Anthony G. Amsterdam
Anthony G. Amsterdam · Philosophy & Social Sciences
Criminal procedure scholar and capital-punishment litigator; author of key Fourth Amendment work
1935, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
United States
Anthony G. Amsterdam is recognized among Jewish contributors to Philosophy & Social Sciences — Criminal procedure scholar and capital-punishment litigator; author of key Fourth Amendment work
Anthony G. Amsterdam is an American law professor and litigator who shaped modern criminal procedure and Fourth Amendment doctrine and argued the landmark case that led the Supreme Court to strike down existing death-penalty statutes in Furman v. Georgia (1972). A longtime professor at Stanford and New York University, he is regarded as one of the leading capital-defense advocates of his generation. He is Jewish.
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Criminal procedure scholar and capital-punishment litigator; author of key Fourth Amendment work
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