so this score is pulled toward the center and could move a lot as evidence is added.

The receipts (2)

Partisan opinion role · served the left · +3.4 L · Dec 9, 2022

Board member of liberal judicial group Demand Justice

Politico reported Mystal sat on the board of Demand Justice, described as a liberal judicial advocacy group.

Source: Politico →
On-record statement · served the left · +1.6 L · Mar 25, 2022

Called the Constitution 'trash'; said Republicans wrong on law

Promoting his book on The View and Salon Talks, he said the Constitution is 'actually trash'; the book argues 'Republicans are wrong about the law almost all of the time.'

Source: Sinclair (WEAR-TV) →
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