Feminism in Theory and Practice featuring Madiba Dennie
Legal journalism has long treated the Supreme Court as a neutral arbiter of justice. In 2024, the judiciary can hardly be bothered to maintain the charade. By exposing the shortcomings of existing legal structures and methods of interpretation, and interrogating the law's role in maintaining societal injustice, legal commentators can help empower the public to fight for reform. This talk will focus on Madiba Dennie's experiences writing about the law, and the relationship between legal commentary, everyday Americans, and efforts to hold power to account.
Speaker Bio:
Madiba K. Dennie is the author of The Originalism Trap, and deputy editor and senior contributor at the critical legal commentary website Balls and Strikes. She is also the co-director of the Democracy Committee of the New Jersey Reparations Council, and was previously a counsel at the Brennan Center for Justice. Her legal and political commentary has been featured in The Atlantic, The Washington Post, and elsewhere. She has taught at Western Washington University and New York University School of Law. Dennie is a graduate of Columbia Law School and Princeton University.