Steven H. Shiffrin, JD Biography
- Title:
- Professor of Law at Cornell Law School
- Position:
- Con to the question "Should the Words “under God” Be in the US Pledge of Allegiance?"
- Reasoning:
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“I would find it disturbing for government to announce that religious faith is good, let alone to act on it. First, I think government neutrality on this subject is more respectful of citizens who disagree. I do not believe that a person’s religion or lack of it should have any bearing on their relationship to the state. Statements like these including ‘In God We Trust’ mark out two classes of citizens: those who do not trust in God are not part of the ‘We.’ They are marked as outsiders.”
Left2Right.com, May 6, 2006
- Involvement and Affiliations:
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- Professor of Law, Cornell Law School, 1987-present
- Of Counsel, Irell & Manella LLP, 1977-present
- Ralph Gregory Elliot Lecture, Yale Law School, 2001
- Thomas J. Wilson Award, Best manuscript by a New Author submitted to Harvard University Press, 1989
- Professor of Law, UCLA, 1977-1987
- Visiting Professor of Law, Harvard University, 1986-1987
- Visiting Professor of Law, University of Michigan Fall, 1984
- Richard and Eleanor Dwyer Award for Excellence in Legal Scholarship, 1984
- Visiting Professor of Law, Boston University, 1982-1983
- UCLA School of Law Professor of the Year, 1980
- Law Clerk, Judge Warren Ferguson, United States District Court, Los Angeles, 1975-1976
- Education:
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- JD, summa cum laude, Loyola University of Los Angeles, 1975
- Graduate work, Speech Communication, UCLA (all, but dissertation), 1966-1970
- MA, Speech and Drama, San Fernando Valley State College, 1964
- BA, Political Science, Loyola University of Los Angeles, 1963
- Other:
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- None found
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