Pamela Karlan, Kenneth and Harle Montgomery professor of public interest law at Stanford Law School. (Photo: Jason Doiy/ALM) Stanford's Pamela Karlan, Supreme Court Veteran, Joins Biden DOJ Civil Rights Team
"Pam Karlan is quite simply the best lawyer I know. The cause of civil rights for all Americans, including but not limited to voting rights, could not possibly have a better advocate," Roberta Kaplan said on Twitter.
February 07, 2021 at 11:34 AM
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Stanford Law School professor Pamela Karlan, a veteran U.S. Supreme Court advocate and leading progressive voice on LGBT matters, voting protections and anti-discrimination efforts, is joining the U.S. Justice Department as a top lawyer in the civil rights division.
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