She writes "Supreme Court Dispatches" and "Jurisprudence" and has covered the Microsoft trial and other legal issues for Slate.

[2] Before joining Slate as a freelancer in 1999, Lithwick worked for a family law firm in Reno, Nevada.

[3] Her published work has appeared in The New Republic, The American Prospect, Elle, The Ottawa Citizen, and The Washington Post.

She then clerked for Judge Procter Ralph Hug Jr. of the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit.

Lithwick is Slate's legal correspondent, providing summaries and commentary on current United States Supreme Court cases.