By Richard C. Cahn*
In light of the inauguration of President Joseph R. Biden, the Touro Law Review will soon publish a timely article, “Restoring Trust in the Judiciary: a Critical, High-Priority Project for the Biden Administration,” by Richard C. Cahn, who served as a member of the Touro Law Center Board of Governors and taught Professional Responsibility at Touro for many years. Mr. Cahn practiced law in Suffolk County for 60 years and served as President of the Suffolk County Bar Association. His book, “Making Law: A Memoir of Good Times,” was published last April, and includes a suspenseful chapter about how extraordinary legal proceedings forced a reluctant Department of Justice to charge Green Beret Captain Jeffrey MacDonald with the murder of his pregnant wife and two small daughters at Ft. Bragg, N.C. in 1970. In 2013, the Law Review published Mr. Cahn’s review of “A Wilderness of Error,” by Errol Morris, which attempted to raise doubts about MacDonald’s guilt, a book that Mr. Cahn described as “Provocative but Unpersuasive.” Last November, a five-part series with the same title was released by FX Networks, piecing together the evidence to argue that MacDonald was indeed guilty.
In light of both the recent publication of Mr. Cahn’s memoir and the revived interest by the public in this controversial case, the Touro Law Review Blog now republishes his 2013 review.
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