Robert W. Bennett | |
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Born | Robert William Bennett March 30, 1941 |
Nationality | American |
Title | Nathaniel L. Nathanson Professor of Law Emeritus |
Spouse | Harriet Trop |
Children | Ariana Trop Bennett |
Awards | Frank Knox Memorial Fellowship (1965–66) |
Academic background | |
Education | Harvard University (BA, 1962) Harvard Law School (LLB, 1965) |
Academic work | |
Discipline | Law |
Sub-discipline | United States constitutional law |
Institutions | Pritzker School of Law at Northwestern University |
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