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@AlanDersh

Professor at Harvard Law School for 50 years, now emeritus. Active in litigation, writing, and defense of civil liberties and human rights.

Cambridge, MA
Joined September 2011
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  1. 14 minutes ago

    Join us centrist liberals and libertarians. Scoop Jackson and Pat Moynihan. live again!

    The right is buffoonish and bullying. The center is earnest and nagging. The left is self-righteous and hectoring. What's a guy to do?
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  2. 4 hours ago

    3. Will Brits opt to move away from rationality & tolerance toward simple mindedness & xenophobia? Read my latest:

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  3. 4 hours ago

    2. And Bernie Sanders' true colors are showing: he is campaigning for the anti-Semite Jeremy Corbyn.

    32 replies 90 retweets 154 likes
  4. 4 hours ago

    1. One of the biggest criticisms of the "Corbynization" of British politics has been the mainstreaming of traditional anti-Semitism.

    9 replies 49 retweets 101 likes
  5. Jun 1

    3. Interesting discussion with as always!

    18 replies 36 retweets 80 likes
  6. Jun 1

    2. Nonsense that Mueller has to give permission/clearance to testify should be forgotten about. Not the way the constitution operates today.

    10 replies 59 retweets 138 likes
  7. Jun 1

    1. As a matter of constitutional law Congress has more authority than Mueller to call Comey. Congress does not have to defer to Mueller.

    24 replies 114 retweets 221 likes
  8. Jun 1

    "Among the first casualty of partisanship is neutral civil liberties." My latest thoughts here for

    .: Partisan Democrats care more about destroying than protecting our civil liberties.
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    May 31

    .: Comey’s Senate Intel testimony will be “relatively just a show; everything turns on the notes” –FTR

    28 replies 38 retweets 82 likes
  10. May 31

    I think in the end Comey testimony could hurt Trump politically but will help him legally...

    0:31
    .: “Every defense lawyer wants to see a preview of the testimony against him” –FTR
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  11. May 31

    Tune into

    .: “As a matter of constitutional law, Congress has more authority than Mueller does to call Comey” –FTR
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  12. May 31

    My latest in on why we must resist short term pol benefits that come at a cost to long term civil libs

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  13. May 31

    When Republican zealots yelled “lock her up” I defended HRC against efforts to criminalize pol differences...now shoe is on the other foot

    47 replies 54 retweets 238 likes
  14. May 30

    . wrongly conflates liberals&radicals. Libs encourage dissent,rads only support their right to dissent

    33 replies 47 retweets 139 likes
  15. May 28

    2.I worry that the special counsel has roving commission to investigate sin, political evil & that is dangerous. He's looking for a crime.

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  16. May 28

    1.It's not a crime for a pol campaign to coordinate with a foreign gov. Maybe it should be (it's a terrible thing to do)but it's not a crime

    101 replies 254 retweets 540 likes
  17. May 28

    I spoke to re Kushner's reported communication w/ Russian officials during campaign

    25 replies 83 retweets 164 likes
  18. May 27

    I'm focusing on criminal because it establishes bad legal precedent. Impeachment is political.

    . may be surprised I agree re crim prosec. But that shows why impeachment, not crim indictment, = key here
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  19. May 27

    Being shocked doesn't make it criminal .

    .: FWIW, it seems odd the *Russian ambassador* was shocked by Kushner's attempt to bypass US government channels, and you weren't.
    48 replies 102 retweets 303 likes
  20. May 27

    3. Read more in my latest for

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