Ellen Schrecker, Stanley N. Katz, David Montgomery, Linda Gordon, Leon F. Litwack, et al.
Amici Curiae
Theodore M. Lieverman, Counsel of RecordThe parties in this brief are 13 historians, authors, and scholars who disagree with the Amicus brief of Ken Burns, et al., and its characterization of the methods used in researching historical subjects and the importance of electronic databases. Theodore M. Lieverman is an associate with the Philadelphia office of the law firm Spector, Roseman & Kodroff. The following is excerpted from the Amicus Curiae Brief for the Respondents as submitted to the U.S. Supreme Court on February 16, 2001.Contrary to the impression given by the Burns amici, professional historians do not view newspapers and…