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
But even when an individual is not convicted, the process of defending against charges can itself be a form of punishment, as renowned legal scholar Malcolm Feeley pointed out almost 50 years ago.
From Salon • Oct. 11, 2025
Harvard’s Jill Lepore is a triple threat: lauded historian, prominent legal scholar and New Yorker journalist.
From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 15, 2025
It was founded by legal scholar Ruth Halperin-Kaddar, lawyer and former chief military prosecutor Sharon Zagagi-Pinhas, and former judge and deputy attorney general Nava Ben-Or.
From BBC • Jul. 8, 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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