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Douglas Berman

Douglas Berman

Professor Douglas A. Berman attended Princeton University and Harvard Law School. In law school, he was an editor and developments office chair of the Harvard Law Review and also served as a teaching assistant for a Harvard University philosophy course. After graduation from law school in 1993, Professor Berman served as a law clerk for Judge Jon O. Newman and then for Judge Guido Calabresi, both on the United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit. After clerking, Professor Berman was a litigation associate at the law firm of Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton, and Garrison in New York City.

Professor Berman’s principal teaching and research focus is in the area of criminal law and criminal sentencing, though he also has teaching and practice experience in the fields of legislation and intellectual property. He has taught Criminal LawCriminal Punishment and SentencingCriminal Procedure – InvestigationThe Death PenaltyLegislationIntroduction to Intellectual PropertySecond Amendment Seminar, and the Legislation Clinic.

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Guest Appearances
July 12, 2021

Reckless but not Violent

Criminal sentences were shortened by a Supreme Court decision but will that keep our streets safe?

November 16, 2020

Weed Ballots and the Constitution

Will weed on the ballots make it unconstitutional to ban marijuana? Professor Douglas Berman from The Ohio State University Moritz College of Law explains.