Levenson: Paris Hilton’s A Pawn In A Political Turf Battle

Laurie Levenson, a law professor at Loyola Law School Los Angeles, spoke with the New York Times about Paris Hilton’s ongoing legal drama, and how despite her fame and wealth, she’s being made an example of. “She’s a pawn in a turf fight right now,” Levenson explained. “It backfired against her because she’s a celebrity. She got a harsher sentence because she was a celebrity. And then when her lawyer found a way out of jail, there was too much public attention for it to sit well with the court.” Read more.