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12 Facts About Laura Coates

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Laura Gayle Coates was born on July 11,1979 and is an American legal analyst, attorney, and television broadcaster.

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Laura Coates moved from private practice to the United States Department of Justice as a federal prosecutor.

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Laura Coates was a trial attorney in the Civil Rights Division of the Department of Justice during the Bush and Obama administrations, specializing in the enforcement of voting rights throughout the country.

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Laura Coates is not currently a practicing attorney and is on inactive status with the Office of Lawyer Registration at the Minnesota Supreme Court.

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In January 2023, Laura Coates moved exclusively to the 11 pm hour of CNN Tonight.

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Laura Coates was quietly dropped from the program in March 2023.

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On May 5,2023, CNN announced that Laura Coates had been promoted to chief legal analyst.

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Laura Coates proceeded to rapidly narrate the immolation live for two minutes as it happened.

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Laura Coates was widely praised for keeping her composure during her live coverage of the situation.

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Laura Coates has written features and provided research for major publications such as The Washington Post and the Boston Herald.

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Laura Coates's first book, published in January 2016, was a legal guide entitled You Have the Right: A Constitutional Guide to Policing the Police.

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Laura Coates is an adjunct law professor at George Washington University School of Law and routinely speaks across the country on civil rights, social justice, economic empowerment, and other topics.