Laura Coates
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Laura Coates | |
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| Nationality | American |
| Education | Princeton University (B.A. 2001) University of Minnesota Law School (J.D. 2005) |
| Occupation(s) | Attorney, Commentator, Radio host, Law professor |
| Known for | CNN analyst |
Laura Coates, born 1979 in Saint Paul, Minnesota, U.S., is an American legal analyst at CNN. Since the Trump Administration's taking office in early 2017, she analyzes and comments as a legal expert on the ongoing, (often) unusual complications from a constitutional or criminal point of view.
In May 2016 she joined CNN as a legal analyst. Since 2017, she has hosted her eponymous talk radio-show, called The Laura Coates Show on radio SiriusXM’s Urban View.
In addition to being a well-known broadcasting personality, Coates is an adjunct law professor at the George Washington University School of Law and routinely speaks across the country on civil rights, social justice, economic empowerment, and so on.[1][2]
In July 2018, Coates was mentioned by Jeopardy host Alex Trebek as a possible replacement once his current contract is up. [3]
Education, experience and career
In 2001 she earned her bachelor’s degree at the Woodrow Wilson School of Public and International Affairs of Princeton University in New Jersey. [4] In 2005 she received her Juris Doctor from the University of Minnesota Law School. [4]
Coates began her legal career in Minnesota working at the firm of Faegre & Benson LLP. [5] She worked at Faegre for many years as an attorney. She did not advance to partnership, and left to become an associate attorney at a law firm in New York named Kasowitz, Benson, Torres & Friedman LLP. [6] She worked at Kasowitz briefly.
Called to public service, she transitioned from private practice to the United States Department of Justice, thriving as a federal prosecutor. She served as a Trial Attorney in the Civil Rights Division of the Department of Justice during the Bush and Obama administrations, specializing in the enforcement of voting rights throughout the country. She also served as an Assistant United States Attorney for the District of Columbia, prosecuting a myriad of violent felony offenses including drug trafficking, armed offenses, domestic violence, child abuse and sexual assault.
Laura now works as a CNN commentator and has a radio show. She is not currently authorized to practice law as she is on inactive status. [7]
Writing
As her expertise with legal issues grew, Coates began writing features and offering research to major publications, such as The Washington Post and the Boston Herald.
Her first book was released in January 2016. A legal guide titled You have the Right: A Constitutional Guide to Policing the Police.[citation needed]
Personal life
Coates resides in Washington, D.C. with her husband and two children.[citation needed]
References
- ^ "Laura Coates | GW Law | The George Washington University". law.gwu.edu. Retrieved 2018-08-25.
- ^ "Meet the GWU Professor Who May Be the Next Host of Jeopardy". Washingtonian. August 2018. Retrieved 2018-08-25.
- ^ "How could you not do it?' Meet the CNN analyst Alex Trebek named as a potential 'Jeopardy!".
- ^ a b "Laura G. Coates". Martindale.com.
- ^ "Copyright with Laura Coates of Faegre and Benson « TimeScape Media".
- ^ "The National Law Journal".
- ^ "Attorney Detail".
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