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Type: Book manuscript / draft (memoir)
File Size: 2.02 MB
Summary

This document appears to be a page from a manuscript or memoir draft by Alan Dershowitz (dated 4.2.12 in header). In it, he discusses the ethical complications and public backlash he faced for representing Mike Tyson in his rape appeal. He quotes several angry letters he received and describes how Harvard Law School students protested his involvement, with some threatening to file sexual harassment charges against him for creating a 'hostile environment'.

People (3)

Name Role Context
Alan Dershowitz Author / Attorney / Professor
The narrator of the text, discussing his representation of Mike Tyson and the backlash received from the public and H...
Mike Tyson Client / Defendant
Described as a 'convicted rapist' and a 'punk' by letter writers; represented by Dershowitz on appeal.
Harvard Law School students Critics
Objected to Dershowitz representing Tyson; some threatened sexual harassment charges claiming a 'hostile environment'.

Organizations (2)

Name Type Context
Harvard Law School
Institution where the author teaches and where students protested his representation of Tyson.
Jewish community
Referenced in a letter claiming Dershowitz attaches the community to his actions.

Timeline (2 events)

Early 1990s (Contextual)
Mike Tyson's Appeal
Court (implied)
Unknown
Classroom discussions on rape law
Harvard Law School
Alan Dershowitz Harvard Law Students

Locations (2)

Location Context
Location of the alleged crime discussed in the text.
Location of the author's classes and student protests.

Relationships (2)

Alan Dershowitz Attorney/Client Mike Tyson
Text discusses Dershowitz agreeing to represent Tyson on his appeal.
Alan Dershowitz Professor/Student Harvard Law School students
Text mentions 'my students' and teaching criminal law class.

Key Quotes (4)

"Shame on you, Alan Dershowitz, if you handle this appeal."
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"Mike Tyson? He doesn’t deserve the best—it’s a shanda!!"
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"No means no. There is no gray area."
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"A couple of them even threatened to file 'sexual harassment' charged against me because my representation of Tyson created a 'hostile environment'"
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