Kristen M. Clarke is an American attorney who is the president of the Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights Under Law. President-elect Joe Biden in 2021 selected Clarke as his choice to head the U.S. Department of Justice Civil Rights Division. Clarke has appeared as a legal commentator on Here and Now, A. M. Joy, PoliticsNation with Al Sharpton, and Democracy Now!
About Kristen Clarke in brief
Kristen M. Clarke is an American attorney who is the president of the Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights Under Law. She previously managed the Civil Rights bureau of the New York Department of Law under Eric Schneiderman. In 2019, Clarke represented Taylor Dumpson, the first Jamaican-American woman student body president of American University, in her landmark case against white supremacists. President-elect Joe Biden in 2021 selected Clarke as his choice to head the U.S. Department of Justice Civil Rights Division.
Clarke has appeared as a legal commentator on Here and Now, A. M. Joy, PoliticsNation with Al Sharpton, Sky News Tonight, and Democracy Now! Clarke said in response, if I am fortunate enough to be confirmed, we will turn the page on hate and close the door on discrimination by enforcing our federal civil rights laws. She has said that she grew up in a household that was about discipline, working hard in school and about making the most of every opportunity.
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