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Charles Nesson | |
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 Nesson in 2008 | |
| Born | February 11, 1939 |
| Education | Harvard University (BA, LLB) |
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| Spouse | Fern Leicher Nesson |
| Children | 2 |
| Website | cyber |
Charles Rothwell Nesson (born February 11, 1939) is an American legal scholar. He is the William F. Weld Professor of Law at Harvard Law School and the founder of the Berkman Center for Internet & Society[1] and of the Global Poker Strategic Thinking Society.[2] He is the author of Evidence, with Murray and Green, and has participated in several cases before the U.S. Supreme Court, including the landmark case Daubert v. Merrell Dow Pharmaceuticals.[3]
In 1971, Nesson defended Daniel Ellsberg in the Pentagon Papers case.[1] He was co-counsel for the plaintiffs in the case against W. R. Grace and Company that was made into the book A Civil Action, which was, in turn, made into the film of the same name.[4] Nesson's nickname in the book, Billion-Dollar Charlie, was given to him by Mark Phillips, who worked with him on the W.R. Grace case.[5]
As of 2011[update], Nesson was currently "interested in advancing justice in Jamaica, the evolution of the Internet, as well as [the United States'] national drug policy."[6]
- ^ a b Flood, Joseph P. (2002-04-19). "The Path Less Traveled". The Harvard Crimson. The Harvard Crimson, Inc. Retrieved 2007-09-29.
- ^ "About GPSTS". Global Poker Strategic Thinking Society. Archived from the original on 2008-08-07. Retrieved 2008-08-24.
- ^ "U.S. Supreme Court DAUBERT v. MERRELL DOW PHARMACEUTICALS, INC., 509 U.S. 579 (1993)". The New York Times / FindLaw. Retrieved 2007-09-28.
- ^ "Excerpts from Brief for the Plaintiffs-Appellants, Anne Anderson v. Beatrice Foods Co". W. R. Grace & Co. (civil-action.com). 1987. Archived from the original on 2007-07-01. Retrieved 2007-09-29.
- ^ Harr, Jonathan (1995). A Civil Action. Vintage Books. pp. 246, 247. ISBN 978-0-679-77267-5.
- ^ Estes, Adam Clark (2011-02-17) Can celebrities get busted for bragging about pot smoking?, Salon.com