Douglas Morris

Douglas Morris serves as an Adjunct Professor of Law at Brooklyn Law School while practicing as an Attorney with the Federal Defenders of New York, integrating frontline criminal defense experience into his academic work. His institutional affiliation centers exclusively on Brooklyn Law School without specified departmental or school subdivisions.

His academic preparation includes:

• Ph.D. from the University of Rochester
• J.D. from New York University School of Law
• B.A. from Wesleyan University

Professor Morris specializes in the nexus of criminal jurisprudence and historical legal systems, with concentrated expertise in Nazi-era law and its implications for contemporary war crimes prosecution. His research examines how authoritarian regimes manipulate legal frameworks to enable state violence, emphasizing the fragility of the Rule of Law during political crises and the ethical obligations of legal professionals in such contexts. This work bridges theoretical legal scholarship with practical federal criminal defense applications.

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