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People
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Organizations
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Locations
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Events
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Relationships
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Quotes
Document Information
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Document excerpt / biographical text (house oversight file)
File Size:
2.38 MB
Summary
This document appears to be a page (323) from a book or report included in House Oversight files. It details Alan Dershowitz's philosophy on human rights, his approach to balancing criticism of left and right-wing regimes, and his teaching career with Telford Taylor. It mentions his legal defense of John Lucido against the firm Cravath, Swaine and Moore, and transitions into a first-person narrative about the impact of his work and an encounter with cellist Mstislav Rostropovich.
People (4)
| Name | Role | Context |
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| Alan Dershowitz | Subject / Author |
Discussed in third person regarding his legal philosophy and teaching, then appears to switch to first person narrati...
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| John Lucido | Client / Lawyer |
A Catholic Italian lawyer defended by Dershowitz in a discrimination suit.
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| Telford Taylor | Visiting Professor |
Co-taught a seminar with Dershowitz; described as a pioneer in international protection of human rights.
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| Mstislav Rostropovich | Musician / Activist |
Russian cellist and human rights advocate whose concert the narrator attended.
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Organizations (3)
| Name | Type | Context |
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| Cravath, Swaine and Moore |
Law firm sued by John Lucido for discrimination.
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| Soviet Union |
Mentioned as a location of human rights abuses and origin of Rostropovich.
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| The School |
Likely Harvard Law School (implied), where Dershowitz teaches.
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Timeline (3 events)
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Lawsuit filed by John Lucido against Cravath, Swaine and Moore.
Courts
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Concert by Mstislav Rostropovich attended by the narrator.
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Narrator (Dershowitz)
Mstislav Rostropovich
Unknown (Spring)
Human rights seminar taught by Dershowitz and Telford Taylor.
The School (Law School)
Locations (3)
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Geopolitical reference for human rights attacks.
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Geopolitical reference for human rights attacks.
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Mentioned in a hypothetical scenario regarding dissidents.
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Relationships (2)
taught this spring with Visiting Professor Telford Taylor
decision to defend John Lucido
Key Quotes (4)
"I prefer to think of myself as an advocate for human rights..."Source
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Quote #1
"If there is discrimination against anybody, there is discrimination against everybody."Source
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Quote #2
"In practice you can do a lot to implement human rights in this generation but in teaching you can both help this generation and help plant the seeds for progress later on."Source
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Quote #3
"I try hard to balance my attack, right and left—for every attack on the Soviet Union, there’s one on Chile."Source
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Quote #4
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