Lloyd L. Weinreb (October 9, 1936 – December 15, 2021)[1] was an American law professor. Emeritus at Harvard Law School (a chair once held by Joseph Story), he was first appointed to the HLS faculty in 1965 and became a full professor in 1968.

Lloyd L. Weinreb
Born(1936-10-09)October 9, 1936
DiedDecember 15, 2021(2021-12-15) (aged 85)
NationalityAmerican
Academic background
EducationDartmouth College (BA)
Oxford University (BA, MA)
Harvard Law School (LL.B.)
Academic work
DisciplineLaw
InstitutionsFordham Law School
Harvard Law School
Main interestsCriminal law
Criminal procedure
Intellectual property
Legal philosophy
Political philosophy

Biography

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Weinreb received bachelor's degrees from Dartmouth College (1957) and Oxford University (1959; M.A., 1963) before taking his LL.B. from Harvard Law School in 1962. He has spent several semesters as a visiting professor at Fordham Law School.

Prior to beginning his teaching career, Lloyd Weinreb served as a clerk for John Marshall Harlan II of the United States Supreme Court, and then as a criminal prosecutor in Washington, D.C.

His research interests included criminal law, criminal procedure, intellectual property, and legal and political philosophy.

Lloyd Weinreb has an extensive bibliography and authored several casebooks on criminal law, as well as many law review articles.

Despite lacking the celebrity professor status of some of his colleagues at Harvard Law School, Professor Weinreb was highly regarded by students and faculty. He was described as "a remarkable model of competence and clarity".[2] The Harvard Law Record ranked him among the 'ten professors whose classes you won't want to miss'.[3]

Notable publications

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Recent law review articles

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  • "A Secular Theory of Natural Law," 72 Fordham Law Review 2287 (2004). [4]
  • "Integrity in Government," 72 Fordham Law Review 421 (2003). [5]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ Milano, Brett. "In Memoriam: Lloyd L. Weinreb: 1936 – 2021". Harvard Law Today. Retrieved 5 January 2022.
  2. ^ Review of Legal Reason: The Use Of Analogy in Legal Argument, by Lloyd L. Weinreb - reviewed by Lief H. Carter, The Colorado College "Legal Reason: The Use of Analogy in Legal Argument". Archived from the original on 2008-09-06. Retrieved 2007-12-12.
  3. ^ Harvard Law Record, April 10, 2003 "Ten professors to take - Etc. - the Harvard Law Record - Harvard University Law School". Archived from the original on 2011-06-04. Retrieved 2009-10-12.
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