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This document appears to be a page from a manuscript or memoir (possibly by Alan Dershowitz himself, given the shift to first-person perspective) discussing his early teaching career at Harvard Law School. It details his Socratic teaching philosophy, the criticism he faced from traditionalists, and the defense and praise he received from figures like Justice Arthur Goldberg and the New York Times Magazine (specifically a 1966 article). The document bears a House Oversight stamp.

A draft manuscript page dated April 2, 2012, narrated by Alan Dershowitz. It details his time as a law clerk for Supreme Court Justice Arthur Goldberg in 1963, focusing on their shared ambition to declare the death penalty unconstitutional via the Eighth Amendment. The text highlights Dershowitz's lifelong opposition to capital punishment and Goldberg's view of the Constitution as an evolving document.