Laurence Tribe

Laurence Tribe
Tribe in 2019
Born
Laurence Henry Tribe

(1941-10-10) October 10, 1941 (age 83)
Shanghai, China
AwardsAmerican Philosophical Society’s Henry M. Phillips Prize in Jurisprudence (2013)[5]
Academic background
EducationHarvard University (BA, JD)
Influences
Academic work
DisciplineConstitutional law
Notable studentsBarack Obama[1]
Ted Cruz
John Roberts[2]
Elena Kagan[3]
Merrick Garland[4]
Kathleen Sullivan[1]
Jamie Raskin
Adam Schiff
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Laurence Henry Tribe (born October 10, 1941) is an American legal scholar who is a University Professor Emeritus at Harvard University. He previously served as the Carl M. Loeb University Professor at Harvard Law School.

A constitutional law scholar,[6][7] Tribe is co-founder of the American Constitution Society. He is also the author of American Constitutional Law (1978), a major treatise in that field, and has argued before the United States Supreme Court 36 times.[8] Tribe was elected to the American Philosophical Society in 2010.[9]

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  2. ^ Bronner, Ethan (June 28, 2012). "A Re-Examination of Roberts's Legacy?". The New York Times. Archived from the original on July 1, 2012. Retrieved June 28, 2012.
  3. ^ Davenport, Coral (April 6, 2015). "Laurence Tribe Fights Climate Case Against Star Pupil From Harvard, President Obama". The New York Times. Archived from the original on July 30, 2017. Retrieved February 19, 2017.
  4. ^ Melber, Ari (March 28, 2016). "Harvard Law School's Laurence Tribe Talks Merrick Garland, Supreme Court Fight". NBCNews. Retrieved September 8, 2021.
  5. ^ "Tribe to receive Henry M. Phillips Prize in Jurisprudence". Archived from the original on December 8, 2015. Retrieved May 21, 2020.
  6. ^ Kenneth Jost (May 1990). "Roe Revisited (ABA Review)". ABA Journal. American Bar Association. pp. 110–. Archived from the original on May 8, 2019. Retrieved October 2, 2015.
  7. ^ Gregory, Vanessa (December 6, 2010) Indefensible Archived June 14, 2011, at the Wayback Machine, The American Prospect
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  9. ^ "APS Member History". search.amphilsoc.org. Retrieved April 21, 2021.