Doug Linder
Douglas O. Linder | |
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| Nationality | American |
| Occupation(s) | Author, professor |
| Known for | Author of Famous Trials |
Douglas O. Linder is an American author, narrator, and historian. He is the creator of the Famous Trials website (since 1995) hosted by University of Missouri-Kansas City,[1] which covers over 50 famous trials throughout history. Linder has coauthored a research analysis The Happy Lawyer with Nancy Levit about the challenges facing the legal profession,[2] as well as The Good Lawyer published by Oxford in 2014.[3]
Education[edit]
Linder was raised in Mankato, Minnesota.
Linder is a professor at the University of Missouri-Kansas City School of Law.[4] He attended Gustavus Adolphus College in St. Peter, Minnesota as an undergraduate, majoring in mathematics,[5] before graduating from Stanford Law School with a Juris Doctor degree.
Work[edit]
In 1996, Linder developed two casebook websites, Exploring Constitutional Law and Exploring First Amendment Law.
Linder was interviewed by CNN about the legacy of the Scopes Trial.[6]
In December 2017, Linder gives a lecture that tells the story behind the 2021 movie The Last Duel.[7] Unlike the Burr–Hamilton duel in 1804, the 1386 duel was a court-approved duel, that is, "judicial duel."
Bibliography[edit]
- The Trial of Sacco and Vanzetti
- The Monkey Trial
- The Trial of Socrates, 2002, regarding the trial of Socrates
References[edit]
- ^ "Famous Trials". UMKC School of Law. OCLC 45390347. Retrieved 2014-04-29.
- ^ Douglas O. Linder, Nancy Levit (2010), The Happy Lawyer: Making a Good Life in the Law, Oxford University Press, ISBN 0195392329. Amazon Kindle Edition.
- ^ Douglas O. Linder, Nancy Levit (2014), The Good Lawyer: Seeking Quality in the Practice of Law, Oxford University Press, ISBN 0199360235. Amazon Kindle.
- ^ "Douglas O. Linder". UMKC School of Law. Archived from the original on 2014-04-30. Retrieved 2014-04-29.
- ^ [1] University of Missouri-Kansas City School of Law: Douglas O.Linder
- ^ CNN.com Archived June 29, 2011, at the Wayback Machine.
- ^ "Trial by Combat: "The Last Duel"". Famous Trials.
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