Oscar Chase
Oscar Chase | |
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| Academic background | |
| Education | New York University (BA Yale University (JD) |
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| Discipline | Law |
| Sub-discipline | Civil rights law Employment law Civil procedure |
| Institutions | Brooklyn Law School New York University |
Oscar G. Chase is an American legal scholar who is the Russell D. Niles Professor of Law at the New York University School of Law.
Education
[edit]Chase earned a degree in English literature at New York University in 1960 and completed his legal studies at Yale Law School in 1963.
Career
[edit]From 1964 to 1966, Chase served in the military. After his military service, Chase worked as general counsel for the Lower West Side Community Corporation and a legal aid organization, Community Action for Legal Services.[1]
Chase began his career in legal scholarship as a professor of law at Brooklyn Law School from 1972 to 1978 and began teaching at the New York University School of Law in 1980, where he was later named Russell D. Niles Professor of Law.[2]
Chase is the author of Law, Culture, and Ritual.[3] He has been quoted as an expert in civil rights, civil procedure, and employment law.[4][5] In 2018, Chase was one of over 2,000 legal scholars to sign a letter urging the United States Senate to reject Brett Kavanaugh's Supreme Court nomination.[6]
Personal life
[edit]Chase is married to Jane Monell, also a lawyer. Chase successfully represented Monell in the 1978 Supreme Court case Monell v. Department of Social Services of the City of New York.[7]
References
[edit]- ^ "Oscar G. Chase - Overview | NYU School of Law". its.law.nyu.edu. Retrieved 2025-01-30.
- ^ "Oscar G. Chase". New York University School of Law. Retrieved 20 June 2019.
- ^ Chase, Oscar G. (2005-11-01). Law, Culture, and Ritual: Disputing Systems in Cross-Cultural Context. New York University Press. doi:10.18574/nyu/9780814745175.001.0001/html. ISBN 978-0-8147-4517-5.
- ^ Labaton, Stephen (1989-05-29). "Business and the Law; New York Court's Significant Cases". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2025-01-30.
- ^ Joyce, Fay S. (1983-06-07). "JUDGES HEAR ARGUMENTS IN KEY CASE ON REMEDIES FOR JOB DISCRIMINATION". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2025-01-30.
- ^ "Opinion | The Senate Should Not Confirm Kavanaugh. Signed, 2,400+ Law Professors". The New York Times. 2018-10-03. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2025-01-30.
- ^ Chase, Oscar G.; Chase, Arlo Monell (1999). "Monell: The Story Behind the Landmark". The Urban Lawyer. 31 (3): 491–501. ISSN 0042-0905.
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