Alan Dershowitz

Alan Dershowitz calls Jewish Mamdani voters 'self-haters' in radio interview

The Harvard law professor and attorney said Jewish communities must organize beyond election cycles, while sharply criticizing those who voted for Mamdani.

New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani arrives prior speaking about the fiscal year 2027 budget in New York City on May 12, 2026.
FILE PHOTO: American lawyer Alan Dershowitz returns to the courtroom for the criminal trial of US President Donald Trump after a short break at Manhattan Criminal Court in New York City, US, 20 May 2024.

Mamdani should be 'Tehran's mayor,' Jews who voted for him are 'idiots,' says Dershowitz

Attorney Alan Dershowitz returns to the courtroom after a break during former U.S. President Donald Trump's hush money trial at Manhattan Criminal Court on May 20, 2024 in New York City.

Supreme Court rejects Alan Dershowitz appeal to revive defamation lawsuit against CNN

Alan Dershowitz attends the speech of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's speech at the 80th session of The United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) on September 26, 2025 in New York City.

Alan Dershowitz quits Democratic Party, calling it ‘most anti-Israel party in US history’


Dershowitz mock trial defending Bible figures of child trafficking cancelled

Temple Emanu-El’s decision came several days after Jeffrey Epstein, a former Dershowitz client and associate, was found hanged in a New York jail in an apparent suicide.

Famed lawyer Alan Dershowitz

Dershowitz: Why I will continue to defend clients like Jeffrey Epstein

"Because I did my job well – getting my client the best result possible – I have now become a target of efforts to destroy my reputation and career."

Famed lawyer Alan Dershowitz

Alan Dershowitz has no regrets helping Epstein secure his plea deal

Alan Dershowitz represented convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein when he was sentenced more than a decade ago to what was generally considered an extremely light term.

Alan Dershowitz outside his home in Miami Beach, Florida

Dershowitz ready to write introduction for Mueller report

Dershowitz is selling special counsel Robert Mueller’s report on his investigation with an introduction by the outspoken Harvard law professor himself.

Alan Dershowitz at the Jerusalem Post Conference in New York, May 7, 2017

Alan Dershowitz publishes letter defending Netanyahu

"To bring down a duly elected prime minister on the basis of an expansive and unprecedented application of a broad and expandable criminal statute endangers democracy," Dershowitz wrote.

Alan Dershowitz at the Jerusalem Post Conference in New York, May 7, 2017

Alan Dershowitz calls for delaying vote on Kavanaugh

“The Senate Judiciary Committee needs to slow down and postpone its vote on the nomination of Judge Brett Kavanaugh to the Supreme Court until the FBI can investigate accusations against him."

Alan Dershowitz at the Jerusalem Post Conference in New York, May 7, 2017

Center Field: Shunning Dershowitz is political outrage

Loyalty is a virtue. But when single-mindedness meets small-mindedness, loyalty curdles. That slavishness breeds the political methodology of totalitarianism.

Alan Dershowitz at the JPost Annual Conference 2017

Dershowitz says he is socially ‘shunned’ for defending Trump

Famed jurist's complaint began to gain traction this week, with notable figures mocking the academic on Twitter.

Alan Dershowitz (L) and Donald Trump (R)

Natalie Portman: Former friend Jared Kushner is a 'super villain'

On the Late Show, Israeli-American actress says Trump's son-in-law was not a good student.

Natalie Portman poses at the premiere for "Annihilation" in Los Angeles, California, US, February 13, 2018.

Alan Dershowitz's first ride on a United Hatzalah ambucycle

Dershowitz was in Israel last week to attend the opening of the United States Embassy in Jerusalem.

Alan Dershowitz sits on an Ambucycle with United Hatzala founder Eli Beer in Jerusalem