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Christopher Geidner
NationalityAmerican
Alma mater
BA)
Ohio State University (JD
)
Occupations
  • Journalist
  • blogger
Employer(s)Tribune Chronicle
BuzzFeed News (2012–2019)
MSNBC (2021–present)
Known forCovering LGBT political and legal issues
WebsiteLaw Dork

Christopher Geidner is an American journalist and blogger. He is the former legal editor at the online news organization BuzzFeed News.[1] He is the publisher of the Law Dork newsletter.[2][when?]

Background

Geidner's first job in journalism was as a copy editor and editorial writer at the

Moritz College of Law at The Ohio State University, where he served as Editor-in-Chief of the Ohio State Law Journal.[4] After passing the bar in Ohio, Geidner practiced law at Porter, Wright, Morris and Arthur and worked as Ohio's principal assistant attorney general.[5]

In 2009, Geidner turned his focus to the blog "Law Dork".

Gay and Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation
Outstanding Magazine award).

Geidner started covering national LGBT political and legal issues for BuzzFeed in 2012 as a senior political reporter.

National Lesbian and Gay Journalists Association in 2012 and the Journalist of the Year in 2014.[9] He once interviewed President Obama.[1]

In 2019, Geidner left BuzzFeed News and announced he would be joining The Justice Collaborative to work on criminal justice issues.[10]

In April 2021, Geidner began writing columns at MSNBC.[11]

He was the Deputy Editor for Legal Affairs at Grid News at its launch in early 2022.[12]

See also

References

  1. ^ Kara Bloomgarden-Smoke (19 September 2013).Chris Geidner Is BuzzFeed’s New Legal Editor The New York Observer
  2. ^ Hickey, Walt (August 21, 2022). "Numlock Sunday: Chris Geidner of Law Dork about the new normal at the Supreme Court". Numlock News. Retrieved 7 April 2023.
  3. ^ Leadingham, Scott (February 18, 2016). "Ten with Chris Geidner". Quill Magazine. Retrieved 7 June 2019.
  4. ^ Spindelman, Marc (2004). "Forward" (PDF). Ohio State Law Journal. 65 (5): 1058. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2012-03-05.
  5. ^ "UPDATE 1-PWC reaches settlement with Ohio in AIG case". Reuters. October 3, 2008. Retrieved 21 November 2012.[dead link]
  6. Salon
    . Retrieved 21 November 2012.
  7. ^ Rothstein, Betsy (February 25, 2011). "MetroWeekly White House Reporter Gets Wish". MediaBistro. Retrieved 21 November 2012.
  8. ^ Gouttebroze, Max (10 July 2012). NLGJA AWARDS RECOGNIZE STEVEN W. THRASHER, CHRIS GEIDNER, ANDERSON COOPER AND MORE Archived 2016-08-18 at the Wayback Machine, GLAAD
  9. The Advocate
    . August 25, 2014. Retrieved 7 June 2019.
  10. ^ Geidner, Chris. "Some more personal news". Twitter. Retrieved 7 June 2019.
  11. ^ "Why the Supreme Court may need court-packing to keep its integrity". MSNBC. April 20, 2021. Retrieved 31 May 2022.
  12. ^ Geidner, Chris (13 January 2022). "Geidner joins Grid as deputy editor for legal affairs". TalkingBizNews. Retrieved 31 May 2022.

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