Laura Coates

Laura Coates
Coates in 2024
Born1979 or 1980 (age 43–44)[1]
EducationPrinceton University (BA)
University of Minnesota (JD)
Occupation(s)Attorney, News anchor, legal analyst, radio host, educator
Known forCNN analyst
Spouse
Dale Gordon
(m. 2010)
Children2

Laura Coates (born July 11, 1979/1980)[1] is an American attorney. She has formerly served as a trial attorney for the law firms Faegre & Benson and Kasowitz, Benson, Torres & Friedman, and a federal prosecutor for the United States Department of Justice Civil Rights Division. Since 2016, she has served as an analyst for CNN, and became the network's chief legal analyst in 2023.[2]

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  2. ^ Lindsay, Benjamin (2023-05-05). "CNN Promotes Laura Coates to Chief Legal Analyst". TheWrap. Retrieved 2023-05-06.