Dennis Shere is an American

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, journalist and lawyer. Shere has written two books: ''Cain's Redemption'', a

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about Warden

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of the

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, and ''The Last Meal — Defending an Accused Mass Murderer'', about the defendants in the

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case. Shere was one of the defense attorneys who represented Juan Luna, who received a life sentence. A native of

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, Shere graduated from

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in the early 1960s with bachelor's and master's degrees in

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. He served as publisher of

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in Ohio — the ''

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'' and ''

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'' — and as general manager of

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's media operations in

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. In 1988, Shere was fired as ''Daily News'' publisher by

because he rejected a health lecture advertisement by homosexual groups. Shere cited his " Christian perspective" in declining to print the ad. The Southern Baptist Convention subsequently passed a resolution calling on "all

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to refuse advertising that promotes homosexuality or any other lifestyle that is destructive to the family". The resolution said Shere was fired for his "commitment to defend traditional moral and family values". The company responded that it was defending

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for all people, saying "We cannot compromise on the constitutional issue of equal access to

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". In 2000, Shere began attending law school. He graduated from the

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in Chicago and passed the Illinois

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in 2003. He formerly served as an assistant public defender in

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