Zephyr Teachout
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Zephyr Rain Teachout is an associate professor of law at Fordham University
.
She directed Internet organizing for Howard Dean
's 2004 presidential campaign. Earlier, she co-founded and was the executive director of the Fair Trial Initiative, which supports attorneys working on death penalty cases. After the Dean campaign, she worked at America Coming Together
and Current TV
and was a fellow at the Berkman Center and a Visiting Assistant Professor at Duke Law School.
Fordham University
Fordham University is a private, nonprofit, coeducational research university in the United States, with three campuses in and around New York City. It was founded by the Roman Catholic Diocese of New York in 1841 as St...
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She directed Internet organizing for Howard Dean
Howard Dean
Howard Brush Dean III is an American politician and physician from Vermont. He served six terms as the 79th Governor of Vermont and ran unsuccessfully for the 2004 Democratic presidential nomination. He was chairman of the Democratic National Committee from 2005 to 2009. Although his U.S...
's 2004 presidential campaign. Earlier, she co-founded and was the executive director of the Fair Trial Initiative, which supports attorneys working on death penalty cases. After the Dean campaign, she worked at America Coming Together
America Coming Together
America Coming Together was a liberal, political action, 527 group dedicated to get-out-the-vote activities. ACT did not specifically endorse any political party, but mostly worked on behalf of Democratic candidates. It was the largest 527 group in 2004 and was planning to be involved in future...
and Current TV
Current TV
Current TV, or Current, is a media company led by former U.S. Vice President Al Gore and businessman Joel Hyatt. Comcast owns a ten percent stake of Current's parent company, Current Media LLC....
and was a fellow at the Berkman Center and a Visiting Assistant Professor at Duke Law School.