“A defense lawyer should never face adverse consequences for representing a person accused of a crime, no matter how reprehensible the crime or repugnant the person may be.”
Massachusetts criminal defense lawyers criticized Harvard College’s decision to dismiss a professor as faculty dean after he drew ire for representing disgraced Hollywood mogul Harvey Weinstein. The lawyers urged the school to uphold the tradition of former President John Adams.
On Saturday, Dean Rakesh Khurana called the situation in Winthrop House “untenable” and said Sullivan and Robinson would not be continuing as faculty deans after their term ends on June 30. Khurana said his decision was informed by “a number of considerations.” He credited the lack of faculty dean presence in critical moments with contributing to the further deterioration of the climate at Winthrop House. Newsweek reached out to Sullivan but did not receive a response in time for publication.
On Monday, the Massachusetts Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers , a statewide association of defense lawyers, issued a statement calling on Harvard to reverse its decision. MACDL pointed to the Constitution, which protects a defendant’s right to the legal representation of their choosing under the Sixth Amendment. The association credited defense lawyers representing the “most reviled defendants” with giving “this essential right life and meaning.”
“For victims of sexual assault and rape on this campus who already feel disempowered by the sheer lack of activity in reprimanding such behavior, the developments of Dean Sullivan's professional work are not only upsetting, but deeply trauma-inducing,” Mudannayake wrote.
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