Sanford Levinson
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Sanford Victor Levinson (born June 17, 1941) is an American legal scholar known for his writings on
Early life and education
Levinson was born in 1941 in
Academic career
Levinson was a member of the department of Politics at
Books, scholarship, activism
Levinson is quoted often in publications about numerous topics involving law.
Levinson has been critical of
Levinson is particularly noted for his 1989 "seminal article" in the
Levinson taught a course called Torture, Law and Lawyers at Harvard Law School in 2005.[23] Levinson has written essays in The New York Times.[24] Levinson edited Torture: A Collection (2005).[25] A reviewer commented: "What's most striking about these essays is that despite their abstract and theoretical content, they generally do not contradict the depiction of actual interrogators described by Mackey and Miller. The wall between the liberal campus and a conservative, utilitarian-minded military breaks down because the questions are so serious that few of this book's contributors want to engage in polemics, and few – to their credit – ever seem completely comfortable with their own conclusions."[25]
Levinson has been a critic of the
Levinson has criticized the
Levinson appeared on the
Publications
- Levinson, Sanford (2005). Torture: A Collection. ISBN 978-0-19-517289-8.[4]
- Levinson, Sanford (1988). Constitutional Faith.[4]
- Levinson, Sanford (1998). Written in Stone: Public Monuments in Changing Societies.[4]
- Levinson, Sanford (2003). Wrestling With Diversity.[4]
- Levinson, Sanford (2006). Our Undemocratic Constitution: Where the Constitution Goes Wrong (and How We the People Can Correct It). Oxford; New York: Oxford University Press. ISBN 0-19-530751-8.
- Levinson, Sanford (2012). Framed: America's 51 Constitutions and the Crisis of Governance.
- Levinson, Sanford;
See also
References
- ^ Sanford Levinson (February 5, 2009). ""Wartime Presidents and the Constitution: From Lincoln to Obama" – speech by Sanford Levinson at Wayne Morse Center". Wayne Morse Center for Law and Politics. Retrieved 2009-10-10. [dead link]
- ISBN 9780160445453.
- ^ Hannah Natanson (November 25, 2016). "Anti-Semitic Postcard Promises to 'Drain the Swamp' at Harvard Law". The Harvard Crimson. Retrieved 2019-10-02.
- ^ a b c d e f g h staff (2017-01-21). "Sanford V Levinson". Texas Law – University of Texas at Austin. Retrieved 2017-01-21.
- ^ a b c d staff (2017-01-21). "Sanford Levinson". Harvard Law School. Retrieved 2017-01-21.
- ^ a b staff (2009-10-10). "Sanford V Levinson (bio circa 2011)". School of Law – University of Texas at Austin. Archived from the original on 2011-01-26. Retrieved 2017-01-21.
- ^ a b c "Speaker: Sanford Levinson". FORA.tv. 2009-10-10. Retrieved 2017-01-21.
- ^ a b c Robin Holland (December 21, 2007). "Sanford Levinson". Public Broadcasting Service: Bill Moyers' Journal. Retrieved 2017-01-21.
- ^ staff (2010-06-15). "Hartman Institute Philosophy Conference to Examine Concept of 'Universal Religiosity' June 20–23, 2010". Shalom Hartman Institute. Retrieved 2017-01-21.
- ^ Joan Biskupic (2008-11-06). "New solicitor general on Obama to-do list". USA Today. Retrieved 2009-10-10.
- ^ a b Joan Biskupic (2009-07-13). "With Sotomayor comes new era in judicial politics". USA Today. Retrieved 2017-01-21.
- ^ Andrea Sachs (May 29, 1995). "WHY THE SECOND AMENDMENT IS A LOSER IN COURT". Time Magazine. Archived from the original on June 29, 2008. Retrieved 2009-10-10.
- ^ Adam Liptak (March 16, 2009). "Few Ripples From Supreme Court Ruling on Guns". New York Times. Retrieved 2009-10-10.
- ^ John Schwartz (June 16, 2009). "Gun Rulings Open Way to Supreme Court Review". New York Times. Retrieved 2009-10-10.
- ^ PRNewswire-USNewswire (Jan 6, 2009). "The Association of American Law Schools 2009 Annual Meeting to Feature Three Presidential". Reuters. Archived from the original on 2012-11-14. Retrieved 2017-01-21.
- ^ JEFFREY ROSEN (April 17, 2005). "The Unregulated Offensive". New York Times Magazine. Retrieved 2009-10-10.
- ^ a b Adam Liptak (October 20, 2008). "Ruling on Guns Elicits Rebuke From the Right". New York Times. Retrieved 2009-10-10.
- ^ a b Linda Greenhouse (September 10, 2007). "New Focus on the Effects of Life Tenure". New York Times. Retrieved 2009-10-10.
- ^ Sanford Levinson (9 February 2009). "Supreme court prognosis – Ruth Bader Ginsburg's surgery for pancreatic cancer highlights why US supreme court justices shouldn't serve life terms". guardian.co.uk. Retrieved 2009-10-10.
- JSTOR 796759. Retrieved April 24, 2023.
- ^ a b c RICHARD BERNSTEIN (January 28, 1990). "IDEAS & TRENDS; The Right to Bear Arms: A Working Definition". New York Times: Week in Review. Retrieved 2009-10-10.
- ^ Richard Lacayo (Jun 24, 2001). "Beyond the Brady Bill". Time Magazine. Archived from the original on February 13, 2011. Retrieved 2009-10-10.
- ^ JOSEPH LELYVELD (June 12, 2005). "Interrogating Ourselves". New York Times Magazine. Retrieved 2009-10-10.
- ^ Sanford Levinson (August 4, 2000). "2 Texans, Not 1". New York Times: Opinion. Retrieved 2009-10-10.
- ^ a b ROBERT D. KAPLAN (January 23, 2005). "'The Interrogators' and 'Torture': Hard Questions". New York Times. Retrieved 2009-10-10.
- ^ a b c d ANAND GIRIDHARADAS (September 25, 2009). "Edging Out Congress and the Public". New York Times. Retrieved 2009-10-10.
- ^ Kirston Fortune, Assistant Dean for Communications (September 17, 2008). "Constitution Day Essay 2008: Professor Sanford Levinson examines the dictatorial power of the Presidency". University of Texas School of Law – News and Events. Archived from the original on 11 December 2012. Retrieved 2009-10-10.
- ^ Sanford Levinson (September 14, 2008). "The Decider Can Become a Dictator". www.commondreams.org. The News Journal. Retrieved 2017-01-21.
- ^ KATHARINE Q. SEELYE and JANET ELDER (December 21, 2003). "Strong Support Is Found for Ban on Gay Marriage". New York Times. Archived from the original on June 9, 2009. Retrieved 2009-10-10.
- ^ a b Sanford Levinson (LA Times article available on website) (October 16, 2006). "Our Broken Constitution". University of Texas School of Law – News & Events. Archived from the original on October 5, 2009. Retrieved 2009-10-10.
- ^ MICHAEL KINSLEY (November 5, 2006). "Essay: Election Day". New York Times: Sunday Book Review. Retrieved 2009-10-10.
External links
- Levinson's page at the University of Texas School of Law
- Bloggingheads dialogue between Levinson and Professor Randy Barnett of the Georgetown University Law Center, Bloggingheads.tv
- Appearances on C-SPAN