Anthony G. Amsterdam
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| Anthony G. Amsterdam | |
|---|---|
| Born | 1935 (age 88–89) |
| Nationality | United States |
| Fields | Civil rights, criminal procedure |
| Institutions | NYU School of Law |
| Alma mater | Penn Law School (LL.B.) Haverford College (A.B.) |
Anthony G. Amsterdam (born 1935) is an American lawyer and professor of law at New York University School of Law.
Working with the NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund, Amsterdam argued and won Furman v. Georgia in 1972, in which the Supreme Court of the United States ruled on the requirement for a degree of consistency in the application of the death penalty. He sits on the board of directors of the Death Penalty Information Center.[1]
Amsterdam was educated at Haverford College and University of Pennsylvania School of Law. He also wrote one of the most influential papers on the Fourth Amendment to the United States Constitution.[2] He was elected a Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences in 1977.[3]
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- Profile at New York University School of Law
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- 1935 births
- Central High School (Philadelphia) alumni
- Living people
- Haverford College alumni
- University of Pennsylvania Law School alumni
- American anti–death penalty activists
- Law clerks of the Supreme Court of the United States
- MacArthur Fellows
- American lawyers
- Fellows of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences
- New York University School of Law faculty
