Dan Sheehan (Harvard Constitutional Attorney, Pentagon Papers, Iran-Contra, New Paradigm Institute 2023, UAP Disclosure)

Overview

ASSESSMENT: Dan Sheehan is the LEGAL DIMENSION of the UAP disclosure movement — Harvard-trained constitutional attorney (Pentagon Papers, Watergate, Iran-Contra) who founded the New Paradigm Institute (2023) for UAP disclosure. Born April 9, 1945. Harvard College + Harvard Law School + Harvard Divinity School (Comparative Social Ethics). 50+ years of landmark cases. PENTAGON PAPERS (1971): Co-counsel defending NYT right to publish classified Vietnam War study. NYT v. United States. 'Helped secure right of major newspapers to publish classified Pentagon study.' WATERGATE (1973): Worked on Watergate burglary case. SILKWOOD: Set precedent in liability law. GREENSBORO (1985): 'Won civil rights judgment against KKK, American Nazi Party, local police.' IRAN-CONTRA (1986-1992): Chief counsel Christic Institute. $24M civil RICO suit. 30 defendants including Singlaub, Secord, Hakim, CIA officials Clines + Shackley, Contra leader Calero, Medellín Cartel leaders Escobar + Ochoa. 'Exposed covert operations.' THREE MILE ISLAND: Litigation. SANCTUARY MOVEMENT (1980s): First Sanctuary defense case. WOUNDED KNEE: For ACLU. DAKOTA ACCESS PIPELINE: Lakota People's Law Project. UAP ADVOCACY: 'Involvement dates back to Carter administration' (late 1970s) = 40+ years. 2023: Founded New Paradigm Institute (NPI) as initiative of Romero Institute. NPI mission: 'Compel full and responsible UAP disclosure.' 'Mobilize to secure disclosure of UAP technology and non-human intelligence held secret from public and even Congress for over 80 years by Military Industrial Complex.' 'Prepare society for cultural shifts.' 'Litigation, grassroots organizing, academic education.' AARO CRITIC: One of three key critics (with Elizondo + Mellon). TEACHING: UCSB + UCSC 'Trajectory of Justice' courses. Since 2015: JFK assassination lectures at UCSC. CRITICAL: Pentagon Papers = precedent for UAP disclosure (public right to know). 50+ years vs government secrecy. Iran-Contra = covert ops expertise. Carter admin = 40+ years UAP. NPI = legal infrastructure. '80 years by MIC' = since 1940s. 'Even Congress' = constitutional crisis. Harvard Divinity = cultural/ethical perspective.

Entity Type: Assessment — Dan Sheehan (Harvard Constitutional Attorney, Pentagon Papers, Iran-Contra, New Paradigm Institute 2023, UAP Disclosure) is an analytical assessment synthesizing multiple data points.

Source Documents

Intelligence derived from 5 source documents:

• dannysheehan.com — Daniel Sheehan Constitutional Attorney & UAP Disclosure
• dannysheehan.com/about-danny-sheehan — About Daniel Sheehan
• newparadigminstitute.org/danny-sheehan — Danny Sheehan NPI
• en.wikipedia.org — Daniel Sheehan (attorney)
• wikidisc.org — Daniel Sheehan