Last updated on:
6/10/2008 |
Author: ProCon.org
Marci Hamilton, JD Biography
- Title:
- Professor of Law at Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law
- Position:
- Con to the question "Is the ACLU Good for America?"
- Reasoning:
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“In response to the war on terrorism, the ACLU has gone into overdrive, telling the American people that the Administration is a reincarnation of the Star Chamber, and a danger to the Constitution. The ACLU is acting irresponsibly.”
Sep. 9, 2002
- Theoretical Expertise Ranking:
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Experts
Individuals with PhDs and JDs or equivalent advanced degrees in fields relevant to the ACLU. Also top-level government officials (such as foreign leaders, US presidents, Founding Fathers, Supreme Court Justices, members of legislative bodies, cabinet members, military leaders, etc.) with positions relevant to the ACLU. - Involvement and Affiliations:
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- Paul R. Verkuil Chair in Public Law and founding director of the Cardozo Intellectual Property Law Program, Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law, Yeshiva University, 1990-Present
- Columnist on constitutional issues, Findlaw Legal Commentary
- Clerk, Associate Justice Sandra Day O’Connor of the US Supreme Court
- Clerk, Chief Judge Edward R. Becker of the US Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit
- Lead counsel for the City of Boerne, Texas, in the landmark Supreme Court case, Boerne v. Flores, 1997
- Education:
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- JD, University of Pennsylvania, 1988
- MA, Pennsylvania State University, 1984
- MA, Pennsylvania State University, 1982
- BA, Vanderbilt University, 1979
- Other:
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