John E. Thompson, JD Biography
- Title:
- Associate at Shearman and Sterling LLP
- Position:
- Con to the question "Should the Words “under God” Be in the US Pledge of Allegiance?"
- Reasoning:
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“‘Under God’ may be only two words, but they reflect a pervasive pattern of government behavior the suppresses the development of atheistic and nontheistic beliefs. The words limit, rather than promote, religious pluralism.”
Harvard Civil Rights-Civil Liberties Law Review, Summer 2003
- Involvement and Affiliations:
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- Associate, Shearman & Sterling
- Phi Beta Kappa
- Education:
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- JD, cum laude, Harvard University Law School, 2003
- MIA, Columbia University, 1993
- BA, summa cum laude, Columbia University, 1992
- Other:
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- None found
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