Lani Guinier
Carol Lani Guinier (/ˈlɑːni ɡwɪˈnɪər/; April 19, 1950 – January 7, 2022) was an American civil rights theorist, lawyer, academic and politician. She was a professor at Harvard Law School, and the first woman of color to have a permanent position as professor.[1] She was a Professor of Law at the University of Pennsylvania Law School for ten years. She was born in New York City.
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Born | Carol Lani Guinier April 19, 1950 New York City, New York, U.S. |
Died | January 7, 2022 Cambridge, Massachusetts, U.S. | (aged 71)
Education | Harvard University (BA) Yale University (JD) |
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Relatives | Ewart Guinier (father) Maurice Paprin (uncle) |
President Bill Clinton nominated Guinier for Assistant Attorney General in April 1993.[2][3] After Democrats and Republicans criticized the nomination, she withdrew it a month later.
Guinier died on January 7, 2022 under hospice care in Cambridge, Massachusetts from problems caused by Alzheimer's disease at the age of 71.[4]
References
- ↑ Harvard Law School - Lani Guinier biography
- ↑ "Reno Completes Most of Lineup At Justice Dept.". The New York Times. April 30, 1993. https://www.nytimes.com/1993/04/30/news/reno-completes-most-of-lineup-at-justice-dept.html.
- ↑ Kantor, Jodi (July 30, 2008). "Teaching Law, Testing Ideas, Obama Stood Slightly Apart". The New York Times. https://www.nytimes.com/2008/07/30/us/politics/30law.html?ex=1375156800&en=337ecbaa93d25b8c&ei=5124&partner=permalink&exprod=permalink. Retrieved 2008-10-27.
- ↑ Marquard, Bryan; January 7, 2022. "Lani Guinier, civil rights champion and Harvard law professor, dies at 71 - The Boston Globe". Boston Globe. https://www.bostonglobe.com/2022/01/07/metro/lani-guinier-civil-rights-champion-harvard-law-professor-dies-71/. Retrieved 7 January 2022.