Lincoln W. Caplan, II (born 1950) is an American author, scholar, and journalist. He is the Truman Capote Visiting Lecturer in Law and a Senior Research Scholar in Law at Yale Law School.[1]
Lincoln W. Caplan, II | |
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| Born | 1950 (age 73–74) |
| Education | Harvard University (BA, JD) Emmanuel College, Cambridge |
| Notable work | The Tenth Justice: The Solicitor General and the Rule of Law |
| Spouse | |
| Children | Molly Caplan |
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| Website | http://www.lincolncaplan.com/ |
Early life and education
editCaplan was born in 1950 in New Haven, Connecticut. He attended Phillips Exeter Academy in Exeter, New Hampshire, where he graduated cum laude in 1968.[2] He then attended Harvard College, where he graduated magna cum laude in 1972, after which he attended Emmanuel College, Cambridge for one year. He earned a Juris Doctor degree from Harvard Law School in 1976.
Career
editCaplan began his career in journalism as an intern for The New Republic after his first year of law school. His first piece covered the oral argument in United States v. Nixon. He began writing for The New Yorker in 1978, and worked on the newspaper for several decades as a member of the editorial board.[3] From 1998 to 2006 he worked on the faculty of Yale Law School, where he found and headed the Legal Affairs magazine in 2002.[1] From July 2006 to July 2010, he served as a managing partner of Seachange Capital Partners. He has worked as a clerk for the chief justice of the Connecticut Supreme Court, a management consultant for the Boston Consulting Group, and a White House Fellow. He was awarded the Guggenheim Fellowship in 1989 for the study of general nonfiction.[4] He has also taught at the University of Virginia School of Law.[5] Caplan has authored six books on legal topics. His book, The Insanity Defense and the Trial of John W. Hinckley, Jr., was awarded a Silver Gavel Award by the American Bar Association.[6]
Personal life
editLincoln Caplan married Susan L. Carney, a judge for United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit. Their daughter, Molly, was born in 1988.[2][4]
Bibliography
edit- The Insanity Defense and the Trial of John W. Hinckley, Jr. (1984)
- The Tenth Justice: The Solicitor General and the Rule of Law (1987)
- An Open Adoption (1990)
- Skadden: Power, Money, and the Rise of a Legal Empire (1993)
- Up Against the Law: Affirmative Action and the Supreme Court (1997)
- American Justice 2016: The Political Supreme Court (2016)
References
edit- ^ a b "Lincoln Caplan - Yale Law School". law.yale.edu. Retrieved 2017-08-12.
- ^ a b "Susan Laura Carney Wed To Lincoln W. Caplan 2d". The New York Times. 1979-02-11. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2017-08-12.
- ^ "Lincoln Caplan | Phillips Exeter Academy". www.exeter.edu. Retrieved 2017-08-12.
- ^ a b "John Simon Guggenheim Foundation | Lincoln Caplan". www.gf.org. Retrieved 2017-08-12.
- ^ "Former New York Times Journalist Will Help UVA Law Students Shape Public Opinion About Law". University of Virginia School of Law. 2014-09-16. Retrieved 2017-08-12.
- ^ "About". Lincoln Caplan. Retrieved 2017-08-12.