David Kairys

David Kairys (born April 16, 1943, in Baltimore, Maryland)^[1] is Professor of Law at Temple University School of Law.^[2][3] He is the first James E. Beasley Chair (2001–07).

Kairys is a civil rights lawyer. He authored Philadelphia Freedom, Memoir of a Civil Rights Lawyer and With Liberty and Justice for Some. He is a gun control proponent.^[3][4][5]

Kairys earned a B.S. from Cornell University (1965), an LL.B. from Columbia Law School (1968), and an LL.M. from the University of Pennsylvania Law School (1971).^[6] He specializes in constitutional law and civil rights law.^[2] He was a founding partner and is of counsel to Kairys, Rudovsky, Epstein, Messing & Rau.^[7]

Among his awards are the Alliance for Justice honor list for 2008, the Association of American Law Schools 2007 Deborah Rhode Award for extraordinary contribution to public interest by a law professor, the American Civil Liberties Union of Pennsylvania's Civil Liberties Award, the Poor Richard Club of Philadelphia Pro Bono Award, the Freil-Scanlan Award (best Temple law faculty scholarship), and the First James E. Beasley Chair (Temple Law School).^[8]

References

1. ^ "Temple University Beasley School of Law". Martindale.com. http://www.martindale.com/Search_Tools/Law_Schools/schl0831.aspx. Retrieved August 23, 2010. 
2. ^ ^{a b} [1]
3. ^ ^{a b} The Washington Post. http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2010/06/29/AR2010062904052_2.html. ^{[dead link]}
4. ^ Weekend Edition (June 29, 2008). "NRA Eyes More Targets After D.C. Gun-Ban Win". NPR. http://www.npr.org/templates/transcript/transcript.php?storyId=92008363. Retrieved August 22, 2010. 
5. ^ James Dao (March 18, 2000). "Under Legal Siege, Gun Maker Agrees To Accept Curbs". The New York Times. http://www.nytimes.com/2000/03/18/us/under-legal-siege-gun-maker-agrees-to-accept-curbs.html?scp=983&sq=By%20JAMES%20DAO&st=nyt&pagewanted=2. Retrieved August 22, 2010. 
6. ^ "Law and Politics", David Kairys, 52 Geo. Wash. L. Rev. 243 (1983-84)
7. ^ The politics of law: a progressive critique. Basic Books. 1998. ISBN 0465059597. http://books.google.com/books?id=ubvKU4AfJ-YC&pg=PA721&dq=david+Kairys+Rudovsky&hl=en&ei=3ONwTILNJoX7lweGut0O&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=1&ved=0CCwQ6AEwAA. Retrieved August 22, 2010. 
8. ^ Kairys resume

External links

• Temple Law bio
• Resume

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