Charles Nesson
American lawyer (born 1939) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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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]
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Born | (1939-02-11) February 11, 1939 (age 85) |
Education | Harvard University (BA, LLB) |
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Spouse | Fern Leicher Nesson |
Children | 2 |
Website | cyber |
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]