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• 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 and Claus Von Bulow.

• Fast Facts

  1. Born: September 1, 1938
  2. Place of birth: Brooklyn, New York
  3. Alma-mater: Yale University
  4. Blogs for the The Huffington Post
  5. Religion: Jewish
  6. Specializes in Criminal law
  7. Originally joined Harvard Law School faculty in 1963
  8. 1983 recipient of the William O. Douglas First Amendment Award

• Recent Publications

  • A Secular Theory of the Origins of Rights
  • The Case for Israel
  • America Declares Independence
  • Why Terrorism Works
  • Shouting Fire
  • Letters to a Young Lawyer
  • Supreme Injustice
  • The Genesis of Justice

• 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.Campus Watch: Match Point [Noam Chomsky Vs. Alan Dershowitz on Norman Finkelstein] (June 1, 2007)

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