Douglas O. Linder
NationalityAmerican
Occupation(s)Author, professor
Known forAuthor of Famous Trials

Douglas O. Linder is an American author, narrator, and historian. He is the creator of the Famous Trials website (since 1995) hosted by University of Missouri,[1] which covers over 50 famous trials throughout history. Linder has coauthored a research analysis The Happy Lawyer with Nancy Levit about the challenges facing the legal profession,[2] as well as The Good Lawyer published by Oxford in 2014.[3]

Education

Linder was raised in Mankato, Minnesota.

Linder is a professor at the University of Missouri-Kansas City School of Law.[4] He attended Gustavus Adolphus College in St. Peter, Minnesota as an undergraduate, majoring in mathematics,[5] before graduating from Stanford Law School with a Juris Doctor degree.

Work

In 1996, Linder developed two casebook websites, Exploring Constitutional Law and Exploring First Amendment Law.

Linder was interviewed by CNN about the legacy of the Scopes Trial.[6]

In December 2017, Linder gives a lecture that tells the story behind the 2021 movie The Last Duel.[7] Unlike the Burr–Hamilton duel in 1804, the 1386 duel was a court-approved duel, that is, "judicial duel."

Bibliography

References

  1. ^ "Famous Trials". UMKC School of Law. OCLC 45390347. Retrieved 2014-04-29.
  2. ^ Douglas O. Linder, Nancy Levit (2010), The Happy Lawyer: Making a Good Life in the Law, Oxford University Press, ISBN 0195392329. Amazon Kindle Edition.
  3. ^ Douglas O. Linder, Nancy Levit (2014), The Good Lawyer: Seeking Quality in the Practice of Law, Oxford University Press, ISBN 0199360235. Amazon Kindle.
  4. ^ "Douglas O. Linder". UMKC School of Law. Archived from the original on 2014-04-30. Retrieved 2014-04-29.
  5. ^ [1] University of Missouri-Kansas City School of Law: Douglas O.Linder
  6. ^ CNN.com Archived June 29, 2011, at the Wayback Machine.
  7. ^ "Trial by Combat: "The Last Duel"". Famous Trials.

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