Background
Alstyne, William Warner Van was born on February 8, 1934 in Chico, California, United States. Son of Richard Warner and Margaret (Ware) Van Alstyne.
Constitutional Civil rights legal educator
Alstyne, William Warner Van was born on February 8, 1934 in Chico, California, United States. Son of Richard Warner and Margaret (Ware) Van Alstyne.
Bachelor, University of Southern California, 1955. Juris Doctor, Stanford University, 1958. Certificate Hague Academy International Law, 1961.
Doctor of Laws, Wake Forest U.,1976, College William and Mary, 1979.
Bar: California 1958. m. Carol Frances Engstrom, September 18, 1955 (division 1979).
Deputy attorney general, California, 1958. Attorney, civil rights division United States Department Justice, Washington, 1959. Assistant professor to professor Ohio State University Law School, 1959—1963.
Professor Duke University Law School, Durham, North Carolina, 1965—1973, William R. Perkins professor, law, since 1974. With United States Air Force, 1959.
Member, national board directors American Civil Liberties Union, 1972—1976. Member, advisory council Carnegie Foundation Advancement Teaching, 1974—1976. Member of American Association for the Advancement of Science, American Association of University Professors (national president 1974-1976, general counsel 1988-1990).
Married Carol Frances Engstrom, September 18, 1955 (divorced 1979). Children: Marshall, Lisa, Allyn. Married Pamela Gann, 1980.