Norman Dorsen
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Norman Dorsen is a professor at the New York University School of Law
, and specializes in Constitutional Law, Civil Liberties, and Comparative Constitutional Law. Previously Dorsen was president of the American Civil Liberties Union
from 1976 - 1991. Dorsen was also president of the Society of American Law Teachers from 1972 - 1973, and president of the U.S. Association of Constitutional Law in 2000.
Dorsen also sits on the Council on Foreign Relations
, and is a Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences
.
Dorsen is the author of numerous books, including Comparative Constitutionalism (2003 ISBN 0-314-24248-1), Our Endangered Rights (1984 ISBN 0-394-72229-9), and Frontiers of Civil Liberties (1968).
Dorsen's papers related to multiple aspects of the American civil liberties movement from the 1950s to the 1980s are housed in the Tamiment Library and Robert F. Wagner Labor Archives, New York University.
New York University School of Law
The New York University School of Law is the law school of New York University. Established in 1835, the school offers the J.D., LL.M., and J.S.D. degrees in law, and is located in Greenwich Village, in the New York City borough of Manhattan....
, and specializes in Constitutional Law, Civil Liberties, and Comparative Constitutional Law. Previously Dorsen was president of the American Civil Liberties Union
American Civil Liberties Union
The American Civil Liberties Union is a U.S. non-profit organization whose stated mission is "to defend and preserve the individual rights and liberties guaranteed to every person in this country by the Constitution and laws of the United States." It works through litigation, legislation, and...
from 1976 - 1991. Dorsen was also president of the Society of American Law Teachers from 1972 - 1973, and president of the U.S. Association of Constitutional Law in 2000.
Dorsen also sits on the Council on Foreign Relations
Council on Foreign Relations
The Council on Foreign Relations is an American nonprofit nonpartisan membership organization, publisher, and think tank specializing in U.S. foreign policy and international affairs...
, and is a Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences
American Academy of Arts and Sciences
The American Academy of Arts and Sciences is an independent policy research center that conducts multidisciplinary studies of complex and emerging problems. The Academy’s elected members are leaders in the academic disciplines, the arts, business, and public affairs.James Bowdoin, John Adams, and...
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Dorsen is the author of numerous books, including Comparative Constitutionalism (2003 ISBN 0-314-24248-1), Our Endangered Rights (1984 ISBN 0-394-72229-9), and Frontiers of Civil Liberties (1968).
Dorsen's papers related to multiple aspects of the American civil liberties movement from the 1950s to the 1980s are housed in the Tamiment Library and Robert F. Wagner Labor Archives, New York University.