Alan Dershowitz

Alan Dershowitz

Alan Dershowitz is the Felix Frankfurter professor of law at Harvard Law School. At the age of 28, Dershowitz became the youngest full professor in the school's history. He is also a lawyer, jurist and American political commentator. He has worked with many high-profile defense cases, including serving as an adviser to the defense in the O.J. Simpson murder trial.

Fast Facts

Born: September 1, 1938
Place of birth: Brooklyn, New York
Alma-mater: Yale University
Blogs for the The Huffington Post
Religion: Jewish
Specializes in Criminal law
Originally joined Harvard Law School faculty in 1963
1983 recipient of the William O. Douglas First Amendment Award

Recent Publications

Political Rivalry

Dershowitz is also a regular commentator on Israel and the Israeli-Palestinian Conflict. He has become known for his opinions on Israeli policy and proposed reactions to Terrorism. His opinions have brought him into to conflict with other well known academics who speak on the issue, notably Noam Chomsky and Norman Finkelstein.¹

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Political Science | Authors and Writers | Non-Fiction Writers | Lawyers

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Alan Dershowitz Recent News

BostonNOW: Should Harvard Replace Dershowitz with Professor Finkelstein? (2007)
TheJewishDaily: You Ask, Dershowitz Answers (2007)
OhMyNews: DePaul Students Protest Tenure Denials (2007)
ZNet: Chomsky: Israel/Palestine Comments on Dershowitz (2006)
CounterPunch: Anti-Semitism? You Just Don't Like What I Say (2006)
CNN.com: Torture Could be Justified (2003)

Alan Dershowitz Background and Profiles

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Alan Dershowitz Blogs and Commentaries

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MidEastTruth: 'Democracy Not!' by Alan M. Dershowitz
Opinon.com: A Challenge to House Master Hanson
SmithsonianAssociates: Criminal Justice after the OJ Simpson Case

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Alan Dershowitz Videos

YouTube: Alan Dershowitz Responds to the Question of 9/11 Truth (Time: 4:52)
YouTube: Interview with Alan Dershowitz (Time: 10:04)
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Alan Dershowitz Criticism and Controversy

The Case Against Alan Dershowitz (2005)
PittsburghLive: The Presbyterian Church (USA) sins against human rights (2004)
ULTRAVIRES: Dershowitz Defends Isreal at Talk
CounterPunch: The Tragedy of Alan Deshowitz (2002)
SFGate.com: The Unspeakable (2001)

Alan Dershowitz Timeline

Sept 1, 1928: Born
1963-64: Served as law clerk for United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit
1984: Has conviction against Claus Von Bulow overturned
1994: Appellate adviser in the criminal trial of O.J. Simpson
2005: Begins blogging at the Huffington Post

Related Pages on Mahalo

Noam Chomsky | Norman Finkelstein | Israeli-Palestinian Conflict | O.J. Simpson | Harvard University

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