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Alan Dershowitz Won’t Forget What Larry David Did to Him

by Mark Leibovich

Published 2026-08-18 08:00:00-04:00

What keeps a man returning to a porch where his old friends refuse to speak to him?

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Context

In this Atlantic profile published on 18 August 2026, a reporter sits down with Alan Dershowitz on the porch of a Martha's Vineyard general store. The famous lawyer insists he is being shunned by former friends—including Larry David—for defending Donald Trump and Jeffrey Epstein on pure legal principle. But the resulting conversation reveals something stranger than a standard political cancellation. It captures an aging man who once commanded the room now picking fights at the local farmers' market, entirely unable to understand why the crowd has finally walked away.

Show notes

An interview with Alan Dershowitz about his ongoing social exile among the summer residents of Martha's Vineyard. The reporting checks his claims of being blacklisted for defending Donald Trump and Jeffrey Epstein against the accounts of locals, opposing lawyers, and former friends like Larry David. It captures a lawyer continuing to argue over his public standing, even as he deals with the death of his son.

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