ain ▁Southern wood . ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁External ▁links ▁ ▁Hal if ax ▁Put ▁Richard ▁Smith ▁On ▁Transfer ▁List ▁ ▁Category : 1 9 6 8 ▁birth s ▁Category : Cast le ford ▁Tig ers ▁players ▁Category : English ▁rugby ▁league ▁players ▁Category : Gre at ▁Britain ▁under - 2 1 ▁national ▁rugby ▁league ▁team ▁players ▁Category : H al if ax ▁R . L . F . C . ▁players ▁Category : L iving ▁people ▁Category : Place ▁of ▁birth ▁missing ▁( l iving ▁people ) ▁Category : R ugby ▁league ▁half back s ▁Category : R ugby ▁league ▁hook ers ▁Category : W ake field ▁Tr inity ▁players <0x0A> </s> ▁Laura ▁Anne ▁Dick inson ▁is ▁the ▁O sw ald ▁Sym ister ▁Col cl ough ▁Research ▁Professor ▁of ▁Law ▁at ▁George ▁Washington ▁University ▁School ▁of ▁Law . ▁She ▁is ▁the ▁author ▁of ▁the ▁ 2 0 1 1 ▁book ▁Out s our cing ▁War ▁and ▁Peace , ▁which ▁discuss es ▁the ▁current ▁tr end ▁in ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁towards ▁priv at ization ▁of ▁the ▁military . ▁ ▁Career ▁Dick inson ▁graduated ▁mag na ▁cum ▁la ude ▁from ▁Harvard ▁University ▁and ▁completed ▁her ▁juris ▁doctor ▁at ▁Y ale ▁Law ▁School ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 6 . ▁After ▁gradu ation , ▁she ▁cl erk ed ▁for ▁Judge ▁Dor othy ▁Wright ▁Nelson ▁of ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁Court ▁of ▁App e als ▁for ▁the ▁N inth ▁Circ uit . ▁From ▁ 2 0 0 1 ▁to ▁ 2 0 0 8 , ▁Dick inson ▁was