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Extraction Summary
4
People
5
Organizations
2
Locations
2
Events
1
Relationships
5
Quotes
Document Information
Type:
Manuscript draft / book excerpt / legal document exhibit
File Size:
1.86 MB
Summary
This document appears to be a draft page (dated 4.2.12) from a book or memoir by Alan Dershowitz (identified as AD). It details a transcript of a conversation with white supremacist Matthew Hale (MH) and a moderator (KC) regarding Dershowitz potentially representing Hale to defend First Amendment rights. The narrative concludes that Dershowitz did not represent Hale because Hale refused to let the legal fees be donated to the ADL and NAACP, and notes that Hale was subsequently imprisoned for ordering a hit on a judge and allegedly also threatened Dershowitz, requiring FBI protection.
People (4)
| Name | Role | Context |
|---|---|---|
| Alan Dershowitz | Lawyer / Narrator (AD) |
Discussing representing a white supremacist, defending the First Amendment, and later being targeted by a hit.
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| Matthew Hale | Potential Client / White Supremacist (MH) |
Seeking representation, later imprisoned for arranging a hit on a judge.
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| KC | Interviewer/Moderator |
Facilitating the conversation between Dershowitz and Hale.
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| The Judge | Target |
The judge who ruled against Hale, whom Hale tried to arrange a hit on.
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Organizations (5)
| Name | Type | Context |
|---|---|---|
| ADL |
Anti-Defamation League; organization Dershowitz wanted to donate his legal fee to.
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| NAACP |
Organization Dershowitz wanted to donate his legal fee to.
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| FBI |
Warned Dershowitz of a hit and provided protection.
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| Character Committee |
Bar association committee mentioned as having given Hale publicity by keeping him out.
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| House Oversight Committee |
Document source (based on Bates stamp).
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Timeline (2 events)
Post-Trial
FBI monitoring and protection of Alan Dershowitz due to death threat.
Unknown
Alan Dershowitz
FBI Agents
Prior to 2005 (Historical)
Relationships (1)
Discussed representation but failed due to fee dispute; Hale later allegedly targeted AD.
Key Quotes (5)
"But you are using a Jewish lawyer when it’s convenient and serves your purpose?"Source
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"My purposes are the purposes of the First Amendment."Source
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"Censorship creates publicity."Source
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"Ultimately, I did not represent Hale because he refused to allow me to donate his legal fee to the ADL, NAACP..."Source
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Quote #4
"He lost his case and is now in prison for trying to arrange a 'hit' on the judge who ruled against him."Source
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Full Extracted Text
Complete text extracted from the document (2,409 characters)
4.2.12
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KC: But you are using a Jewish lawyer when it’s convenient and serves your purpose?
MH: Well certainly its serving his purposes too and the ends justify the means.
AD: My purposes are the purposes of the First Amendment. Mr. Hale, you will rue the
day that you ever thought that I would give you publicity because I will not stop
condemning your organization and you know that the only condition that I will accept
your case is because you have given me the freedom to argue with you, to condemn you
and to defeat you in the marketplace of ideas.
day that you ever thought that I would give you publicity because I will not stop
condemning your organization and you know that the only condition that I will accept
your case is because you have given me the freedom to argue with you, to condemn you
and to defeat you in the marketplace of ideas.
MH: That’s fine.
AD: The only publicity you will get from me is the most negative kind of publicity
because I say, your ideas belong in a nutshell because they are nutty ideas, they are
reprehensible ideas…
because I say, your ideas belong in a nutshell because they are nutty ideas, they are
reprehensible ideas…
MH: So are those of the Jews.
AD: And I have faith in the American people that they will reject your ideas in the
marketplace of ideas and you should not have the benefit of censorship so that you can
stand up and proclaim your views. You know, if the character committee hadn’t kept him
out, nobody would have heard of this despicable person. It is the character committee
who has given him publicity just like the march in Skokie…you know the Nazis would
have been able to march through Skokie, it would have been a one-day story, but for the
censorship. Censorship creates publicity. What we are doing is hoping to give you the
worst and most negative kind of publicity so people will reject your ideas.
marketplace of ideas and you should not have the benefit of censorship so that you can
stand up and proclaim your views. You know, if the character committee hadn’t kept him
out, nobody would have heard of this despicable person. It is the character committee
who has given him publicity just like the march in Skokie…you know the Nazis would
have been able to march through Skokie, it would have been a one-day story, but for the
censorship. Censorship creates publicity. What we are doing is hoping to give you the
worst and most negative kind of publicity so people will reject your ideas.
KC: So do you still want Mr. Dershowitz to represent you?
MH: The fact of the matter is that we are confident that if people would consider our
views, they will agree with them.
views, they will agree with them.
AD: Nobody is afraid of your views. As long as you don’t violate the law your views will
be defeated in the marketplace of ideas
be defeated in the marketplace of ideas
Ultimately, I did not represent Hale because he refused to allow me to donate his legal fee to the
ADL, NAACP and other organizations that seek to combat his racist views in the marketplace of
ideas. He lost his case and is now in prison for trying to arrange a “hit” on the judge who ruled
against him.
ADL, NAACP and other organizations that seek to combat his racist views in the marketplace of
ideas. He lost his case and is now in prison for trying to arrange a “hit” on the judge who ruled
against him.
Following Hale’s imprisonment, I received a call from the FBI advising me that Hale may have
put out a hit on me as well. For several weeks, FBI agents monitored and protected me. So
much for Matthew Hale merely believing in freedom of speech! This was neither the first nor the
put out a hit on me as well. For several weeks, FBI agents monitored and protected me. So
much for Matthew Hale merely believing in freedom of speech! This was neither the first nor the
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