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Arrested for sharing a marijuana cigarette at the annual Boston Freedom Rally in September, Cusick and Stroup turned to Harvard Law School professor Charles R. Nesson ’60 for legal counsel. Nesson and his clients acknowledged that they had used the illegal drug, and decided upon an unusual defense: they argued that the statute outlawing marijuana in Massachusetts has no “rational basis,” and that the jury has the power of jury nullification, or ruling a defendant innocent while recognizing that he or she had violated...
Before the trial, which began Tuesday, Nesson called the case “extraordinary,” adding that it offered the chance to address larger legal issues, such as the meaning of a crime...
...hand, it’s asserted that a crime is a violation of a statute, which has a certain circular quality to it,” Nesson said. “The contrasting view is that a crime is an offense against society, a behavior that offends...
...vision, method, understanding,” said Charles R. Nesson ’60, the flamboyant professor who founded the Berkman Center in 1997. “Palfrey walks on water...
...School—where a panel discussion was held in April 2006 on whether the school should impose a similar rule—said they found the ban excessive. “I think it’s extremely short-sighted,” said law professor Charles R. Nesson ’60, who is also the director of the Berkman Center for Internet and Society. “It’s like having the opportunity to engage the real world and choosing to deny yourself even the possibility.” Law professor Richard D. Parker...