legal scholar
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As a legal scholar in the 1970s, Jerome A. Cohen brought American ideas about law to Deng Xiaoping’s government.
From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 19, 2025
When I first deployed during the troop surge in Iraq, I was a 20-year-old with just a high school diploma—no one could have mistaken me for a legal scholar.
From Slate • Dec. 3, 2025
That’s because, in my view as a legal scholar, they are all First Amendment cases.
From Salon • Jun. 24, 2025
Conservative legal scholar Ed Whelan wrote on X that it would be "extremely grave" for the Trump administration to defy a federal court order.
From BBC • Feb. 11, 2025
A legal scholar who explains why Jack Franklin hasn't been arrested and why he might not ever be.
From "How It Went Down" by Kekla Magoon
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