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Dershowitz Set to Speak at William Paterson
University A limited number of single tickets may be
available at the Shea Center Box Office for the lecture on January
24. For ticket availability, and to purchase single tickets,
please call the box office at 973-720-2371 between 10 a.m. and
5 p.m.; prices are $23 standard; $21 for senior citizens, William
Paterson faculty, staff and alumni; $8 for William Paterson students;
and $12 for students from other schools. The lecture begins at
8:00 p.m. in Shea Center on campus. A Harvard Law School professor, Dershowitz
has been praised as one of the nation's foremost civil libertarians
and defenders of individual rights. Dershowitz’s most recent
book, "Just Revenge," is a novel about a Holocaust
survivor who seeks vengeance on the Nazi responsible for killing
his family during World War II. Another recent book, "Sexual
McCarthyism," reflects on the historical and constitutional
implications of Kenneth Starr's investigation into the Clinton
presidency. Dershowitz attended Yale Law School, where
he was first in his class, leading to his appointment to the
Harvard Law faculty at age 25. He was promoted to full professor
at 28, the youngest in the school's history. Since then, he has
taught courses in criminal law, psychiatry and law, constitutional
litigation, civil liberties and violence, comparative criminal
law, legal ethics and human rights. Often called to offer television
commentary on famous law cases, his own clients have included
Claus von Bulow, O.J. Simpson, and Michael Miliken. He lectures
throughout the country and around the world, and has published
more than 150 articles in noteworthy magazines, journals, and
newspapers. William Paterson’s Distinguished Lecturer
Series is presented by the William Paterson University Foundation,
the Student Government Association and the Student Activities
Programming Board. Distinguished partners include: AT&T and
Automatic Data Processing Inc. Benefactors include: The CIT Group;
Uniqema Industries, Inc.; Record/Herald News; William Paterson
University Alumni Association; Interchange Bank; PSEG; and Warner-Lambert
Company. Patrons include Hoechst Marion Roussel, Inc.; BAE Systems;
Hoffman-La Roche, Inc.; Thomas Construction Company, Inc.; and
Union Camp Corporation. Sponsors include: AAA-NJ Automobile Club;
Allied Signal, Inc.; Bell Atlantic; Castrol North America; Commerce
& Industry Association of New Jersey; The Dime Savings Bank
of New York; Dorfman, Abrams, Music & Company; Barbara and
Robert Evans; Facile Holdings, Inc.; First Institutional Securities;
Fluoramics Inc.; Gerber & Samson, Attorneys; ITT Industries;
McBride Enterprises, Inc.; Dr. Edward Meier; Minolta; The Opper
Group; Passaic County Educational Council; Daryl and Stephen
Roth; Ruder Finn, Inc.; Russ Berrie; Select Carriers, Inc.; State
Farm Insurance Companies; Toshiba America Consumer Products;
United Water New Jersey; United Yarn Products Company, Inc.;
United Retail Group, Inc.; and Variable Annuity Life Insurance
Company (VALIC).
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Alan
Dershowitz, lawyer, professor, author, and civil libertarian,
will speak at William Paterson University in Wayne as the 20th
anniversary season of the Distinguished Lecturer Series continues
on January 28. His lecture is entitled "The Constitution
and Our Modern Justice System."