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==Life==
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Richard Bernstein was the oldest son of Fred Bernstein (1922–2001) and Marilyn Bernstein (née Berman, 1927–2016); his siblings are the artist Linda A. Bernstein (1958–2004) and the engineer, technology specialist, musician, and expert on [[BMW]] Steven J. Bernstein (born 1962). He was educated in the New York City public schools, graduating from [[Stuyvesant High School]] in 1973. He attended [[Amherst College]], where he was graduated with a B.A. ''magna cum laude'' in 1977 in American Studies. While at Amherst, he was a research assistant to [[Henry Steele Commager]]. He graduated from [[Harvard Law School]] with a J.D. in November 1980.<ref>{{Cite web |last=York |first=The City College of New |date=Mon, 07/13/2015 - 14:37 |title=R.B. Bernstein |url=https://www.ccny.cuny.edu/profiles/rb-bernstein |access-date=2024-05-24 |website=The City College of New York |language=en-us}}</ref>
After three years practicing law, Bernstein left the legal profession to return to the study of history, doing graduate work at [[New York University]]. From 1983 he has been a member of the New York University Legal History Colloquium, and he has been active in the writing of legal and constitutional history and in activities to promote the historical profession.
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