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Laurence Tribe to DoJ

By Steve Hall

Today's Washington Post reports, "Prominent Harvard law professor joins Justice Department," by Carrie Johnson . Prominent Harvard law professor Laurence H. Tribe will join the Justice Department next week to lead an effort focused on increasing legal access for the poor, two federal sources said Thursday. Tribe, 68, long viewed as a contender for a Supreme Court nomination in a Democratic administration, will serve as a senior counselor for access to justice. Tribe, who has taught at Harvard since 1968, referred messages Thursday to a Justice Department spokeswoman. He will take a leave of absence from the law school. The announcement comes a week after senior leaders at the department appeared at a Washington conference to draw attention to the large caseloads handled by public defenders and other challenges in providing legal services to low-income defendants...continue to full post

Full post as published by StandDown Texas Project on February 26, 2010 (boomark / email).