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Extraction Summary
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Manuscript draft / congressional evidence
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2.55 MB
Summary
This document appears to be a page from a manuscript draft (likely a memoir or legal text) written by Alan Dershowitz, dated April 2, 2012. In the text, the author defends his controversial legal positions regarding torture warrants, affirmative action, free speech, and Israel, framing his career as a pursuit of accountability and clear legal standards. The document bears a House Oversight Committee Bates stamp, indicating it was submitted as evidence in a congressional inquiry.
People (2)
| Name | Role | Context |
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| Alan Dershowitz | Author (Inferred) |
The text is written in the first person by the author of 'Rights from Wrongs' and a professor at Harvard Law, identif...
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| George W. Bush | Former President (referenced via Administration) |
Mentioned in the context of 'the Bush Administration' regarding waterboarding and torture warrants.
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Organizations (3)
| Name | Type | Context |
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| Harvard University |
Author mentions his 'active teaching career at Harvard'.
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| Bush Administration |
Mentioned regarding interrogation methods.
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| House Oversight Committee |
Identified via Bates stamp 'HOUSE_OVERSIGHT'.
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Timeline (2 events)
Locations (2)
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Author mentions being accused of being a 'special pleader for Israel'.
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Implied by references to 'American sovereignty' and the Bush Administration.
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Relationships (1)
Author mentions 'my active teaching career at Harvard'.
Key Quotes (5)
"American sovereignty, unlike that of most other Western democracies, does not reside in one branch of government or even in the majority of the people."Source
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Quote #1
"When I espoused the need for “torture warrants” to cabin the widespread use of extreme methods of interrogation, such as waterboarding, by the Bush Administration, I was accused of being an apologist for torture."Source
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Quote #2
"I have been accused of being a special pleader for Israel."Source
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Quote #3
"I am a teacher first and foremost."Source
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Quote #4
"All of my work—classroom pedagogy, academic and popular writing, lecturing, media appearances, even litigation—is teaching."Source
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