van Alstyne, William W.

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VAN ALSTYNE, William W.

VAN ALSTYNE, William W. American, b. 1934. Genres: Law. Career: California Department of Justice, San Francisco, deputy attorney general, 1958; U.S. Department of Justice, Washington, DC, attorney in Civil Rights Division, 1959; Ohio State University, Columbus, professor of law, 1960-64; Duke University, Durham, NC, Perkins Professor of Law, 1965-. Publications: Interpretations of the First Amendment, 1987; The First Amendment, 1991, supplement, 1994, 2nd ed, in press; Freedom and Tenure in the Academy, Duke 1992. Work represented in anthologies. Contributor of about 80 articles to scholarly journals. Address: Law School, Duke University, Durham, NC 27708, U.S.A.

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