Comment: User:Expresso Addict see my notes on talk. What do you think? Legacypac (talk) 12:42, 28 May 2018 (UTC)
- Comment: It's hard to find evidence that this person meets our threshold either as a writer (WP:AUTHOR) or as a legal academic (WP:PROF). There's a single book that's moderately cited & reviewed in NYT, co-authored with the better-known Akhil Amar. I can't find any highly cited law papers.The NYT review is excellent, but Williams college's student newspaper can't be used to establish notability. Also his bio at Williams (ref 1) is very sparse, and for some reason he is not listed in the faculty of Williams [1], which makes me worry that he doesn't hold a chair there? What is most needed is several more reviews of Hirsch's books, like the NYT review cited. Espresso Addict (talk) 05:02, 3 April 2018 (UTC)
- Comment: Doesn't appear to be notable? Theroadislong (talk) 21:49, 2 March 2018 (UTC)
Alan Hirsch | |
|---|---|
| Occupation(s) | Political Science Professor, Lawyer |
| Academic background | |
| Alma mater | |
| Academic work | |
| Institutions | Williams College |
| Website | truthaboutfalseconfessions |
Alan R. Hirsch has worked as a political science professor at Williams College, serving as the chair of justice and law studies there; a writer of books regarding politics and law, and an activist in reforming unjust law practices. [1] Hirsch works as a lawyer and as a trial consultant, having qualified as a false confessions expert witness in 22 jurisdictions. He received his B.A. at Amherst College and his J.D. at Yale University. He has also previously taught law at Hartwick College and Bennington College.
Impact
His website informs the general public about critical issues within the criminal justice system and also breaks down misconceptions about false confessions and outlines specific reforms, helping to work against the incarceration of innocent people.
His books have also been influential in guiding discussion over politics, history, and law. His book Awarding Attorneys' Fees and Managing Fee Litigation was cited in Oxford Academic's article "Incentive Structures for Class Action Lawyers" and further works have been examined in publications such as the New York Times.[2] [3] His articles on legal studies can be found in publications such as the Berkeley Journal of Criminal Law, [4] Ohio State Criminal Law Journal, [5], and UC Hastings' Law Review. [6]
He also worked as a senior consultant at UCLA School of Law's Williams Project on Sexual Orientation Law and Public Policy, co-publishing an article in The Los Angeles Times with Brad Sears refuting arguments against same-sex couples raising children.[7]
Works
- Impeaching the President (City Lights, 2018) ISBN 9780872867628
- The Duke of Wellington, Kidnapped!: The Incredible True Story of the Art Heist that Shocked a Nation (Counterpoint, 2016) ISBN 978-1619029521
- Awarding Attorneys’ Fees and Managing Fee Litigation (Federal Judicial Center, 2005)
- For The People: What the Constitution Really Says About Your Rights (Free Press, 1998, co-authored with Akhil Amar) ISBN 978-0684871028
- Verdict: Assessing the Civil Jury System (contributor, 1993) ISBN 978-0815752813
- Talking Heads: Political Talk Shows and Their Star Pundits (St. Martin’s, 1991) ISBN 978-0312055219
References
- ^ Political Science Department, Williams College Website
- ^ Waldron, Jeremy. “Reading Your Rights.” The New York Times, 8 Mar. 1998, www.nytimes.com/1998/03/08/books/reading-your-rights.html.
- ^ Waldron, Jeremy. “IN SHORT: NONFICTION.” The New York Times, 1991, https://www.nytimes.com/1991/03/03/books/in-short-nonfiction-526391.html.
- ^ Hirsch, Alan. "Confessions and Harmless Error: A New Argument for the Old Approach." Berkeley Journal of Criminal Law, 2007. https://scholarship.law.berkeley.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1005&context=bjcl
- ^ Hirsch, Alan. "Going to the Source: The “New” Reid Method and False Confessions." Ohio State Criminal Law Journal, 2014. https://kb.osu.edu/dspace/bitstream/handle/1811/73465/OSJCL_V11N2_803.pdf
- ^ William W. Schwarzer, Alan Hirsch, and Edward Sussman, Judicial Federalism: A Proposal to Amend the Multidistrict Litigation Statute to Permit Discovery Coordination of Large-Scale Litigation Pending in State and Federal Courts, 73Tex. L. Rev.1529 (1995).Available at: http://repository.uchastings.edu/faculty_scholarship/735
- ^ Waldron, Jeremy. “Straight-Out Truth on Gay Parents.” The Los Angeles Times, The Los Angeles Times, 4 Apr. 2004, http://articles.latimes.com/2004/apr/04/opinion/oe-sears4.
Further reading and external links
- http://truthaboutfalseconfessions.com
- https://political-science.williams.edu/profile/ahirsch/
- http://www.counterpointpress.com/authors/alan-hirsch/
- http://www.citylights.com/book/?GCOI=87286100525430&fa=description
- http://www.nytimes.com/1998/03/08/books/reading-your-rights.html
- https://books.google.com/books?id=ol6DUHk3Ck4C&pg=PA400&lpg=PA400&dq=alan+hirsch+lawyer+impact&source=bl&ots=QhfImFwVOL&sig=CjYzlJ_B_b0MUyhQPJeMu9tVQGI&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwjpqqqzqODZAhUp0oMKHe9JCZc4ChDoAQguMAE#v=onepage&q=alan%20hirsch%20lawyer%20impact&f=false
- https://academic.oup.com/jleo/article-abstract/20/1/102/849885
- https://scholarship.law.berkeley.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1005&context=bjcl
- http://articles.latimes.com/2004/apr/04/opinion/oe-sears4
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