Marc A. Franklin
Marc A. Franklin | |
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Born | (1932-03-09)March 9, 1932[1] Brooklyn, New York, U.S. |
Died | July 5, 2020(2020-07-05) (aged 88) Portland, Oregon, U.S. |
Nationality | American |
Alma mater | Cornell University (BA) Cornell Law School (LLB) |
Occupation | Law professor |
Known for | Expert on media law |
Marc A. Franklin (March 9, 1932 – July 5, 2020) was an American lawyer and pioneer in the field of mass media law and regulation, and he was the Frederick I. Richman Professor of Law, Emeritus at Stanford Law School.[2][3] He was author of a case book on mass media law and the lead co-author of one on torts.[4][5]
Education and clerkships
In 1953, Franklin was graduated from Cornell University. He received a J.D. from Cornell Law School in 1956, where he was editor-in-chief of the Cornell Law Quarterly.[6][7] After graduation, he clerked for Judge Carroll C. Hincks of the United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit. He then clerked for Chief Justice Earl Warren of the U.S. Supreme Court from 1958 to 1959.[8]
Personal life
In 1960, Franklin married Ruth Enid Korzenik (December 21, 1935 – December 18, 2000), a journalist and art curator, and had a son and daughter.[9] In 1999, Marc and Ruth Franklin donated part of their African and Pacific art collection to the Iris & B. Gerald Cantor Center for Visual Arts at Stanford University.[10] The couple began to collect tribal art when Franklin taught law at Columbia University in 1960.[11] Franklin died in his sleep on July 5, 2020.[12]
See also
- List of law clerks of the Supreme Court of the United States (Chief Justice)
External links
- Marc A. Franklin: An Oral History, Faculty Senate Oral History Project, Stanford Historical Society Oral History Program, 2018
References
- ^ Who's who in the West – Volume 29. Marquis-Who's Who. 2002. p. 208. ISBN 9780837909332. Retrieved 14 January 2021.
- ^ "Marc A. Franklin Biography". stanford.edu. Retrieved May 12, 2017.
- ^ "Marc A. Franklin Academic Appointments". stanford.edu. Retrieved May 12, 2017.
- ^ Franklin, Marc A. (2011). Mass Media Law: Cases and Materials (University Casebooks) (8th ed.). New York, NY: Foundation Press. ISBN 9781599418599. Retrieved June 27, 2017.
- ^ Franklin, Marc; Rabin, Robert; Green, Michael; Geistfeld, Mark (2016). Tort Law and Alternatives: Cases and Materials (University Casebook Series) (10th ed.). New York, NY: Foundation Press. ISBN 978-1634593007.
- ^ McGullam, Ian (Spring 2015). "A Century of "Intelligent Discussion and Investigation": The Cornell Law Review at 100". Forum: The Online Version of the Magazine of Cornell Law School. 41 (1).
- ^ "Brooklyn Man to Edit Cornell Law Quarterly". New York Times. May 8, 1955. Retrieved May 12, 2017.
- ^ Sitomer, Curtis J. (June 7, 1985). "Stanford expert pushes balance in libel laws". Christian Science Monitor. Retrieved May 12, 2017.
- ^ Sanford, John (December 21, 2000). "Ruth K. Franklin, curator of art from Africa, Oceania and the Americas, is dead at 64". Stanford Report. Retrieved May 12, 2017.
- ^ Sardar, Zahid (February 14, 1999). "Stanford's New Muse". San Francisco Chronicle. Retrieved May 12, 2017.
- ^ Sardar, Zahid (November 16, 1997). "A Collective Consciousness". San Francisco Chronicle. Retrieved May 12, 2017.
- ^ "Remembrance: Marc Franklin, Frederick I. Richman Professor of Law, (emeritus)". Stanford Law School. 17 July 2020. Retrieved 14 January 2021.
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