| Douglas O. Linder | |
| Known For: | Author of Famous Trials |
| Occupation: | Author, professor |
| Nationality: | American |
Douglas O. Linder is an American author, narrator, and historian. He is the creator of the Famous Trials website (since 1995) hosted by University of Missouri-Kansas City,[1] which covers over 50 famous trials throughout history. Linder has coauthored a research analysis The Happy Lawyer with Nancy Levit about the challenges facing the legal profession,[2] as well as The Good Lawyer published by Oxford in 2014.[3]
Linder was raised in Mankato, Minnesota.
Linder is a professor at the University of Missouri-Kansas City School of Law.[4] He attended Gustavus Adolphus College in St. Peter, Minnesota as an undergraduate, majoring in mathematics,[5] before graduating from Stanford Law School with a Juris Doctor degree.
In 1996, Linder developed two casebook websites, Exploring Constitutional Law and Exploring First Amendment Law.
Linder was interviewed by CNN about the legacy of the Scopes Trial.[6]
In December 2017, Linder gives a lecture that tells the story behind the 2021 movie The Last Duel.[7] Unlike the Burr–Hamilton duel in 1804, the 1386 duel was a court-approved duel, that is, "judicial duel."