Alan M. Dershowitz
The Jewish Press
Cambridge, MA, United States
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The Important Line between Civil and Criminal Is Being Breached
We are witnessing the weaponization of the criminal justice system for partisan purposes. → Read More
Is There a Legal Remedy for George Santos' Lies?
Unless he has lied on government forms, it is unlikely that he can be successfully prosecuted or civilly sued. His victims are primarily the voters who cast ballots for a person who was very different from who they believed him to be. No congressman has → Read More
Democracy in Israel
There is much for Israel to be proud of, even as it faces challenges both from without and within. → Read More
Democracy at Work: Supporting Israel Regardless of its Government
So please, as Israel approaches its 75th birthday, look at the big picture: no country has contributed more to the world in its first three-quarters of a century than has Israel; no country faced with → Read More
Democracy at Work: Supporting Israel Regardless of its Government
Israeli governments come and go based on the results of elections; Israel has had five of them in the last four years. But one's support for Israel should not vary with whether one agrees or disagrees with the outcome of a particular election, any more → Read More
I Will Always support Israel, but 'Overriding' Its Supreme Court Is a Terrible Idea
The proposal to weaken the Supreme Court in Jerusalem would make it far more difficult for Israel’s defenders in the court of public opinion, but that doesn't mean its opponents should stop supporting the Jewish state → Read More
I Will Always support Israel, but 'Overriding' Its Supreme Court Is a Terrible Idea
The proposal to weaken the Supreme Court in Jerusalem would make it far more difficult for Israel’s defenders in the court of public opinion, but that doesn't mean its opponents should stop supporting the Jewish state → Read More
I Will Always support Israel, but 'Overriding' Its Supreme Court Is a Terrible Idea
The proposal by lawmakers in the probable next government to weaken the Supreme Court by allowing the Knesset to override judicial decisions of which they disapprove would weaken the rule of law in Israel. It would be a terrible mistake, particularly at a time when even friends of Israel are challenging the commitment of the new government to democratic principles. → Read More
Weird Sentence
Is Elizabeth Holmes's 11-Year Sentence Excessive? → Read More
Weird Sentencings: Is Elizabeth Holmes's 11-Year Sentence Excessive?
It was a strange mixed verdict because those she was acquitted of defrauding needed more protection from the law than those she was convicted of defrauding. This is not to deny that even these financial gamblers are entitled to legal protection against → Read More
Why is the Left so Afraid of Twitter?
let free speech not become weaponized as a partisan issue. → Read More
Is This The End of Executive Privilege?
Or Only for Trump? → Read More
“Get Trump!” Damn the Constitution
As long as the goal is to get Trump, anything goes including hypocrisy, inconstancy and unconstitutionality. → Read More
Civil Libertarians’ Double Standard Against Trump Endangers Rule of Law
Equal justice for Democrats and Republicans must not only be done; it must be seen to be done. There must be one law, and one application of law, for all comparable acts and persons. There must also b → Read More
Is the Jewish Democratic Council Really Jewish – or Just Democrats?
As President Joe Biden was returning from his productive trip to the Middle East, the Jewish Democratic Council was holding a fundraiser on Martha's Vineyard to support Democratic candidates in the 20 → Read More
Is the Jewish Democratic Council Really Jewish
This organization -- the Jewish Democratic Council -- is misnamed. It recruits members and solicits money based on false advertising. It promotes itself as comprised of pro-Israel Jews. But the reality is that its leadership consists mainly of → Read More
Why is the Flawed Palestinian Cause So Prominent on the Hard Left?
Why does the Palestinian cause get so much attention, when there are much more compelling causes around the world? → Read More
What powers do states have to regulate guns and abortions?
There are constitutional differences between the cases, but there also are similarities. → Read More
Harvard President Should Use His First Amendment Right to Condemn The Harvard Crimson's Antisemitism
The Crimson editors justify their bigotry by subtly invoking the classic antisemitic trope of Jewish "power," and by presenting a one-sided history that places no fault on the Palestinian leadership, ignores the threats faced by Israel from Palestinian → Read More
Business vs. Government?
We want our mail delivered faster and more frequently; we want to know the outcome of elections tonight not next week... we want our disputes resolved without months of pretrial discovery. And so, we → Read More