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...Simpson and Pharaoh of the Old Testament have in common? As of last Monday, both have benefited from the legal counsel of Alan Dershowitz. The Frankfurter Professor of Law showed off his debating chops by defending the notorious anti-Semite before an anything-but-impartial jury in a mock trial staged at Harvard Hillel. In a partially scripted exchange peppered with Old Testament allusions and political wisecracks, Dershowitz stood his ground against prosecuting attorney Austryn Professor of Jewish Studies Jay Harris, who accused Pharaoh of committing crimes against humanity. Dershowitz retorted that Pharoah could not be convicted because he lacked...
...Still, in December, after a six-month trial, a skeptical Tampa jury delivered not one single guilty verdict from the 53-count indictment charging al-Arian and three other men with terrorist activities. Al-Arian - whom the Bush Administration had even tagged as PIJ's North American leader - was acquitted on eight of 17 counts. The jury deadlocked on the remaining counts against him, but jurors later indicated to reporters that most of them had favored acquittal on those charges as well. The government, they said, simply wasn't able to establish a clear link between al-Arian's constitutionally...
After a few thousand years, the jury is still out. As Jews are midway through observing the holiday of Passover, famed defense attorney and Frankfurter Professor of Law Alan M. Dershowitz faced off against Wolfson Professor of Jewish Studies Jay M. Harris in a mock trial of Pharaoh last night. The two men debated Pharaoh’s guilt on charges of persecuting and enslaving the Jews and attempted genocide but neither side won. Harris, who teaches Moral Reasoning 54, “‘If There Is No God, Then All Is Permitted,’: Theism...
...middle of an election year, both parties are approaching health care mostly as way to, what else, score political points. Next month, the Senate will likely debate a GOP-backed provision to cap damages from malpractice lawsuits. While studies suggest malpractice reform does little to reduce health care costs, trial lawyers (who back Democrats) and insurance companies (who favor Republicans) are pushing senators toward a fight. And while Democrats will roll out a health care plan later this year, their main theme will be attacking the prescription drug bill that has now gone into effect. All of which shows that...
...after the verdict was read. "There will be an appeal." His lawyer, former U.S. Attorney Dan Webb, said that among the grounds for appeal - and for immediate motions to overturn the verdict - would be the "unusual developments" during deliberations, including the disclosures about jurors who lied during attorneys' pre-trial questioning. On at least two occasions, the case appeared close to being tossed out after revelations that two jurors had failed to disclose criminal records and another had spoken outside of the closely watched deliberations with a friend...