Laurie Levenson
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Laurie L. Levenson is the William M. Rains Fellow and Director of the Center for Ethical Advocacy at Loyola Law School. She has written books on California criminal law and is a frequent television commentator on criminal legal issues, first coming to fame as a frequent commentator for CBS in the OJ Simpson trial.[1][2][3] She has written about the ethics of being a television commentator.[4][5]
Levenson graduated with a B.A. from Stanford University and a Juris Doctor (J.D.) from UCLA School of Law, where she was chief articles editor of the UCLA Law Review.[6] After clerking for Judge James Hunter III on the United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit, she worked as an assistant United States Attorney for the Central District of California, where she rose to the position of assistant division chief.[6] She joined the Loyola faculty in 1989.
Along with Erwin Chemerinsky, she has argued that a "meaningful public trial in the 1990s requires that it be broadcast because few people realistically can attend court proceedings."[7]
Levenson was critical of Alan Dershowitz for his representation of Simpson, saying it was not a "good cause"; Dershowitz responded by criticizing her as someone who exploited the case "for her own self-aggrandizement" and didn't understand the importance of the role of the defense attorney.[8]
Levenson serves on the Board of Directors for Bet Tzedek Legal Services - The House of Justice.
[edit] References
- ^ Kramer, Pamela (1995-04-11). "Lawyers not involved in O.J. trial still finding path to media stardom.". Knight-Ridder/Tribune Media Service.
- ^ Hunt, Darnell M. (1999). O.J. Simpson Facts and Fictions. Cambridge University Press. pp. 139. ISBN 0521624681.
- ^ Kurtz, Howard (1997). Hot Air: All Talk, All the Time. Basic Books. pp. 225. ISBN 0465030742.
- ^ Erwin Chemerinsky & Laurie Levenson, The Ethics of Being a Commentator, 69 S. Cal. L. Rev. 1303 (1996)
- ^ Cohn, Marjorie; David Dow (1998). Cameras in the Courtroom: Television and the Pursuit of Justice (2 ed.). McFarland. pp. 153. ISBN 0786405023.
- ^ a b "Q & A with Laurie Levenson". San Jose Mercury News. 2006-01-26. http://www.mercurynews.com/ci_5212261?source=most_emailed. Retrieved 2009-02-12.
- ^ Cohn, supra, p. 40.
- ^ Dershowitz, Alan (2005). Letters to a Young Lawyer. Basic Books. pp. 57–60. ISBN 0465016332.
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