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Alan Dershowitz helped sex offender Jeffrey Epstein get a plea deal
Alan Dershowitz helped sex offender Jeffrey Epstein get a plea deal. Now he’s tweeting about age of consent laws.
“I’m going to continue to speak out until the day I die,” the Harvard Law professor told Vox.
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When Jeffrey Epstein found out in 2005 that he was being investigated by police for the sexual abuse of underage girls, he called Alan Dershowitz.
A Harvard Law School professor and high-profile defense lawyer, Dershowitz helped negotiate a “non-prosecution agreement” under which Epstein served just 13 months in a county jail, much of it spent on “work release” in an office. Ever since details of that agreement were reported by Julie K. Brown of the Miami Herald, Dershowitz and his role in the deal have been under added scrutiny.
That only increased this week with the publication of a New Yorker story by reporter Connie Bruck, detailing not just Dershowitz’s role in defending Epstein, but also allegations by two women who say that they were directed to have sex with Dershowitz while in Epstein’s orbit. Dershowitz vehemently denies both allegations.
Despite widespread attention to his role in the Epstein case — and a defamation suit from one of his accusers — Dershowitz has no intention of laying low. For instance, he continues to publicly criticize age-of-consent laws — most recently on Twitter, earlier this week.
For some, his defense of Epstein is a reminder of the way the American legal system continues to favor powerful men who can pay high-profile attorneys.
But Dershowitz sees himself as the wronged party, victimized by women who are lying about him, but determined to clear his name.
“I’m a victim of false accusation,” he told Vox, “and I’m going to continue to speak out until the day I die.”
A Jailhouse Lawyer’s Manual
A Jailhouse Lawyer’s Manual
12th Edition
LEGAL DISCLAIMER
A Jailhouse Lawyer’s Manual is written and updated by members of the Columbia Human Rights Law Review. The law prohibits us from providing any legal advice to prisoners. The information is not intended as legal advice or representation nor should you consider it as such. Additionally, your use of the JLM should not be construed as creating an attorney-client relationship with the JLM staff or anyone at Columbia Law School. We have attempted to provide information that is up to date and useful. However, because the law changes frequently, we cannot guarantee that this information is current or correct.
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Foreword by Justice Thurgood Marshall
Section I: Introduction to the JLM and How to Use It
Section II: Learning Your Rights
Chapter 2: Introduction to Legal Research
Chapter 3: Your Right to Learn the Law and Go to Court
Section III: How to File a Lawsuit and Learn About Your Case
Chapter 4: How to Find a Lawyer
Chapter 5: Choosing a Court and a Lawsuit
Chapter 6: An Introduction to Legal Documents
Chapter 7: Freedom of Information
Chapter 8: Obtaining Information to Prepare Your Case: The Process of Discovery
Section IV: How to Attack Your Conviction or Sentence
Chapter 9: Appealing Your Conviction or Sentence
Chapter 10: Applying for Re-Sentencing for Drug Offenses
Chapter 11: Using Post-Conviction DNA testing to Attack Your Conviction or Sentence
Chapter 12: Appealing Your Conviction Based on Ineffective Assistance of Counsel
Chapter 13: Federal Habeas Corpus
Section V: How to Attack the Conditions of Your Imprisonment
Chapter 14: The Prison Litigation Reform Act
Chapter 15: Inmate Grievance Procedures
Chapter 16: Using 42 U.S.C. § 1983 to Obtain Relief from Violations of Federal Law
Chapter 17: The State’s Duty to Protect You and Your Property: Tort Actions
Chapter 18: Your Rights At Prison Disciplinary Proceedings
Chapter 19: Your Right to Communicate with the Outside World
Section VI: How to Attack Your Conviction, Sentence, or Prison Conditions at the State Level
Chapter 21: State Habeas Corpus: Florida, New York, and Michigan
Section VII: General Health and Safety Rights in Prison
Chapter 23: Your Right to Adequate Medical Care
Chapter 24: Your Right to be Free from Assault by Prison Guards and Other Incarcerated People
Chapter 25: Your Right to be Free from Illegal Body Searches
Chapter 26: Infectious Diseases: AIDS, Hepatitis, Tuberculosis, and MRSA in Prison
Section VIII: Issue-Specific Rights
Chapter 27: Religious Freedom in Prison
Chapter 28: Rights of Incarcerated People with Disabilities
Chapter 29: Special Issues for Incarcerated People with Mental Illness
Chapter 31: Security Classification and Gang Validation
Chapter 33: Rights of Incarcerated Parents
Chapter 34: The Rights of Pretrial Detainees
Chapter 35: Getting Out Early: Conditional and Early Release
Chapter 36: Special Considerations for Sex Offenders
Chapter 37: Rights Upon Release
Chapter 38: Rights of Youth in Prison
Chapter 39: Temporary Release Programs
Chapter 41: Special Issues of Incarcerated Women
Section IX: Appendices
Appendix II: New York State: Filing Instructions & Addresses of New York State Courts
Appendix III: Addresses of New York District Attorneys
Appendix IV: Directory of Legal and Social Services for Incarcerated People
Appendix V: Definitions of Words Used in the JLM
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