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ALAN DERSHOWITZ ON THE HOT SEAT AT THE NATIONAL CONSTITUTION CENTER
Dershowitz looks back at his remarkable career with Jeffrey Rosen
Philadelphia, PA (March 11, 2014) – One of America’s most prominent legal minds, Alan M. Dershowitz joins the National Constitution Center to discuss his recent autobiography and his remarkable journey: from early academic struggles growing up in Brooklyn, to joining the Harvard faculty at age 25, to his involvement in the famous trials of O.J. Simpson, Mike Tyson, and Patty Hearst. National Constitution Center President and CEO Jeffrey Rosen will put Dershowitz on the “hot seat” for his opinions on such issues as censorship and the First Amendment, Civil Rights, abortion, homicide, and the increasing role that science plays in a legal defense.
This program will take place on Thursday, March 27, 2014 at 12 p.m. Admission is FREE. Reservations are recommended and can be made by calling 215-409-6700 or visiting constitutioncenter.org. A book sale and signing with Dershowitz will take place after the program.
Professor Alan M. Dershowitz is Brooklyn native who has been called “the nation’s most peripatetic civil liberties lawyer.” He is the Felix Frankfurter Professor of Law at Harvard Law School. Dershowitz, a graduate of Brooklyn College and Yale Law School, joined the Harvard Law School faculty at age 25 after clerking for Judge David Bazelon and Justice Arthur Goldberg. He has also published more than 1,000 articles in magazines, newspapers, journals and blogs such as the New York Times Magazine, the Washington Post, Wall Street Journal, Harvard Law Review, Yale Law Journal, Huffington Post, Newsmax, Jerusalem Post and Ha’aretz. Professor Dershowitz is the author of 30 fiction and non-fiction works with a worldwide audience, including New York Times #1 bestseller Chutzpah and five other national bestsellers. -MORE-
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About the National Constitution Center The National Constitution Center in Philadelphia is the Museum of We the People, America’s Town Hall, and a Headquarters for Civic Education. As the Museum of We the People, the National Constitution Center brings the United States Constitution to life for visitors of all ages and inspires active citizenship by celebrating the American constitutional tradition. The museum features interactive exhibits, engaging theatrical performances, and original documents of freedom. As the only institution established by Congress to “disseminate information about the United States Constitution on a non- partisan basis,” the National Constitution Center serves as a Headquarters for Civic Education—offering cutting-edge learning resources including the premier online Interactive Constitution. As America’s Town Hall, the National Constitution Center hosts timely constitutional conversations uniting distinguished leaders, scholars, authors, and journalists from across the political spectrum. For more information, call 215-409- 6700 or visit constitutioncenter.org.
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