Admitted
1957, Connecticut; 1958, U.S. District Court, District of Connecticut; 1968, U.S. Court of Appeals, Second Circuit; 1969, U.S. Supreme Court
Law School
Yale University, LL.B., 1956
Law School Graduation Year
1956
College
University of North Carolina, B.A., 1947; Harvard University, Ph.D., 1951
Memberships
Connecticut (Chairman: Section on Human Rights & Responsibilities, 1971-1975; Judiciary Committee, 1985-1991; Federal Judiciary Committee, 1991-1998) and American Bar Associations; National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers; Connecticut Attorney Trial Referee
Biographical
Phi Beta Kappa. Listed in: Who's Who in America; The Best Lawyers in America. Author: The Plea of Privilege Against Self-Incrimination by United Nations Employees, 40 Virginia Law Review 283-309, 1954; The Hydrogen Bomb Experiments and International Law, 64 Yale Law Journal 629-647, 1955; Medical Malpractice in Connecticut: Landon v. Humphrey Revisited, 32 Connecticut Bar Journal 51-69, 1958; Questionable Status of Charitable Immunity: A Different View, 33 Connecticut Bar Journal 23-54, 1959; A Uniform Motion for Disclosure in Negligence Cases, 38 Connecticut Bar Journal 127-150, 1963; New Frontiers in Criminal Procedure, 41 Connecticut Bar Journal 603-625, 1967; Corpus Delicti: State of the Disunion, II Suffolk University Law Review 44-57, 1968; Escalating the Viet Nam Debate: A Reply to Professor Moore, 42 Connecticut Bar Journal 23-54, 1968; Criminal Appeals in Motion, 45 Connecticut Bar Journal 114-145, 1971: No More Prison Reform!, 46 Connecticut Bar Journal 448-482, 1972; The Aching Bakke: Is There a Cure? 51 Connecticut Bar Journal 417-434, 1977; In Defense of the Insanity Defense, 58 Connecticut Bar Journal 389-409, 1984; The War on Drugs: The Constitution Under Siege, 63 Connecticut Bar Journal 306-328, 1989; Habeas Corpus: The No-Longer Great Writ, 98 Dick. L. Rev. 557, 1994; State v. Ross: New Life for Connecticut's Death Penalty, 68 Connecticut Bar Journal 262, 1994. Connecticut's War on Drugs: A Peace Proposal, Connecticut Bar Journal, 372-384, 1996; Affirmative Action: Déja Vu All Over Again, 27 Southwestern University L. Rev. 1-72, 1997. Senior Editor, 1970-1979, 1983— and Editor-in Chief, 1980-1983, Connecticut Bar Journal. Adjunct Professor, Quinnipiac College School of Law, 1986—. Counsel to Norwalk Branch, NAACP, 1963-1980. Member: Westport Planning & Zoning Commission, 1971-1975; National Board, American Civil Liberties Union, 1975-1979. Chairman, Connecticut Civil Liberties Union, 1987-1994. Legal Advisor, Connecticut Civil Liberties Union, 1995—. Member;