* Co-director, Harvard University School of Law Civil Rights Project (1996-present) * Senior adviser on economic policy, Clinton-Gore Presidential Transition team (1992-93) * Professor of law, Harvard University School of Law (1987-present) * Assistant professor of law, Harvard University School of Law (1981-87)

Education:

* B.A., mathematics, Swarthmore College (1973) * J.D., Harvard University School of Law (1978) * M.P.P., Harvard University John F. Kennedy School of Government (1978)

Member of the following boards of directors:

* Council on Foreign Relations * National Academy of Public Administration * National Immigration Forum * The Madison Society * People for the American Way

Publications:

* Not All Black and White: Affirmative Action, Race, and American Values * Administrative Law: Rethinking Judicial Control of Bureaucracy

Quotations:

"Democracy needs to work by having as many people possible participate. Now, if the networks won't do it voluntarily, a strong consensus, not unanimity but a very strong consensus on the commission felt federal legislation would be appropriate. It could be directed at the state and local officials so that they would not release formal election results until all the polls in the lower 48 were closed, but there are ways that we think we could act on it legislatively." - From NewsHour with Jim Lehrer

Nominating Speech:

Nominated by: Progressive Government Institute

Work to restore fiscal discipline to the US economy;

Resist privatization and looting of the public sector;

In particular oppose privatization or the cutting or delaying of Social Security benefits. Support less regressive funding that will assure the future solvency of the Social Security system:

See to it that government workers are honored, respected, and adequately compensated;

Work to make sure that government agencies live up to these progressive principles.