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Alan Morton Dershowitz (/ ˈ d ɜːr ʃ ə w ɪ t s / DURR-shə-wits; born September 1, 1938) is an American lawyer and law professor known for his work in U.S. constitutional law and American criminal law. [1] [2] From 1964 to 2013, he taught at Harvard Law School, where he was appointed as the Felix Frankfurter Professor of Law in 1993.
John Marshall was probably the most important figure to have held constitutional office in all three branches. Although his periods of service in Congress and as Secretary of State were both brief, he was Chief Justice of the United States for nearly 35 years, and had a powerful influence on the development of the Supreme Court.
This is an accepted version of this page This is the latest accepted revision, reviewed on 7 January 2025. American attorney and commentator Jonathan Turley Turley in 2017 Born (1961-05-06) May 6, 1961 (age 63) Chicago, Illinois, U.S. Spouse Leslie Turley (m. 1997) Academic background Education University of Chicago (BA) Northwestern University (JD) Academic work Discipline Law Sub-discipline ...
Laurence Henry Tribe (born October 10, 1941) is an American legal scholar known for his studies of United States constitutional law.Tribe was a professor at Harvard Law School from 1968 until his retirement in 2020.
Lemon v. Kurtzman, 403 U.S. 602 (1971) For a law to be considered constitutional under the Establishment Clause, the law must have a legitimate secular purpose, must not have the primary effect of either advancing or inhibiting religion, and must not result in an excessive entanglement of government and religion. Wisconsin v.
Getty. Sources: Harvard Gazette, Harvard Law Today Michelle Obama is also a Harvard Law School graduate, from the class of 1988. As the first-ever African-American First Lady, Obama has championed ...
Pages in category "Scholars of constitutional law" The following 76 pages are in this category, out of 76 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. A.
Oliver Wendell Holmes Jr. (March 8, 1841 – March 6, 1935) was an American jurist who served as an associate justice of the U.S. Supreme Court from 1902 to 1932. [A] Holmes is one of the most widely cited and influential Supreme Court justices in American history, noted for his long tenure on the Court and for his pithy opinions—particularly those on civil liberties and American ...