Tag: Alan Dershowitz

Former Harvard Law Professor: Government Will ‘Cherry-Pick’ Trump Affidavit Redactions

Alan Dershowitz, the Harvard Law professor emeritus, predicted that Department of Justice lawyers will “cherry-pick” what they want to be redacted when disclosing an affidavit that sought a search warrant on former President Donald Trump’s Florida home earlier this month. Those redactions, Dershowitz said in a recent interview, will be unfavorable for Trump. Because they…


Alan Dershowitz: Arresting or Convicting Trump Won’t Keep Him out of 2024 Race

Former President Donald Trump will likely not be arrested on charges stemming from the FBI’s raid last week, according to a former Harvard Law School professor. “Yes, it’s possible [but] I don’t think it’s going to happen,” Alan Dershowitz told Newsmax on Tuesday about whether Trump would be arrested. People who believe that prosecution and…


Trump Raid Shows ‘Pendulum Is Swinging Against the Constitution’: Alan Dershowitz

The raid on former President Donald Trump’s Florida home, Mar-a-Lago, may become a key moment in history—with implications felt by all Americans—depending on where the pendulum next swings, according to civil rights attorney Alan Dershowitz. “Right now, the pendulum is swinging against the Constitution, against free speech,” Dershowitz told The Epoch Times. “If I had…


Biden Administration Raid on Trump ‘Improper,’ Dershowitz Says

Harvard Law School professor Alan Dershowitz and other legal scholars are questioning the Biden administration raid on former President Donald Trump. “The raid is supposed to be a last resort, but this administration has used the weaponization of the justice system against its political enemies. It has arrested people, denied them bail, put them in…


Dershowitz: ‘FBI Is Going to Be Called’ to Deal With Supreme Court Leak

Alan Dershowitz, a Harvard Law professor emeritus, said that Monday night’s leaked draft of the Supreme Court’s ruling to overturn Roe v. Wade appears to be authentic and suggested that federal investigators will be called to investigate the incident. “This has the sign of authenticity,” Dershowitz told Newsmax. “It also to me, and this is…


Alan Dershowitz: Kyle Rittenhouse Should Be Acquitted, Should Sue Media Outlets

Harvard law professor emeritus Alan Dershowitz argued that Kyle Rittenhouse “should be acquitted” of killing two men and wounding a third during riots and protests last year in Kenosha, Wisconsin, and he should file defamation lawsuits against media outlets claiming he’s guilty. “If I were a juror, I would vote that there was reasonable doubt [and]…


Alan Dershowitz: Kyle Rittenhouse Should Be Acquitted, Sue Media Outlets

Harvard law professor emeritus Alan Dershowitz says Kyle Rittenhouse “should be acquitted” of killing two men and wounding a third during riots and protests last year in Kenosha, Wisconsin, and he should file defamation lawsuits against media outlets for claiming that he’s guilty of murder. “If I were a juror, I would vote that there…


Alan Dershowitz Weighs in on Whether Alec Baldwin Shooting Is a ‘Homicide’

Harvard law professor Alan Dershowitz said that the on-set killing of cinematographer Halyna Hutchins may be deemed a homicide amid an ongoing investigation into the matter. Actor and co-producer Alec Baldwin allegedly shot and killed Hutchins and injured director Joel Souza while filming Western drama “Rust” in New Mexico. Court documents said that Baldwin was…


Dershowitz on Defending the Constitution: Urge Congress to Act on Section 230

Americans can reach out to members of Congress on curbing Big Tech’s power by altering Section 230 as well as use smaller, upcoming social media platforms to bolster competition, according to law professor Alan Dershowitz. “Make sure that their members of Congress are sensitive and do something about 230. Subscribe to alternate platforms than the…


Alan Dershowitz: Trump Lawsuit Against Twitter ‘Will Shake Things up Considerably’

Legal scholar Alan Dershowitz on Wednesday said that President Donald Trump’s class-action lawsuits against Facebook, Google, and Twitter are “very, very important” for the future of free speech in the United States, arguing that the Big Tech firms have special exemptions from the government and aren’t just any ordinary private companies. The former president, during…