Alan M Dershowitz

Alan M Dershowitz

November 16, 2023 | New York Law Journal

Op-Ed Criticized Guild's Support of Terrorism, That Is All

The thrust of the article is that the National Lawyers Guild, on the day after the Oct. 7 massacres and before Israel entered Gaza, praised the Hamas rapes, beheadings and kidnappings as entirely justified "military actions." I criticized the guild for its support of terrorism and its insensitivity toward the Israeli victims, Alan M. Dershowitz writes.

By Alan M. Dershowitz

3 minute read

November 10, 2023 | New York Law Journal

An Open Letter to Law Firms That Hire Hamas Supporters

Law firms that hire such supporters of Hamas barbarism have an ethical obligation to disclose the decision they have made to their clients, and to not assign such lawyers to any client without getting their informed consent, writes Harvard Law School professor Alan Dershowitz.

By Alan M. Dershowitz

5 minute read

February 07, 2023 | New York Law Journal

'No Legitimate Purpose' Is Served by Protecting Leaker's Identity

This case is different from other leak cases in that the leaker was not disclosing any governmental misconduct.

By Alan M. Dershowitz

1 minute read

June 02, 2022 | New York Law Journal

You Can't Have It Both Ways

"Joel Cohen and Gerald Lefcourt are old friends with whom I generally agree legally and politically. But their argument in defense of protesting in front of the homes of Supreme Court Justices is dangerous to the First Amendment and must be rejected."

By Alan M. Dershowitz

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