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Laurence H. Tribe

Who

Laurence H. Tribe · Philosophy & Social Sciences

What

Constitutional law scholar; author of the leading treatise 'American Constitutional Law'

When

1941, Shanghai, China

Where

China · United States

Biography

Laurence H. Tribe is recognized among Jewish contributors to Philosophy & Social Sciences — Constitutional law scholar; author of the leading treatise 'American Constitutional Law'

How & why

Tribe is an American constitutional law scholar, a longtime Harvard Law professor whose treatise 'American Constitutional Law' became the field's leading reference, and who argued numerous cases before the U.S. Supreme Court. He shaped generations of constitutional lawyers and public debate. He is Jewish, born in Shanghai to Russian-Jewish parents.

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Source: Jinfo.org — Jews in Law & Jurisprudence

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Constitutional law scholar; author of the leading treatise 'American Constitutional Law'

1941

Source: Jinfo.org — Jews in Law & Jurisprudence